Stomach And Small Intestine Flashcards
The stomach is a dilated part of the ……
alimentary
canal
The stomach location is
in the upper part of the abdomen
Located in left hypochondrium epigastric and umbilical regions
Most of the stomach is protected by
The lower ribs
Shape of the stomach
J-shaped
The stomach have how many orifices, borders, surfaces, parts?
2 orifices
• Cardiac orifice
• Pyloric orifice
2 Borders:
• Greater curvature
• Lesser curvature
2 Surfaces:
• Anterior surface
• Posterior surface
3 Parts:
• Fundus
• Body
• Pylorus
Pylorus is formed of how many parts (Name them)
• Pyloric antrum
• Pyloric canal
• Pyloric sphincter
Cardiac orifice is the site of?
the gastro-esophageal sphincter
Cardiac orifice is know to be
a physiological rather than an anatomical sphincter
Under involuntary control
Cardiac orifice Consists of what kind of muscle, what controls it?
a circular layer of smooth muscle (under vagal and hormonal control)
Cardiac orifice function is to?
Prevents (GER) regurgitation (reflux)
Cardiac orifice is known to be the site of?
Site for mucosal transition from esophagus to stomach (Z- line)
Fundus shape and location
Dome
Located to the left of the cardiac orifice
What part of the stomavh appears black in the X-Ray?
Fundus
Fundus function
The fundus stores gas produced during digestion. It doesn’t store any food and it’s usually full of gas
The body extends from where to where?
The level of the fundus to The level of incisura
Angularis
Define incisura Angularis
A constant notch on the lesser curvature
Lesser curvature forms what border of the stomach
Forms the right border of the stomach
Lesser curvature Extends from where to where?
From the cardiac orifice to the pylorus
Lesser curvature is attached to …… by ……?
Attached to the liver by the lesser omentum
Greater curvature forms which border of the
stomach
Lrft
Greater curvature extends from where to where?
Extends from the cardiac orifice to the pylorus
The Greater curvature upper part is attached to the …… by ……
attached from the upper part to the Spleen by gastrosplenic ligament
The Greater curvature lower part is attached to the …… by ……
Its lower part is attached to the transverse colon
by the greater omentum
greater omentum is known to be the
Policeman of the Abdomen due to its immunological
function (cover areas of infection with immunologically active tissue)
The pyloric antrum extends from …… to the ……
Incisura angularis to the pylorus
What is the pylorus
pylorus is a tubular part of the stomach
Pylorus lies in the
transpyloric plane
what is the structure on the end of the pylorus?
has a thick muscular end called pyloric sphincter
The cavity of the pylorus is the?
pyloric canal
Name the stomach bed organs
-Left crus of diaphragm
-left suprarenal gland
-left kidney
-spleen
-splenic artery
-pancreas
-Transverse Mesocolon
-splenic flexure