SMALL INTESTINE

Question 1

Connects stomach to large intestine; major site for digestion and absorption.

Answer 1

Small intestine

Question 2

First fixed segment of the small intestine; receives bile and pancreatic ducts.

Answer 2

Duodenum

Question 3

Longest segment of the small intestine; suspended by mesojejunum.

Answer 3

Jejunum

Question 4

Final short segment of the small intestine; connects to cecum or colon.

Answer 4

Ileum

Question 5

Peritoneal fold suspending jejunum and ileum from the dorsal abdominal wall.

Answer 5

Great mesentery

Question 6

Attachment point of the mesentery at the dorsal body wall near the cranial mesenteric artery.

Answer 6

Root of the mesentery

Question 7

Aggregates of lymphoid tissue found in the ileum; prominent in ruminants.

Answer 7

Peyer’s patches

Question 8

Mesenteric fold connecting the ileum to the cecum.

Answer 8

Ileocecal fold

Question 8

Mesenteric fold connecting the duodenum to the descending colon.

Answer 8

Duodenocolic fold

Question 8

S-shaped cranial duodenal curve in horses, pigs, and ruminants.

Answer 8

Sigmoid loop

Question 8

Connection between the ileum and cecum in horses.

Answer 8

Ileocecal opening

Question 9

Dilated cranial part of the duodenum in horses.

Answer 9

Duodenal ampulla

Question 10

Ileal connection to the ascending colon in carnivores and ruminants.

Answer 10

Ileocolic opening

Question 11

Junction of ileum, cecum, and colon in ruminants.

Answer 11

Ileocecocolic opening

Question 12

Duodenal pouch receiving pancreatic and hepatic ducts in horses

Answer 12

Diverticulum duodeni