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Upper GI (RAD 135)

Part 1

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Musculomembranous tube that extends from the mouth to the anus Alimentary Canal
What is the Outermost Layer of the Digestive Tract? Serosa
What is the 2nd Outermost Layer of the Digestive Tract? Muscularis
What is the Innermost Layer of the Digestive Tract? Mucosa
What is the 2nd Innermost Layer of the Digestive Tract? Sub-Mucosa
What is the name of the movement of food from proximal to distal end of the GI tract? Peristalsis
What does proximal for the GI tract mean? Closest to the entrance, or beginning of the pathway
Sublingual space is? Under the Tongue
Masticated (chewed) food mixes with saliva to form a? Bolus
All 3 pairs of Salivary Glands produce saliva which mixes with food to form a? Soft Bolus
What Salivary Gland is near the Gonion? Submandibular
What Salivary Gland is close to the Ear? Parotid
What Salivary Gland is under the tongue? Sublingual
The Parotid Gland is the ________ Salivary Gland Largest
The Sublingual Gland is the ________ Salivary Gland Smallest
Connection between mouth and esophagus- Pharynx
Connects upper pharynx to trachea and is not part of the digestive system- Larynx
Protects the larynx from aspiration- Epiglottis
Connects the pharynx to the stomach. Lies slightly left of midline- Esophagus
A ring-shaped muscle that opens and closes a passage Cardiac or Lower Esophageal Sphincter (Esophagogastric Junction)
The Esophagus Originates at C6
The Esophagus Passes through the hiatus of diaphragm at T10
The Cardiac or Lower Esophageal Sphincter (Esophagogastric Junction) is located at T11
What is the Dilated, saclike portion between the esophagus and small intestine? Stomach
What is the entrance of the Stomach? Cardia
What is the most superior & posterior portion of the Stomach? Fundus
What is the Longest & most vertical section of the Stomach with folds of mucosal rugae? Body
What part of the Stomach is the (mostly) horizontal narrowing entrance to the small intestine? Pylorus
What is the Angle between the Esophagus and the Fundus? Cardiac Notch
What is the Angle between the lesser curvature of the Stomach and the Pylorus? Angular Notch
What Marks the end of the stomach and beginning of the duodenum? Pyloric Sphincter
Chemically and mechanically altered food that leaves the stomach- Chyme
Stomach Positions- Hypersthenic Higher and more horizontal
Stomach Positions- Hyposthenic Lower and more stretched out body (of stomach)
Stomach Positions- Asthenic Lowest, body and pylorus bunched together, more midline
Hyperosmolar- Can cause diarrhea
If the Fundus is filled with ____________ it will appear White Barium
If the Fundus is filled with ____________ it will appear Black Air
For upper gastric studies, Negative Contrast (Air) is most commonly administrated via _________ Effervescent Crystals
The Esophagus Passes through the hiatus of diaphragm at T10
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