Stomach

Question 1

the stomach is part of the ____ tract

Answer 1

GI

Question 2

after food passes through the esophagus, where does it go?

Answer 2

stomach

Question 3

in what quadrant of the body is the stomach located?

Answer 3

left upper quadrant

Question 4

the stomach can be divided into the proximal stomach and distal stomach - within which do you find the Antrum and Pylorus?

Answer 4

distal stomach

Question 5

the stomach can be divided into the proximal stomach and distal stomach - within which do you find the Cardia, Fundus, and Body (Corpus)

Answer 5

proximal stomach

Question 6

the body of the stomach can also be called “_____” *hint think corporate body!

Answer 6

Corpus

Question 7

label the parts of the stomach -

Answer 7

1. proximal stomach
2. distal stomach

A. cardia
B. fundus
C. body/corpus
D. antrum
E. pylorus

Question 8

what are common risk factors for the stomach? (6)

Answer 8

H. pylori, chronic gastritis, EBV, familial syndromes, diet, smoking

Question 9

together, in total, how many parts of the stomach are there?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

what is most superior portion of stomach - really think about shape of stomach!

Answer 10

fundus

Question 11

what is considered the main portion of the stomach?

Answer 11

the body/corpus

Question 12

the pylorus is the last part of the stomach and is considered a _____

Answer 12

valve

Question 13

which part of stomach allows food to pass into the small intestine?

Answer 13

pylorus

Question 14

how many LAYERS make up the stomach?

Answer 14

5

Question 15

list the five layers of the stomach from innermost to outermost *hint - same inners as esophagus

Answer 15

innermost = mucosa, then submucosa, muscularis propria, subserosa, and outermost = serosa

Question 16

what LAYER of stomach do most stomach cancers start?

Answer 16

mucosa - like esophagus

Question 17

what helps determine stomach cancer staging?

Answer 17

depth of invasion

Question 18

what pathology makes up 90-95% of stomach cancers

Answer 18

adenocarcinoma

Question 19

what subtypes of stomach adenocarcinoma are there (2)

Answer 19

• intestinal (better prognosis)
• diffuse

Question 20

besides adenocarcinoma, what is the other way less common pathology of stomach cancers?

Answer 20

GIST - Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Question 21

GIST stomach cancers (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors) arise in the _____ tissue

Answer 21

connective

Question 22

which adenocarcinoma stomach cancer has the better prognosis? and why

Answer 22

• intestinal has better prognosis
  – diffuse grows and spreads quickly, making it harder to treat

Question 23

where would stomach cancers spread locally?

Answer 23

locally –> omenta, pancreas, diaphragm, colon, duodenum

Question 24

where would stomach cancers spread for lymphatics? *most common one

Answer 24

celiac nodes

Question 25

where would stomach cancers spread/met to distantly?

Answer 25

liver and lungs