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What joins the small intestine?
The mesentery is a membrane that suspends the small intestine from the back of the abdominal wall. It supports the blood vessels, nerves and lymph vessels that supply the small intestine. The small intestine is surrounded by the large intestine.
What is it called where the small intestine meets the large intestine?
ileocecal valve
The ileocecal valve, located at the opening between the ileum and the large intestine, controls the flow of chyme from the small intestine to the large intestine.
What is the pouch attached to the ascending colon?
The cecum, which is the proximal blind end (pouch) of the ascending (right) colon, is a blind cul-de-sac below the level of the ileocecal junction that lies in the right iliac fossa.
What is the name of the valve that regulates passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine?
The pyloric sphincter is a ring of smooth muscle that connects the stomach and small intestine. It opens and closes to control the passage of partially digested food and stomach juices from the pylorus to the duodenum.
Is small intestine connected to colon?
Your small intestine is the longest part of your digestive system – about twenty feet long! It connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon) and folds many times to fit inside your abdomen. Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat.
What is a surgical pouch?
Ileoanal anastomosis (il-e-o-A-nul uh-nas-tuh-MOE-sis) surgery (commonly called J-pouch surgery) allows you to eliminate waste normally after removal of your entire large intestine (colon and rectum). J-pouch surgery is also known as ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) surgery.
What is AK pouch?
Also called a K-pouch, a continent ileostomy is a connection of the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the skin of your abdomen. A surgeon makes it so that waste can leave your body, because it can’t leave the usual way. Unlike other ileostomies, the K-pouch has a valve that the surgeon makes.
What is a sphincter valve?
Sphincters are circular muscles that serve as valves to open and close certain parts of the body. For example, the digestive system has several sphincters that regulate the passage of fluid and food from the mouth to the stomach, through the intestines, and out the anus.