Beginner Body of the Stomach Quiz

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Q1. Which part of the stomach forms its large central region?

  • Duodenal bulb
  • Pyloric canal
  • Body
  • Cardia

Q2. Which part of the stomach lies superior to the body?

  • Pylorus
  • Fundus
  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum

Q3. Which part of the stomach continues distally from the body?

  • Cecum
  • Pyloric part
  • Fundus
  • Esophagus

Q4. Which border of the gastric body is long and convex?

  • Pyloric sphincter
  • Lesser curvature
  • Cardial orifice
  • Greater curvature

Q5. Which border of the gastric body is shorter and concave?

  • Greater curvature
  • Duodenojejunal flexure
  • Left colic flexure
  • Lesser curvature

Q6. What are the temporary folds of the gastric mucosa called?

  • Taeniae coli
  • Rugae
  • Plicae circulares
  • Haustra

Q7. Which epithelial type lines the lumen of the gastric body?

  • Stratified squamous epithelium
  • Transitional epithelium
  • Simple columnar epithelium
  • Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium

Q8. Which cells in the glands of the gastric body secrete hydrochloric acid?

  • Paneth cells
  • Goblet cells
  • Parietal cells
  • Kupffer cells

Q9. Which cells in the gastric body secrete pepsinogen?

  • Enterocytes
  • Parietal cells
  • Hepatocytes
  • Chief cells

Q10. What is the usual peritoneal relationship of the stomach body?

  • Primarily retroperitoneal
  • Intraperitoneal
  • Extraperitoneal
  • Secondarily retroperitoneal
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