Digestive System, Section 1: Exercise 5

the part of the colon that extends inferiorly from the left colic flexure is the ____ colon

descending

the sigmoid colon is located between the two parts of the large intestine known as the ____ and the ___

descending colon; rectum

the vermiform appendix attaches to the large intestine at the

cecum

the muscular contraction of the gallbladder is activated by a hormone called

cholecystokinin

the common hepatic duct unites with the cystic duct to form the

common bile duct

the right and left hepatic ducts join to form the

common hepatic duct

the small intestine terminates at the

ileoceal valve

the passage from the small intestine to the large intestine is the

ileocecal valve

the distal part of the small intestine is the

ileum

the organ in which gastric digestion begins is the

stomach

the part of the large intestine that extends between the rectum and the anus is the ____

anal canal

the external opening at the terminal end of the anal canal is the

anus

the part of the colon that extends from the cecum to the right colic flexure is the _____ colon

ascending

the stomach is located lower and closer to the midline in the _____ body habitus

asthenic

the part of the stomach immediately surrounding the esophaeal opening is the

cardia

name the four parts of the stomach

cardia, fundus, body, pylours

the expanded part of the distal end of the esophagus is the

cardiac antrum

the opening into the stomach through which food and liquids pass is the

cardiac orifice

the proximal part of the large intestine is the

cecum

the radidographically significant first segment of the proximal part of the small intestine is the

duodenal bulb

the common bile and the pancreatic ducts empty into the

duodenum

the proximal part of the small intestine is the

duodenum

the three parts of the small intestine are

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

the shortest part of the small intestine is the _____; the longest part is the

duodenum; ileum

the musculomembranous passage that extends from the pharynx to the stomach is the

esophagus

(T or F) the gallbladder is located posterior to the liver in the retroperitoneal space

false

the most superior part of the stomach is the

fundus

the cystic duct enables bile form the liver to be stored in the

gallbladder

the left and inferior borders of the stomach are

greater curvatue

the stomach is located ____ and more ____ in the hypersthenic body habitus

higher; transverse

the middle part of the small intestine is the

jejunum

located between the transverse colon and the descending colon is the ____ flexure

left colic

the gallbladder is usually located on the inferior side of the right lobe of the

liver

the largest organ in the abdominal cavity is the

liver

the gland that produces insuline is the

pancreas

in 20% of subjects, before entering the duodenum, the common bile duct joins with the

pancreatic duct

the most inferior part of the stomach is the ____ protion

pyloric

the opening between the stomach and the small intestine is the

pyloric orifice

the lesser curvature extends from the esophagogastric junction to the

pylorus

the sigmoid colon terminates in the

rectum

located between the ascending colon and the transverse colon is the ____ flexure

right colic

the border of the stomach with the lesser curvature is the ____ border

right; medial

the gastric folds of the stomach are the

rugae

the part of the colon that extends between the two flexures is the _____ colon

transverse

(T or F) in a hypersthenic patient, the gallbladder is situated high and well away from the MSP

true

(T or F) the pancreas and the liver secrete specialized digestive juices into the small intestine

true

(T or F) the pancreas cannot be demonstrated using plain radiography

true

(T or F) the spleen is an organ of the lymphatic system

true