2025/2026 EDITION.
The area identified in the figure below is the:
cardiac antrum
The part of the stomach identified in the
figure below is the:
pyloric antrum
The area identified in the figure below is the:
fundus
The muscle controlling the opening between the stomach and the
pyloric sphincter
duodenum is termed the:
Hypersthenic For which type of body habitus is the stomach almost horizontal?
Hyposthenic/Asthenic For which type of body habitus is the stomach nearly vertical?
Functions of the stomach include:
1.) storage of food
2.) absorption of food products
3.) chemical breakdown of food
B. 1 and 3
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3
22 feet What is the length of the average adult small intestine?
3 The small intestine is divided into how many distinct portions?
Duodenum The widest portion of the small bowel is the:
Ileum The most distal portion of the small intestine is the:
5 feet What is the length of the large intestine?
Cecum The vermiform appendix of the colon is attached to the:
ileocecal valve The opening between the small intestine and the large intestine is called the:
The area of the colon identified in the
figure below is the:
ascending colon
, The area of the colon identified in the
figure below is the:
Cecum
The area of the colon identified in the
figure below is the:
Sigmoid colon
How long does it take barium to go through the alimentary canal
24 hours
and reach the rectum?