The Stomach. Flashcards
What is the function of the stomach?
The chemical and mechanical digestion of food.
The stomach is located between what ribs?
Between ribs 9 and 12.
Where is the stomach located relative to the liver?
It is located right behind the liver.
Does the stomach make contact with the liver?
Yes.
What are the 4 sections that the stomach is divided into?
The cardia.
The fundus.
The body (corpus).
The pylorus.
Where is the cardia of the stomach located?
It is the section that lies next to the oesophogeal opening.
The cardia is technically part of what major area of the stomach?
The fundus.
The cardia is located opposite what rib?
The 9th intercostal space.
What is the only fixed point of the stomach?
The cardia as it is the point where the stomach is attached to the oesophagus.
This means that it is only firmly attached to the oesophagus meaning that the rest of the stomach is free.
What happens if the stomach rotates around its fixed point with the oesophagus?
It can cause complications such as bloating where gases are trapped in the stomach causing it to expand.
The fundus of the stomach is found on what side of the median plane?
On the left side of the median plane.
Where is the body of the stomach located, relative to the median plane?
Along the median plane.
Where is the pylorus of the stomach located relative to the median plane?
On the right side of the median plane.
Does the stomach have parietal or visceral surfaces?
It comes into contact with the walls of the body and with organs meaning that it has parietal and visceral surfaces.
What part of the body does the fundus of the stomach make contact with?
With the body wall between rib 9 and rib 12.
The pylorus is subdivided into what 2 regions?
The pyloric antrum.
The pyloric canal.
In the cat, where is the pyloric antrum and pyloric canal located relative to the median plane?
On the left of the midline.
Only the pyloric canal is on the right side.
In the cat, where is the pyloric antrum and pyloric canal located relative to the median plane?
Both sections are on the right side.
How does the stomach run across the body?
The stomach runs transversely, meaning that it runs across the body.
This means the stomach is located on both sides of the median plane.
What are the 2 curvatures associated with the stomach?
The greater curvature of the stomach.
The lesser curvature of the stomach.
What are the 2 connecting peritonea that are associated with the stomach?
The greater omentum.
The lesser omentum.
What is the function of the lesser omentum?
It connects the peritoneum of the liver to the peritoneum of the stomach.
Where is the greater omentum of the stomach found?
On the greater curvature.
It runs from the floor of the abdominal cavity and connects to the roof.
Other than the stomach, what other organs are found in the greater omentum?
The pancreas and lymph nodes.
