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Digestive System Part 2
Human Anatomy - Dr. Garder
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12/01/2011

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Term
What type of membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
Definition
Serous membrane
Term
What part of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity adheres to the wall?
Definition
Parietal Peritoneum
Term
What part of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity adheres to the surface of the internal organs?
Definition
Visceral Peritoneum
Term
What is the potential space between the layers of the lining of the abdominopelvic cavity?
Definition
Peritoneal Cavity
Term
What term describes abdominopelvic organs completely surrounded by visceral peritoneum?
Definition
Intraperitoneal Organs
Term
What term describes abdominopelvic organs that typically lie against the posterior abdominal wall and thus have only their anterior aspects covered with peritoneum?
Definition
Retroperitoneal Organs
Term
What are the double-layered folds of peritoneum that support and stabilize the intraperitoneal GI tract organs?
Definition
Mesenteries
Term
What extension of the peritoneum extends inferiorly like an apron from the greater curvature of the stomach and covers most of the abdominal organs?
Definition
Greater omentum
Term
What extension of the peritoneum extends from the lesser curvature of the stomach and the proximal end of the duodenum to the liver?
Definition
Lesser omentum
Term
What fan-shaped fold of peritoneum suspends most of the small intestine from the internal surface of the posterior abdominal wall?
Definition
Mesentery proper
Term
What fold of peritoneum attaches parts of the large intestine to the internal surface of the posterior abdominal wall?
Definition
Mesocolon
Term
What type of mesentery attaches one organ to another organ or attaches an organ to the anterior or lateral abdominal wall?
Definition
Peritoneal ligament
Term
What fold of peritoneum attaches the liver to the anterior internal abdominal wall?
Definition
Falciform ligament
Term
What layer of tissue lines the lumen of the GI tract?
Definition
Mucosa
Term
What layer of the GI tract is highly vascular, holds mucin-secreting glands, and houses an extensive nerve plexus?
Definition
Submucosa
Term
What layer of the GI tract typically contains two layers of muscle?
Definition
Muscularis
Term
The outer most tunic of the GI tract may be either of what two structures?
Definition
Adventitia or serosa
Term
The branches of what three arteries supply the abdominal GI tract?
Definition
Celiac trunk
Superior mesenteric artery
Inferior mesenteric artery
Term
In the small intestine, each villus usually contains a single blind-ended central lymphatic capillary. What is the anatomical term for this lymphatic capillary?
Definition
Lacteal
Term
List the three autonomic plexuses associated with the GI tract.
Definition
Celiac plexus
Superior mesenteric plexus
Inferior mesenteric plexus
Term
What is the tubular organ extending from the pharynx to the stomach?
Definition
Esophagus
Term
The esophagus passes through what opening in the diaphragm
Definition
Esophageal hiatus
Term
The esophagus lies immediately anterior to what structures?
Definition
Vertebral bodies
Term
What two sphincters are associated with the esophagus
Definition
Superior esophageal sphincter
Inferior esophageal sphincter
Term
What is the shape of the stomach?
Definition
J-shaped
Term
Where is the stomach located?
Definition
Left upper quadrant of the abdomen, immediately inferior to the diaphragm
Term
What region of the stomach is attached to the esophagus?
Definition
Cardia
Term
What is the dome-shaped region of the stomach?
Definition
Fundus
Term
What is the largest region of the stomach?
Definition
Body
Term
What region of the stomach is funnel-shaped and attached to the duodenum?
Definition
Pylorus
Term
What circular muscle of the stomach regulates the material entering the small intestine?
Definition
Pyloric sphincter
Term
What is the inferior convex border of the stomach?
Definition
Greater curvature
Term
What is the superior concave border of the stomach?
Definition
Lesser curvature
Term
What are the internal folds of the stomach?
Definition
Gastric folds (gastric rugae)
Term
What is the first segment of the small intestine?
Definition
Duodenum
Term
Bile and pancreatic juice enter the small intestine through what structure?
Definition
Major duodenal papilla
Term
What is the second segment of the small intestine?
Definition
Jejunum
Term
What circular muscle controls the flow of material from the small intestine to the large intestine?
