Chapter 27. Digestive system 2

Question 1

How is the peritoneum divided

Answer 1

• parietal peritoneum: lines the abdominopelvic cavity

- visceral peritoneum: covers the surface of the abdominal and pelvic viscera

Question 2

What are intraperitoneal organs

Answer 2

organs completely covered by the visceral peritoneum

Question 3

What is contained in the peritoneal cavity

Answer 3

It is the space between the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum, contains serous fluid for lubrication

Question 4

What are the peritoneal reflections

Answer 4

double peritoneal folds that carry nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels that supply the abdominal organs

Question 5

What are the categories of peritoneum

Answer 5

• visceral: surrounds part of the digestive system ( surrounds coils of small intestine and colon, stomach and liver)
• parietal layer:
• lesser omentum: double layer of peritoneum from the liver to stomach
• mesenteries: (have the mesenteries and transverse mesocolon mesenteries)

Question 6

What is the function of the mesenteries

Answer 6

passageway for blood vessels and nerves

Question 7

What is an alternative name for the lesser omentum

Answer 7

gastrohepatic ligament

Question 8

what is a stomach, where is it located

Answer 8

muscular orgran, it is located at the left hypochondriac, epigastric and umbilical regions

Question 9

Where is the end point of the eosphagus to the stomach

Answer 9

T11. It is at the cardia

Question 10

What are the openings of the stomach

Answer 10

cardia and pyloric openings

Question 11

What are the components of the stomach

Answer 11

1. body
2. fundus
3. pyloric part

Question 12

What are the components of the pyloric part

Answer 12

1. pylocric sphincter
2. pyloric canal
3. pyloric antrum

Question 13

What is the function of gastric rugae

Answer 13

expand stomach

Question 14

What are the components of the small intestine

Answer 14

superior segment
dececending segment
horizontal=transverse=inferior segment
ascending segment

Question 15

Where is the pancreatic juice and bile released

Answer 15

2nd segment of the duodenum

Question 16

what controls the chyme from small to large intestine

Answer 16

illeocecal valve

Question 17

what opens to the cecum

Answer 17

appendix and illeocecal valve

Question 18

Where is the appendix located at

Answer 18

junction of medial 2/3 (or lateral 1/3) of line joining the ASIS and the umbillicus

Question 19

Where is the beginning of the transverse colon

Answer 19

right colic/hepatic flexure

Question 20

Where is the end of the transverse colon

Answer 20

left colic flexure