Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract
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Which part of the peritoneum is sensitive to pain, temperature, touch, and pressure?

  • Parietal peritoneum (correct)
  • Visceral peritoneum
  • Greater omentum
  • Mesentery

    • What is the function of the peritoneal fluid in the peritoneal cavity?

  • Digestion of food
  • Lubricating peritoneal surfaces (correct)
  • Maintaining body temperature
  • Providing structural support to organs

    • In which type of peritoneum, stretching and chemical irritation stimulate it?

  • Parietal peritoneum
  • Greater omentum
  • Mesocolon
  • Visceral peritoneum (correct)

    • What characterizes the communication with the exterior in females regarding the peritoneal cavity?

    <p>Via uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure forms a potential space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum?

    <p>Peritoneal cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the parietal peritoneum get its blood supply, innervation, and lymphatic drainage from?

    <p>The region of the abdominal wall it lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the accessory organs in the GIT?

    <p>Secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT involved in the gastrointestinal tract?

    <p>Spleen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the parietal peritoneum?

    <p>Lines the internal surface of abdominopelvic walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the suprarenal glands located?

    <p>On the upper pole of the kidney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a function of the general overview of the GIT?

    <p>Transportation of nutrients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the layers of the abdominal anterior wall in order from outermost to innermost?

    <p><code>Skin</code>, <code>Supf fascia (Scarpa fascia)</code>, <code>Parietal peritoneum</code>, <code>Extraperitoneal fat</code></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structure connects the lesser curvature of the stomach and the 1st part of the duodenum to the liver?

    <p>Lesser omentum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure forms the entrance to the lesser sac and communicates between the greater and lesser sac?

    <p>Epiploic foramen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures is NOT a boundary of the lesser sac in the peritoneal cavity?

    <p>Greater omentum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure lies posterior to the stomach and lesser omentum in the peritoneal cavity?

    <p>Parietal peritoneum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structure contains the bile duct, hepatic artery, and portal vein along its free edge?

    <p>Lesser omentum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure is a large recess of the peritoneal cavity that is located posterior to the stomach and lesser omentum?

    <p>Lesser sac</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the esophagus traverses through the diaphragmatic constriction?

    <p>Abdominal part</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding related to the esophagus?

    <p>Oesophageal varices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the stomach is related to the left dome of the diaphragm and is usually full of gas?

    <p>Fundus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the stomach is described as the major part located between the cardiac orifice and the incisura angularis?

    <p>Body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the Greater omentum in relation to the stomach?

    <p>Provides a protective covering over abdominal organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a normal stomach, what happens to the gastric folds (rugae) when it is distended?

    <p>They flatten out</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure forms part of the posterior relations of the stomach?

    <p>Spleen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the anatomical function of the Cardial notch in relation to the stomach?

    <p>Accommodates the cardiac orifice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Oesophagus" is another term used for which anatomical structure?

    <p>&quot;Esophagus&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Gastrosplenic ligament" connects which two organs together?

    <p>&quot;Spleen&quot; and &quot;Liver&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason the rectum is insensitive to pain?

    <p>Location above the pectinate line</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure forms a distinct muscular ring at the anorectal junction?

    <p>Anorectal ring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the upper and lower half of the anal canal?

    <p>Embryological origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nerve supplies the lower half of the anal canal?

    <p>Inferior rectal nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structures are palpated during a per-rectal examination in males?

    <p>Prostate gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is usually due to poor muscle tone or damage to the levator ani muscle?

    <p>Prolapse of the rectum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes external piles below the pectinate line to be painful?

    <p>Thromboses in the external rectal venous plexus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of epithelium lines the upper half of the anal canal?

    <p>Simple columnar epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

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