Definition
Ileocecal valve
Term
What is the first region of the large intestine?
Definition
Cecum
Term
Where is the first region of the large intestine located?
Definition
Right lower abdominal quadrant
Term
What thin, hollow, fingerlike sac lined by lymphocyte-filled lymphatic nodules is attached to the first region of the large intestine?
Definition
Vermiform appendix
Term
What segment of the large intestine extends from the ileocecal valve superiorly along the right lateral border of the abdominal cavity?
Definition
Ascending colon
Term
What bend in the colon occurs near the inferior surface of the liver?
Definition
Right colic flexure (hepatic flexure)
Term
What segment of the large intestine projects horizontally across the anterior region of the abdominal cavity?
Definition
Transverse colon
Term
What bend in the colon occurs near the spleen?
Definition
Left colic flexure (Splenic flexure)
Term
What segment of the large intestine lies along the left side of the abdominal cavity?
Definition
Descending colon
Term
What segment of the large intestine is S-shaped and turns inferomedially into the pelvic cavity?
Definition
Sigmoid colon
Term
What segment of the large intestine is straight and lies on the posterior wall of the true pelvis?
Definition
Rectum
Term
What is the terminal section of the large intestine?
Definition
Anal canal
Term
What is the posterior opening of the alimentary canal?
Definition
Anus
Term
What is the posterior opening of the alimentary canal?
Definition
What two circular muscles regulate the passage of feces from the anal canal?
Term
What are the three, thin, distinct, longitudinal bundles of smooth muscle on the exterior of the large intestine?
Definition
Teniae coli
Term
What are the many pouches that the large intestine is divided into?
Definition
Haustra (sacculations)
Term
What are the lobules of fat hanging off the external surface of the large intestine?
Definition
Epiploic appendages
Term
Where is the liver located?
Definition
Right upper abdominal quadrant immediately inferior to the diaphragm
Term
How many lobes make up the liver?
Definition
4
Term
What are the two major lobes of the liver?
Definition
Right lobe
Left lobe
Term
What separates the two major lobes of the liver?
Definition
Falciform ligament
Term
What remnant of the fetal umbilical vein is associated with the liver?
Definition
Round ligament of the liver (ligamentum teres)
Term
What are the two minor lobes of the liver?
Definition
Caudate lobe
Quadrate lobe
Term
What lobe of the liver lies adjacent to the inferior vena cava?
Definition
Caudate lobe
Term
What lobe of the liver is adjacent to the gallbladder?
Definition
Quadrate lobe
Term
What is the area where blood and lymphatic vessels, bile ducts, and nerves enter the liver?
Definition
Porta hepatis
Term
What saclike organ is attached to the inferior surface of the liver?
Definition
Gallbladder
Term
What structure fills and drains the gallbladder?
Definition
Cystic duct
Term
What retroperitoneal organ has both exocrine and endocrine functions and extends horizontally from the edge of the duodenum toward the left side abdominal cavity, touching the spleen?
Definition
Pancreas
Term
What portion of the pancreas lies in the curvature of the duodenum?
Definition
Head
Term
What is the central, elongated portion of the pancreas extending toward the left lateral abdominal wall?
Definition
Body
Term
What structure within the pancreas drains pancreatic juice and bicarbonate to the duodenum?
Definition
Pancreatic duct
Term
What system of ducts carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum?
Definition
Biliary apparatus
Term
What structures drain bile from the left and right lobes of the liver?
Definition
Left and right hepatic ducts
Term
Structures draining the right and left lobes of the liver merge to form what structure?
Definition
Common hepatic duct
Term
What structure carries bile to and from the gallbladder?
Definition
Cystic duct
Term
The union of the cystic duct and common hepatic duct forms what structure?
Definition
Common bile duct
Term
What is the enlargement in the posterior abdominal wall where the common bile duct and pancreatic duct merge?
Definition
Hepatopancreatic ampulla
Term
Bile and pancreatic juice enter the duodenum via what structure?
Definition
Major duodenal papilla
Term
What is the third segment of the small intestine?
Definition
Ileum
Term
What portion of the pancreas approaches the spleen?
Definition
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