Small Intestine

Question 1

the absorption of what happens in the small intestine?

Answer 1

nutrients and water

Question 2

what are the three parts of the small intestine?

Answer 2

1. ) duodenum
2. ) jejunum
3. ) Ileum

Question 3

what secretes alkaline mucus to nuetralize gastric acid in the small intestine?

Answer 3

duodenal glands

Question 4

what is the C shaped part of the small intestine what surrounds the head of the pancreas?

Answer 4

the duodenum

Question 5

what is the shortest part of the small intestine?

Answer 5

duodenum

Question 6

what are the 4 parts of the duodenum?

Answer 6

1.) superior 2.) descending 3.) inferior or horizontal 4.) ascending

Question 7

what is the fibromuscular band which extends from the diaphragm to the duodenal flexure?

Answer 7

the suspensory muscle

Question 8

T/F the duodenum is retroperitioneal

Answer 8

true, and it is very moblie

Question 9

what is the blood supply for the duodenum?

Answer 9

1. ) superior pancreaticoduodenal
2. ) supraduodenal
3. ) inferior pancreaticoduodenal

Question 10

what is the innervation of the duodenum?

Answer 10

autonomic fibers from the celiac and superior mesenteric plexuses

Question 11

what part of the duodenum is the most acidic?

Answer 11

the duodenal cap

Question 12

what happens when the mucosa is erored away usually in the cap?

Answer 12

a duodenal ulcer forms a crater like depression

Question 13

where is a duodenal ulcer most likely to occur?

Answer 13

in the duodenal cap

Question 14

when ulcers perforate what can happen?

Answer 14

peritonitis can occur

Question 15

what organs can be damaged from a perforated ulcer?

Answer 15

liver, gall bladder, and pancreas

Question 16

mid thoracic subluxations are associated with what?

Answer 16

both gastric and duodenal ulcers