Abdomen #1 Flashcards
Give the structures that lie posterior to the first part (superior part) of the duodenum (4)
Mnemonic: BIG P
- ) Bile duct
- ) Gastroduodenal artery
- ) Portal vein
- ) Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Give the structures that lie ANTERIOR to the first part of the duodenum (3)
p. 292 and p.296 Rohen
1. ) Peritoneum
2. ) Gallbladder
3. ) Quadrate lobe of the liver
The superior duodenum is connected to the liver by the ________ (part of the _____).
Hepatoduodenal ligament (part of the LESSER OMENTUM).
Which structures lie superior to the first part (superior part) of the duodenum (2)?
- ) Neck of the gallbladder
2. ) Hepatoduodenal ligament (lesser omentum)
Which structures lie inferior to the first part (superior part) of the duodenum (2)?
- ) Neck of pancreas
2. ) Greater omentum
What artery perforates the first part of the duodenum?
Gastroduodenal artery
High yield, per Dr. Rich
At what vertebral levels does the descending part (second part) of the duodenum lie?
Descends along the right of L1-L3
What structure(s) lie within the hepatoduodenal ligament?
*Mnemonic: HH CLB* Hepatic artery proper Hepatic portal vein Common bile duct Lymphatic vessels Branches of the vagus nerve
What supplies blood to the duodenum?
Celiac (foregut) and superior mesenteric (midgut) arteries
The head of the pancreas is cradled by the _________
See p.296 Rohen
C-shaped portion of the descending (2nd part) part of the duodenum.
Which structures are found near the 2nd part (descending part) of the duodenum –> medially, laterally, posteriorly, and anteriorly?
Medially: Head of pancreas
Laterally: Kidney and suprarenal gland
Posteriorly: Psoas major and IVC
Anteriorly: Transverse colon, border of liver
What structure(s) lie posterior to the horizontal (third) part of the duodenum (5)?
IVC, abdominal aorta, L3 vertebra, psoas major, and right ureter.
Which structures lie anterior to the third part (horizontal part) of the duodenum (3)?
p.296 Rohen
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA), SMV, root of mesentery, and parts of the jejunum.
Which structures lie superior to the third part (horizontal part) of the duodenum (3)?
Head of the pancreas (on the right), SMA, SMV
Which two veins unite to form the hepatic portal vein?
Splenic, superior mesenteric
Parasympathetic innervation to the duodenum comes from where?
The vagus nerve via celiac and superior mesenteric plexuses
What does peptic ulcer disease consists of?
Ulcers of the stomach and duodenum (23:24 Lecture 29a)
Define SMA syndrome
Compression of the third part of the duodenum by the SMA and AA
Define Nutcracker syndrome. Symptoms?
SMA compressing left renal vein against the aorta.
Symptoms: Hematuria, anemia, abdominal pain, left testicular pain (due to back up of venous flow into gonadal veins), vericocele (enlargement of veins in the scrotum), LLQ pain in women
What is the name of the ligament where the jejunum begins?
Ligament of Treitz
What quadrant does the jejunum mostly occupy?
LUQ
What are the circular folds of muscle within the jejunum called?
Plicae circularis
What quadrant does the ileum mainly occupy?
RLQ
Where does the ileum terminate?
ileocecal junction
Compare the relative thickness and vascularity of the ileum to the jejunum
Ileum is thin-walled and less vascular than the jejunum
Where are Peyers patches present?
Duodenum and ileum…NOT JEJUNUM
- ) What is the name for the specialized lymphatic vessels that absorb fat?
- ) What is the absorbed fat called?
- ) Where does the lymph ultimately drain?
- ) Lacteals
- ) Absorbed fat called “chyle”
- ) Cisterna chyli
What supplies…
- ) Parasympathetic innervation to the jejunum and ileum?
- ) Sympathetic innervation to the jejunum and ileum?
- ) Parasympathetic = VAGUS
2. ) Greater and lesser splanchnic nerves (T5-T9 spinal cord segments)
What are the boundaries of the anterior (anterolateral) abdominal wall?
- ) Superiorly
- ) Inferiorly
- ) Superiorly: Cartilages of the 7th-10th ribs, and the xiphoid process of the sternum.
