SMALL INTESTINE CH

The small intestine is a tubular organ that extends from the ____ to the opening of the large intestines, ____ found in the loewr right abdomen

Most of the absorption of the ____ occurs in the small intestine

Why is it called the SMALL intestines

The small intestine is over ____ times as long as the large intestine

What are the 3 parts of the small intestine

What is the 1st part of the small intestine that takes up 1st 10 inches and is the most fixed portion

The duodenum begins at the ____ in the stomach and joins with the ____ posteriorly

The head of the ____ lies in close proximity to the duodenum

the duodenum receives gastric juices from the pancreas via the ____ and from the gall bladder and liver via the

The pancreatic and bile ducts converge at a single opening through the ____; also called ____

The ____ extends from the duodenum to the ileum and is about 9ft in length

Both the jejunum and the ileum are suspended from the posterior wall by a double layered fold of peritoneum called ____ which contains_____

The ileum extends from the ____ to the junction with the large intestine at the _____, either in the right lower abdoment or in the pelvis

The _____ is the opening between the terminal part of the ileum and cecum

What are the tiny projections of mucous memebrance all throughout the small intestine and play an important role in mixing chyme with intestinal juice and in the absorption and digestive processes

The villi are covered with ____ and contain a core of ____ containing blood capillaries and nerve fibers

The presence of ____ enhance the process of absoprtion and create a brush like border and gently increase the surface area of the cells

What functions to carry away substances absorbed by the villus

The ____ in the small intestine act to stimulate or inhibit the small intestine activities

What is between the bases of the villi and are tubular intestinal glands

Where do stem cells for the columnar epithelium reside?

What are found in the mucosa of the small intestine?

What are lymphatic tissues that are most numerous in the terminal ileum and become involved during infections such as typhoid fever and tuberculosis of the intestine

How is chyme propelled through the small intestine

Food moves slow through the small intestine about ____ to travel to the large intestine

The small intestine is where we get most of our nutrients and is the MOST sensitive to radiation and can only take about ___ dose

Why do we not normally treat the small intestine

How are small intestinal tumors usually discovered?

Small intestinal ca is a rare carcinoma but tumore are generally found in the

50% of the small intestinal lesions are called

What are some disorders associated with small intestinal ca

What are symptoms of small intestinal ca

How can small intestinal disease spread

What are treatment options for small intestinal CA

Which chemo drug is used for small intestinal CA

What is the 5 year survival rate for small intestinal CA

Eventually food moves through the small intestine and pushed through the ____ into the large intestine