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Abdomen: Small & Large Bowel Flashcards

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Parts of the Small Bowel

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Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

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Parts of the Duodenum

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D1 - Superior (L1)
D2 - Descending (L1-L3)
D3 - Inferior (L3)
D4 - Ascending (L3-L2)

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Superior part of duodenum

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L1
Ascends upwards from pylorus of stomach
Connected to liver by hepatoduodenal ligament
Most common site of duodenal ulcers
Initial 3cm covered anteriorly and posteriorly by visceral peritoneum. The remainder is retroperitoneal

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Descending part of duodenum

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L1-L3
Curves inferiorly around head of pancreas
Posterior to transverse colon and anterior to right kidney.
Marked by major duodenal papilla

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Inferior part of duodenum

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L3
Travels laterally to the left over inferior vena cava and aorta
Located inferiorly to pancreas, posterior to superior mesenteric artery & vein

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Ascending part of duodenum

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L3 - L2
After crossing aorta ascends and curves anterior to join jejunum at sharp turn: duodena-jejunal flexure
at DJ flexure is suspensory muscle of duodenum (ligament of Trietz)

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Blood supply to duodenum

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Proximal to major duodenal papilla - gastroduodenal artery (branch of common hepatic artery from coeliac trunk)
Distal to major duodenal papilla - inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (branch of SMA)

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Blood supply to duodenum

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Proximal to major duodenal papilla - gastroduodenal artery (branch of common hepatic artery from coeliac trunk)
Distal to major duodenal papilla - inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (branch of SMA)

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Venous drainage of duodenum

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Veins follow arteries

Drain into hepatic portal vein

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Lymphatic drainage of duodenum

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Pancreatoduodenal nodes

Super mesenteric nodes

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Origin of jejunum

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Duodenojejunal flexure

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Jejunum and Ileum peritoneal relations

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Intraperitoneal

Attached to posterior wall by mesentery

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Jejunum versus Ileum: Location

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Jejunum: upper left quadrant
Ileum: lower right quadrant

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Jejunum versus Ileum: Wall

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Jejunum: thick intestinal wall
Ileum: thin intestinal wall

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Jejunum versus Ileum: blood flow

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Jejunum: Longer vasa recta
Ileum: shorter vasa recta

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Jejunum versus Ileum: Arcades (arterial loops)

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Jejunum: Less arcades
Ileum: more arcardes

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Jejunum versus Ileum: colour

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Jejunum: Red
Ileum: Pink

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Blood supply to Jejunum and Ileum

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Super mesenteric artery

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Venous drainage from Jejunum/Ileum

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Superior mesenteric vein

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Lymphatic drainage from Jejunum/Ileum

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Superior mesenteric nodes

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Ileocaecal valve

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Junction of ileum and cecum

Function is to prevent reflux of lateral back into ileum

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Functions of the small bowel

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Digestion

Absorption

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Layers of the small bowel wall

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Mucosa (epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosae)
Submucosa
Muscular externa (two smooth muscles layers: inner circular, outer longitudinal. Myenteric plexus)
Adventitia

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Cells of the epithelium in small bowel

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Enterocytes: tall columnar, function: absorption
Goblet cells: exocrine glands, secrete mucin
Crypts of Lieberkuhn: contains cells to produce news cells to relish lining. Enteroendocrine cells also.
Paneth cells: secrete protective agents
Peyers patches: ileum containing MALT (mucosal associated lymphatic tissue)

