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CDC 1-2
Stomach
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The stomach is located below the diaphragm in the _____ of the abdominal cavity. | upper left quadrant |
| The inner lining of the stomach contains many small openings called _____, which are actually the open ends of many tubular gastric glands. | gastric pits |
| The stomach consists of four specific regions: the cardiac, fundic, body, and pyloric. ______ is near the esophagus. At the point where the esophagus joins with the stomach there is a muscular valve known as the cardiac sphincter | Cardiac region |
| ______ extends in a balloon-like manner above the cardiac region. This region is a temporary storage area for food and sometimes it fills with swallowed air. | Fundic region |
| The stomach consists of four specific regions: the cardiac, fundic, body, and pyloric. Body region is the main part of the stomach. It is located between the fundic and pyloric regions. | Body region |
| The stomach consists of four specific regions: the cardiac, fundic, body, and pyloric. _____ becomes narrow and joins with the small intestine. | Pyloric region |
| A muscular valve, called the _____, is located between the pyloric region and the small intestine. | Pyloric sphincter |
| _____ is a tubular organ that is approximately 18 to 20 feet long. It extends from the pyloric sphincter to the large intestine and it coils throughout most of the abdominal cavity. | The small intestine |
| Throughout the inner lining of the small intestine there are tiny projections called _____. | villi |
| _____ is the shortest portion of the small intestine. It joins with the pyloric sphincter and then extends into the jejunum. | Duodenum |
| _____ is the middle portion of the small intestine | Jejunum |
| _____ connects to the large intestine through a valve known as the ileocecal valve. | Ileum |
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