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1
Q

The small intestine lies between what?

A

The duodenum and the large intestine

2
Q

What is the proximal part of the small intestine called?

A

jejunum

3
Q

What is the distal part of the small intestine called?

A

ileum

4
Q

How long is the jejunum?

A

8 inches long

5
Q

How long is the ileum?

A

12 inches long

6
Q

Which part is thicker and wider?

A

jejunum

7
Q

Which part is thinner and narrower?

A

ileum

8
Q

Which part is more vascular?

A

jejunum

9
Q

Which part is less vascular?

A

ileum

10
Q

The mesentery of which part has large translucent (less fat) windows with few large vascular arcades?

A

jejunum

11
Q

The mesentery of which part has small opaque (more fat) windows and numerous smaller arcades?

A

ileum

12
Q

The mesentery of which part has longer and fewer vasa recta?

A

jejunum

13
Q

The mesentery of which part numerous short vasa recta?

A

ileum

14
Q

The ileum has numerous _____.

A

Peyer’s patches

15
Q

What are the numerous lymphoid aggregates in the ileum called?

A

Peyer’s patches

16
Q

Peyer’s patches aka (GALT)

A

Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue

17
Q

What artery supplies all of the small intestine?

A

Superior mesenteric artery

18
Q

The superior mesenteric artery also supplies what? (besides SI)

A

Large intestine up to proximal 2/3rds of transverse colon

19
Q

Does the small intestine have either the hausfrau, teniae coli or appendices epiploica? (like in the large intestine)

A

NO