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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Peritoneal cavity (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Secretion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Spleen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the parietal peritoneum?

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

Where are the suprarenal glands located?

<p>On the upper pole of the kidney (D)</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 (B)</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> (D)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Parietal peritoneum (A)</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 (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the esophagus traverses through the diaphragmatic constriction?

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

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

<p>Oesophageal varices (B)</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 (D)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Spleen (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

"Gastrosplenic ligament" connects which two organs together?

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

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

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

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

<p>Anorectal ring (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the lower half of the anal canal?

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

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

<p>Prostate gland (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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