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What is the peritoneal membrane that attaches the stomach and duodenum to the liver?
The stomach empties into the duodenum.
The liver secretes bile into the common hepatic duct. If the sphincter choledochus is closed (it usually is), then the bile refluxes into the gall bladder through the cystic duct. When the sphincter of choledochus opens - with a general opening of the Sphincter of Oddi, the bile is secreted into the duodenum.
Both empty into the duodenum.
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In what break in the protective mucous membrane in the stomach or the duodenum?
an ulcer
What is a break in the protective mucous membrane in the stomach or the duodenum?
An ulcerAn ulcer??
What membrane is attacted to the lesser curvature of the stomach?
The lesser omentum is the double-layered membrane that is attached to the lesser curvature of the stomach. It connects the stomach and liver, providing support and helping to anchor the stomach in place within the abdominal cavity.
What is atrophy of the duodenum?
This is the deadening or wasting away of the membrane lining the duodenum (small intestine connected to stomach) .
What is the name of the first portion of the small bowel that connects to the stomach?
The Pylorus (the valve between the stomach and duodenum is the pyloric valve)
Is the volumes of the stomach and duodenum the same?
No. The duodenum is part of the small intestine and connects the small intestine to the stomach.
Are the volumes of the stomach and duodenum equal?
No, the stomach is larger in volume compared to the duodenum. The stomach serves as a temporary storage and mixing chamber for food, whereas the duodenum is the first part of the small intestine where further digestion and absorption take place.
The greater omentum arises from what part of the stomach?
The greater omentum arises from the greater curvature of the stomach. It is a large apron-like structure made of fatty tissue that hangs down over the intestines.
What is the ulcer occurring in the lower portion of the esophagus stomach and duodenum caused by the breakdown of the mucosa membrane by the acid of gastric juices and pepsin?
peptic ulcer
Which term is not associated with the stomach?
duodenum
When Chyme moves from the stomach into the?
Duodenum
What is pyloric pump of the stomach?
The pyloric pump of the stomach empties what's inside the stomach into the duodenum. The pump is activated when the stomach distends. The pump is inhibited when there's acid inside the duodenum. The pump is also inhibited if there are substances difficult tot digest inside the duodenum.
