Stomach

Question 1

where does the stomach lie?

Answer 1

the left hypochondrium, epigastric, and umbilical region

Question 2

what is the primary function of the stomach?

Answer 2

digestion

Question 3

what are the parts of the stomach?

Answer 3

1. ) cardia
2. ) fundus of the stomach
3. ) body of the stomach
4. ) pyloric part

Question 4

what notch is in between the esophagus and the fundus

Answer 4

cardial notch

Question 5

what notch is between the body and pyloric part of the stomach?

Answer 5

the angular incisure

Question 6

what is the most superior opening of the stomach

Answer 6

the cardial orifice

Question 7

what is the inferior opening of the stomach?

Answer 7

the pyloric orifice

Question 8

what are the 3 parts of the pyloric part of the stomach?

Answer 8

1. ) pyloric antrum
2. ) pyloric canal
3. ) pylorus

Question 9

pylorus consists of what?

Answer 9

the pyloric orifice and the pyloric sphincter

Question 10

what happens when the inferior gastroesophageal sphincter malfunctions?

Answer 10

heart burn, gastroesophageal reflux

Question 11

what are the longitudinal folds of mucous membrane, located with in the cavity of the stomach?

Answer 11

gastric folds (rugae)

Question 12

what is a tumor like increase in the size of the pyloric sphincter?

Answer 12

congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Question 13

what happens to the pyloric canal as the size of the pyloric sphincter increases in size?

Answer 13

the canal narrows

Question 14

what is the result of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

Answer 14

projectile vomiting

Question 15

when is congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis fixed?

Answer 15

during infancy

Question 16

what is pylorospasm?

Answer 16

it is the spasmodic contraction of the pyloric sphincter

Question 17

what happens in pylorospasm?

Answer 17

the stomach does not empty easily and becomes overly full, resulting in vomiting.

Question 18

what subluxations may be a role in pylorspasms?

Answer 18

T5-T9

Question 19

what is a crater like depression in the mucosa of the stomach?

Answer 19

a gastric ulcer

Question 20

what are the causual factors of gastric ulcers?

Answer 20

excess acid secretion, inadequate mucus barrier and subluxations of t5-t9

Question 21

what is the blood supply to the stomach?

Answer 21

branches of the ciliac trunk

Question 22

what is the innervation to the stomach?

Answer 22

sympathetic is greater splanchnic nerve and parasympathetic is vagus

Question 23

what is the first branch off the abdominal aorta?

Answer 23

the celiac trunk, it comes off right below the aortic hiatus