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Crypts of Lieberkuhn, Enteroendocrine cells
I cells: cholecystokinin (CCK) S cell: secretin K cells: gastric-inhibitory peptide (GIP) Enterochromaffin Cells: Serotonin
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Function of cholecystokinin (CCK)
Produced by I cells in response to fat in small intestine Stimulates: 1. contraction of gallbladder (pushes bile into cystic duct) 2. Release of pancreatic enzymes
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Functions of secretin
Produced by S cells In response to low pH of chyme in small intestine Secretin induces HCO3- secretion in pancreas and inhibits gastric emptying
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Functions of gastric-inhibitory peptide
Produced by K cells In response to chyme entering small intestine Stimulates insulin release
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Functions of serotonin in small bowel
Produced by Enterochromaffin Cells In response to presence of chyme in small bowel Acts on enteric nervous system to activate cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulators (CFTRs). Ion channel secretes Cl- into intestinal lumen with Na + and H2O. Na+ is required for absorption of certain nutrients
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Secretions small bowel receives for digestion
Bile Pancreatic Enzymes Alkaline juice
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Hepatopancreatic ampulla
Ampulla of vater Formed from common bile duct and pancreatic duct Opens into duodenum at major duodenal ampulla. Secretions regulated by sphincter of Oddi
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Carbohydrate digestion and absorption in the small bowel
Starch digested by amylase (salivary and pancreatic) to form disaccharides. Disaccharides converted to glucose by brush border enzymes (lactase, sucrase, trehalase). Glucose and galactose absorbed across apical membrane by secondary active transport (Na-Glucose co transporter SGLT1). Fructose enters by facilitated diffusion through GLUT5. Sugars transported to blood via GLUT2 receptors.
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Protein digestion and absorption in the small bowel
Protein digestion starts in stomach from pepsin (active form of pepsinogen released by chief cells). Proteins --> amino acids + oligopeptides Digestion completed in small intestine with brush border and pancreatic enzymes. Amino acids are absorbed by Na cotransporter.
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Lipid digestion and absorption in the small bowel
10% - lingual/gastric lipase 90% - emulsification via bila acids to smaller fat goblets (micelles) Pancreatic lipase, phospholipase A2, cholesterol ester hydrolase: hydrolyse micelles = fatty acids + monoglycerides + cholesterol + lysolecithin Lipids packaged inside cells to form chylomicron and enter lymphatic system via lacteals
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Water absorption in the small bowel
Most water and electrolyte absorption occurs in small intestine Na+ is reabsorbed from intestinal lumen with cotransported Glucose/Amino acids H2O follows Na via osmosis
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Parts of the large bowel
Ascending Colon Transverse Colon Descending Colon Sigmoid Colon
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Blood supply to the cecum
Ileocolic artery (Branch of SMA)
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Venous drainage from Cecum
Ileocolic vein (drains into superior mesenteric vein)
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Lymphatic drainage from Cecum
Ileocolic lymph nodes
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Ascending colon anatomical position
Rises from cecum to right colic (hepatic) flexure | Retroperitoneal
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Blood supply to the ascending colon
Ileocolic artery Right colic artery (both branches of SMA)
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Venous drainage from the ascending colon
Ileocolic and right colic veins (draining into SMV)
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Lymphatic drainage from the ascending colon
Superior mesenteric lymph nodes
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Nerve supply to ascending colon
Sympathetic, parasympathetic, sensory from superior mesenteric plexus
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Transverse colon anatomical position
Extends from right colic (hepatic) flexure to the left colic (splenic) flexure Attached to diaphragm at splenic flexure by phrenicocolic ligament Intraperitoneal. Enclosed by transverse mesocolon
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Blood supply to Transverse colon
Right colic artery (SMA) Middle colic artery (SMA) Left colic artery (IMA)
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Venous drainage from transverse colon
Middle colic vein, drains into SMV
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Lymphatic drainage to transverse colon
Superior mesenteric nodes
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Innervation to transverse colon
Proximal 2/3: superior mesenteric plexus Distal 1/3: inferior mesenteric plexus (parasympathetic: pelvic splanchnic nerves. Sympathetic: lumbar splanchnic nerves)
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Innervation to transverse colon
Proximal 2/3: superior mesenteric plexus Distal 1/3: inferior mesenteric plexus (parasympathetic: pelvic splanchnic nerves. Sympathetic: lumbar splanchnic nerves)
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Descending colon anatomical position
Descends inferior from the left colic (splenic) flexure Retroperitoneal in majority Anterior to left kidney
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Blood supply to descending colon
Left colic artery (branch of IMA)
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Venous drainage from descending colon
Left colic vein (drains into IMV)
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Lymphatic drainage from descending colon
Inferior mesenteric nodes
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Innervation to descending colon
Inferior mesenteric plexus (parasympathetic: pelvic splanchnic nerves. Sympathetic: lumbar splanchnic nerves)
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Sigmoid colon anatomical position
Left lower quadrant. Forms when the descending colon turns medially. Left iliac fossa to S3 vertebra Attached to posterior wall by mesentery (sigmoid mesocolon)
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Blood supply to sigmoid colon
Sigmoid artery (branches of IMA)
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Venous drainage from sigmoid colon
Sigmoid veins (drains into IMV)
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Innervation to sigmoid colon
Inferior mesenteric plexus (parasympathetic: pelvic splanchnic nerves. Sympathetic: lumbar splanchnic nerves)
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Characteristics of large bowel wall
``` Mental appendices (pouches of peritoneum, filled with fat) Teniae coli (3 strips of longitudinal muscle along surface of large bowel): mesocolic, free and mental coli. Haustra (sacculations formed from teniae coli contraction) Wider diameter (9cm cecum, 6cm large bowel, 3cm small intestine) ```
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Cell types in the epithelium of large bowel
Crypts of Lieberkuhn: glands and mucus-producing goblet cells GALT (gastrointestinal associated lymphoid tissue)
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Water and Ion absorption in the large bowel
Na+: Na/H antiporter, epithelial sodium channels, enhanced absorption of short-chain fatty acids via specialised symporters Cl-: Cl follows Na+ absorption, in exchange for bicarb (net bicarb loss) H2O: absorbed following osmotic gradient K+: diffuses down electrochemical gradient caused by Na+/H2O absorption Vits: B6, B12, K are produced by digestion of chyme by commensal guy flora

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