10. Foregut 1 Flashcards
Which organs make up the foregut? (6)
Distal oesophagus Stomach Liver Spleen Proximal duodenum Part of pancreas
What is the arterial supply of the foregut?
Branches of the coeliac axis (aorta T12)
Where does blood from the foregut drain to?
Portal vein
Where does lymph from the foregut drain to?
Pre-aortic nodes at T12 (coeliac nodes)
What are the layers of the stomach, from outer to inner?
Serosa
Muscularis externa (outer longitudinal, middle circular, inner oblique)
Submucosa
Mucosa
What are the 3 main areas of the stomach?
Fundus
Body
Pyloric antrum
What is the name given to the many folds within the inner surface of the stomach?
Rugae
What are the 2 notches of the stomach?
Cardiac
Angular
What is the arterial supply of the stomach?
Left gastric artery - branch of coeliac axis (T12)
Right gastric artery
R and L gastro-epiploic (omental)
What are the 3 branches of coeliac axis?
Left gastric
Splenic
Common hepatic
Which artery is the R gastric a branch of?
Hepatic artery
At the lesser curvature of the stomach, which arteries anastomose?
R gastric and L gastric
Apart from the stomach, what other structure does the L gastric artery supply?
Distal oesophagus
Which artery is the short gastric artery a branch of?
Splenic artery
What part of the stomach does the short gastric artery supply?
Fundus