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What is the total length of the duodenum?
What is the total length of the duodenum?
- 35 cm
- 30 cm
- 25 cm (correct)
- 20 cm
Which part of the duodenum is the most common site of ulceration?
Which part of the duodenum is the most common site of ulceration?
- The fourth part (ascending)
- The first part (superior) (correct)
- The second part (descending)
- The third part (horizontal)
Which part of the duodenum is connected to the liver by the hepatoduodenal ligament?
Which part of the duodenum is connected to the liver by the hepatoduodenal ligament?
- The second part (descending)
- The third part (horizontal)
- The first part (superior) (correct)
- The fourth part (ascending)
Which part of the duodenum lies posterior to the transverse colon and anterior to the right kidney?
Which part of the duodenum lies posterior to the transverse colon and anterior to the right kidney?
Which part of the duodenum is the shortest?
Which part of the duodenum is the shortest?
What is the length of the first part (superior) of the duodenum?
What is the length of the first part (superior) of the duodenum?
Which part of the duodenum is the longest?
Which part of the duodenum is the longest?
What is the shape formed by the duodenum?
What is the shape formed by the duodenum?
What artery supplies the duodenum above the major duodenal papilla?
What artery supplies the duodenum above the major duodenal papilla?
What artery supplies the duodenum below the major duodenal papilla?
What artery supplies the duodenum below the major duodenal papilla?
Which vein does the duodenum drain into?
Which vein does the duodenum drain into?
What is the posterior relation of the first part of the duodenum?
What is the posterior relation of the first part of the duodenum?
Where does the bile duct open into the duodenum?
Where does the bile duct open into the duodenum?
What is the anterior relation of the third part of the duodenum?
What is the anterior relation of the third part of the duodenum?
What is the lymphatic drainage of the duodenum?
What is the lymphatic drainage of the duodenum?
What are the sympathetic nerve supply to the duodenum?
What are the sympathetic nerve supply to the duodenum?
Which part of the duodenum crosses over the inferior vena cava and aorta?
Which part of the duodenum crosses over the inferior vena cava and aorta?
What is the name of the opening where bile and pancreatic secretions enter the duodenum?
What is the name of the opening where bile and pancreatic secretions enter the duodenum?
What is the anatomical structure located inferiorly to the pancreas and posteriorly to the superior mesenteric artery and vein?
What is the anatomical structure located inferiorly to the pancreas and posteriorly to the superior mesenteric artery and vein?
What is the sharp turn called where the duodenum joins the jejunum?
What is the sharp turn called where the duodenum joins the jejunum?
Which muscle aids in the movement of intestinal contents from the duodenum into the jejunum?
Which muscle aids in the movement of intestinal contents from the duodenum into the jejunum?
What is the name of the fibromuscular band that suspends and supports the duodenojejunal flexure?
What is the name of the fibromuscular band that suspends and supports the duodenojejunal flexure?
From which anatomical structure does the ligament of Treitz arise?
From which anatomical structure does the ligament of Treitz arise?
What is the effect of the contraction of the ligament of Treitz?
What is the effect of the contraction of the ligament of Treitz?
