The Upper GI tract

Question 1

What are the three sections of the stomach?

Answer 1

The fundus
The body
The antrum (pyloric part)

Question 2

What are the three parts of the small intestine?

Answer 2

Duodenum-proximal section of the intestine, separated from the stomach by the pyloric sphincter. It loops around and can be divided into 4 parts superior, descending, horizontal and ascending
Jejunum- middle part and begins at the duodenojejunal junction. It becomes the ileum at an anatomically indistinct junction.
Ileum

Question 3

Where are the liver and gall bladder found?

Answer 3

The upper right quadrant of the abdomen, directly beneath the diaphragm.

Question 4

What are the two lobes of the liver?

Answer 4

The large right lobe and the smaller left lobe.

Question 5

Where is bile produced and where is it stored?

Answer 5

Produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder.

Question 6

What is the pancreas?

Answer 6

An elongated gland, accessory to the GI tract which also has endocrine functions.

Question 7

Where is the pancreas located?

Answer 7

Superiority in the umbilical region, extending out into the left lumbar region. Inferior and deep to the stomach