Trans - Colon, Rectum, Anus Flashcards
normal frequency of defecation
3x per day to once in 3 days
odor of stool and flatus due to:
sulfur containing compounds in gut flora
gastrocolic reflex: definition
movement of the colon due to stretching of the stomach and byproducts of digestion in the small intestine
irritable bowel syndrome is caused by:
heightened visceral sensitivity causing exaggerated gastrocolic reflex
the foregut is composed of:
- GI tract from esophagus to small intestine proximal to bile duct
- liver
- pancreas
- bile ducts
the midgut is composed of:
- GI tract from small intestine distal to bile duct to proximal transverse colon
- appendix
the hindgut is composed of:
- GI tract from distal transverse colon to rectum
the large intestine is ___ in length
around 5ft
T/F: the diameter of the lumen of the colon gradually increases from the cecum to the sigmoid
F, the diameter of the colon decreases as it proceeds distally
incomplete outer longitudinal muscle layer of the colon
taenia coli
areas where the taenia coli converge
- appendix
2. rectosigmoid junction (until anus)
enumerate the 3 taenia coli and their attachments
- mesocolic - transverse and sigmoid mesocolon
- omental - appendices epiploicae
- free - no attachments
outpocketings of colon wall between taenia coli
haustrae
difference of haustrae from plicae circulares
plicae circulares encircle the whole circumference of the lumen, haustrae do not
small fatty omentum-like projectuions distributed near the area of the taenia coli along the colon wall
appendices epiploicae
functions of the colon
- absorption of water and electrolytes
2. propulsion and storage of unabsorbed fecal waste
location of cecum
right lower quadrant
T/F: the cecum is almost entirely covered by peritoneum and is suspended by a mesentery
F, it has no mesentery
entrance of the ileum into the cecum
ileocecal valve
T/F: the ileocecal valve is a true sphincter
F
importance of appendix in embryo
part of the immune system (GALT)
appendix is most commonly located
retrocecally
the mesentery of the appendix is the:
mesoappendix
McBurney’s point
historically a common basis for locating the appendix on a diagonal incision
1/3 of the way along the oblique line joining the ASIS and the umbilicus
since the position of the appendix is variable, surgeons now prefer to make an incision on the:
point of maximal tenderness
T/F: the ascending colon is intraperitoneal
F, it is retroperitoneal
T/F: the ascending colon has no mesentery
T
innervation of ascending colon
vagus
longest part of the colon
transverse colon
T/F: the transverse colon is intraperitoneal
T
T/F: the transverse colon has no mesentery
F
mesentery of the transverse colon
mesocolon
T/F: the descending colon is retroperitoneal
T
T/F: the sigmoid colon is retroperitoneal
F
part of the colon most prone to volvulus
sigmoid colon due to triangular mesentery
site at which the sigmoid colon becomes the rectum
rectosigmoid junction
branches of the superior mesenteric artery
- middle colic artery
- right colic artery
- ileocolic artery
blood supply of transverse colon
middle colic artery