3. The Arterial Supply / Venous Drainage of the Alimentary Tract Flashcards
What are the 3 arteries which supply the Alimentary Tract?
- The Coeliac Trunk
- The Superior Mesenteric Artery
- The Inferior Mesenteric Artery
Where do the 3 arteries which supply the Alimentary Tract arise from?
The Abdominal Aorta
At what vertebral level does the Coeliac Trunk leave the Aorta?
T12, just below the Diaphragm
At what vertebral level does the Superior Mesenteric Artery leave the Aorta?
L1, on the Transpyloric Plane
At what vertebral level does the Inferior Mesenteric Artery leave the Aorta?
L3
What does the Coeliac Trunk supply?
- The Foregut
- The Pancreas
- The Liver
- The Spleen
What Organs are included in the Foregut?
- The Oesophagus
- The Stomach
- The Superior Part of the Duodenum
- The Descending Part of the Duodenum
What does the Superior Mesenteric Artery Supply?
The Midgut
What Organs are included in the Midgut?
- The Inferior Part of the Duodenum
- The Ascending Part of the Duodenum
- The Jejunum
- The Ileum
- The Caecum
- The Appendix
- The Ascending Colon
- The Proximal 2/3 of the Transverse Colon
What does the Inferior Mesenteric Artery Supply?
The Hindgut
What Organs are included in the Hindgut?
- The Distal 1/3 of the Transverse Colon
- The Descending Colon
- The Sigmoid Colon
- The Anal Canal
- The Rectum
What is the Boundary between the Foregut and the Midgut?
The Descending Part of the Duodenum, to the Inferior Part of the Duodenum
What is the Boundary between the Midgut and the Hindgut?
At the Proximal 2/3 of the Transverse Colon
What drains the Hindgut?
The Inferior Mesenteric Vein
What drains the Midgut?
The Superior Mesenteric Vein