Small intestine

Question 1

How long is the small intestine

Answer 1

approx 7m

Question 2

What are the three parts of the small intestine

Answer 2

Duodenum
Jejunum
ileum

Question 3

What part of the small intestine in C-shaped

Answer 3

Duodenum

Question 4

What does the duodenum surround

Answer 4

The pancreas

Question 5

What are the parts (in order) of the duodenum

Answer 5

Superior
Descending
Inferior/horizontal
Ascending

Question 6

What is the beginning of the superior part of the duodenum called

Answer 6

Duodenal cap (ampulla)

Question 7

What part of the duodenum does the bile duct and pancreas drain into

Answer 7

Descending part

Question 8

What is the longest part of the duodenum

Answer 8

Inferor or Horizontal part

Question 9

What part of the duodenum terminates at the duodenojejunal flexure

Answer 9

Ascending part

Question 10

Is the duodenum peritoneal or retroperitoneal

Answer 10

All of it is retroperitoneal except for the duodenal cap

Question 11

What passes anterior to the third part of the duodenum

Answer 11

Superior mesenteric artery and vein

Question 12

What gives blood supply to the duodenum

Answer 12

Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Supraduodenal artery
inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

Question 13

Which artery that supplies the duodenum is not from the gastroduodenal artery, which artery is it from

Answer 13

Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

from superior mesenteric artery

Question 14

What extends from the diaphragm to the duodenojejunal flexures

Answer 14

Suspensory muscle of the duodenum

Question 15

What give autonomic nerve supply to the duodenum

Answer 15

celiac and superior mesenteric plexuses

Question 16

What is the most common site for a duodenal ulcer to occur

Answer 16

Duodenal cap

Question 17

If the contents of a duodenal ulcer perferate into the perironeal cavity what side does it end up on

Answer 17

Right side

Question 18

What organs are often damaged due to a duodenal ulcer

Answer 18

Liver
Pancreas
Gall bladder

Question 19

if a person has a duodenal ulcer where might they have a subluxation

Answer 19

Mid thoracic region

Question 20

What part of the small intestine makes up the proximal two-fifths

Answer 20

Jejunum

Question 21

What part of the small intestine makes up the distal three fifths

Answer 21

Ileum

Question 22

What suspends the jejunum and the ilium

Answer 22

Mesentery

Question 23

What does the jejunum mainly absorb

Answer 23

Nutrients

Question 24

What does the ileum mainly absorb

Answer 24

fat soluble vitamins, B12, bile salts

Question 25

What are the terminal branches of arteries that travel through the mesentery to supply the small intestine

Answer 25

Vasa Recta

Question 26

What are the folds in the small intestine called

Answer 26

Plicae circulares

Question 27

What are the aggregations of lymphoid tissue found in the walls of the small intestine

Answer 27

Peyer’s patches

Question 28

What supplies blood to the ileum and jejunum

Answer 28

Jejunal and ileal branches of the superior mesenteric artery

Question 29

What gives autonomic innervation to the ileum and jejunum

Answer 29

Superior mesenteric plexus

Question 30

What is ileal Diverticulum

Answer 30

common malformation of the digestive tract

Question 31

What causes ileal diverticulum

Answer 31

remnants of the embryonic vitelline duct

Question 32

What happens if the ileal diverticulum becomes inflamed

Answer 32

it will mimic apendasitis

Question 33

What is a finger-like pouch that projects off the ileum and contains all the layers of the ileum.

Answer 33

Ileal diverticulum

Question 34

What tissues may also be found in an ileal diverticulum

Answer 34

pancreatic + gastric tissue (may secrete acid)

Question 35

What is the inflamatory bowel disease that affects the distal ileum, resulting in pain and malapsorption

Answer 35

Crohn’s disease

Question 36

What appearance does Crohn’s disease give on a radiograph

Answer 36

Cobblestone

Question 37

Subluxations of which segments may affect motility

Answer 37

Lower thoracic