Topic 144 of 212 in the MU Plovdiv syllabus for Human Anatomy and Histology (Medicine, Years 1 and 2). The free AceMed note covers it in 3 sections, about 94 words (1 min of reading), with 10 flashcards.
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JEJUNM & ILEUM
Jejunum:
Ileum:
JEJUNM & ILEUM
* Only initial part of the jejunum and the terminal ileum are held firmly in place, the rest of the jejunum and ileum is freely mobile in the abdominal cavity.
jejunum & ileum together 3-5 m
Jejunum:
→ From duodenojejunual
Diameter: 3 cm
Length 2/5
Location: superior & Left
Thick wall
Inner mucosal is numerous
long vasa recta (straight blood vessels)
Simple atrial arcades.
Mesentry: long with less fat. infeltration
Ileum:
Diameter 2.5
Length 3/5
Location: inferior and right
Thin wall
less mucosal folds
Short vasa recta
Complicated Atrial arcades
Menestry: Short with richer fat infilteration.
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