- ) Inferiorly: Inguinal ligament and the superior margins of the anterolateral aspects of the pelvic girdle (iliac crests, pubic crests, and pubic symphysis).
pp. 184-186 Moore
Name and describe the three flat muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall
- ) External oblique:
- ) Internal oblique:
- ) Transversus abdominis:
Name all of the structures in the RUQ (10)
- ) Liver: right lobe
- ) Gallbladder
- ) Stomach: pylorus
- ) Duodenum: parts 1-3
- ) Pancreas: head
- ) Right suprarenal gland
- ) Right kidney
- ) Right colic (hepatic) flexure
- ) Ascending colon: superior part
- ) Transverse colon: right half
What is the name for the deep perineal fascia of the penis?
Buck’s fascia
What is the arcuate line and where is it?
It is a crescent-shaped line marking the inferior limit of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath –> it is located just below the level of the iliac crest.
- ) The superficial inguinal ring is a hole in the _________.
- ) The deep inguinal ring is a hole in the _________.
- ) External oblique aponeurosis
2. ) Transversalis Fascia
What early embryological structure forms the inguinal canal and scrotum? What is it called when it forms the scrotum?
Processus Vaginalis –> becomes the Tunica Vaginalis when it envelops the testis.
Give mnemonic and structures of RUQ (10)
RUQ = QUR = Queer –> Lesbians Get Pussy, Doubtfully Penis (head). Stop Knocking Cock And Try It.
Liver (right lobe), Gallbladder, Pylorus, Duodenum (1-3), Pancreas (head), Suprarenal gland (right), Kidney, Colic flexure (hepatic), Ascending colon (superior), Transverse colon
Give mnemonic and structures of LUQ (10)
Mnemonic –> Like Sloppy Seconds? Come Fuck This Dirty Sluts Puss…Just Kidding
Liver (left lobe), Spleen, Stomach, Colic Flexure (splenic), Transverse colon, Descending colon, Suprarenal gland (left), Pancreas (body and tail), Jejunum, Kidney.
Give mnemonic and structures of LLQ
- (For both LLQ and RLQ –> U^2 So So = Ureter, Urinary bladder, Uterus, Uterine tube – Spermatocord, Ovary)*
- Mnemonic = Lick D’s
LLQ = liq = lick –> D’s (colon) –> Descending and Sigmoid Colon.
Give mnemonic and structures for RLQ
- (For both LLQ and RLQ –> U^2 So So = Ureter, Urinary bladder, Uterus, Uterine tube – Spermatocord, Ovary)*
- Mnemonic = Ass CAM –> Ascending colon, Cecum, Appendix, Most of ileum
List the layers of the anterior abdominal wall (superficial to deep) above the arcuate line (and lateral to rectus abdominis)
Skin –> Camper’s Fascia (fatty) –> Scarpa’s Fascia (membranous) –> External obliques –> Internal obliques –> Transversus abdominis –> Tranversalis fascia –> Peritoneum
Give the analogous structures in the scrotum to each of the following structures/layers:
- Skin*
1. ) Camper’s Fascia (fatty)
2. ) Scarpa’s Fascia (membranous)
3. ) External oblique muscle and fascia
4. ) Internal oblique muscle
5. ) Transversus abdominis muscle and fascia
6. ) Tranversalis fascia
7. ) Peritoneum
- Skin*
1. ) Dartos fascia (and muscle)
2. ) Dartos fascia (and muscle)
3. ) External spermatic fascia
4. ) Cremasteric fascia and muscle
5. ) NO CONTINUATION
6. ) Internal spermatic fascia
7. ) Tunica vaginalis
p. 208 Moore
What is the female homologue of the male scrotum?
Labia majora
What is the fate of the following embryonic female structures and what do the mature structures do?
- ) Upper gubernaculum
- ) Lower gubernaculum
- ) Becomes the OVARIA LIGAMENT: Connects ovaries to the uterus
- ) Becomes the ROUND LIGAMENT: Attaches uterus to the labia majora
Describe the location of each of the following (in relation to umbilical folds) and what hernias are possible there:
- ) Medial inguinal fossae
- ) Lateral inguinal fossae
- ) Supravesical fossae
- ) Between the MEDIAL and LATERAL umbilical folds (area also commonly called the inguinal triangle, i.e. Hesselbach Triangles), they are potential sites for the less common DIRECT INGUINAL HERNIAS.
- ) Lateral to the LATERAL umbilical folds, it includes the DEEP INGUINAL RINGS and are the potential sites for the MOST COMMON type of lower abdominal wall hernia…the INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIA.
- ) Located between the MEDIAN and MEDIAL umbilical folds NO HERNIA
p. 293 Rohen, p.202 Moore
List the contents of each of the umbilical folds
- ) Median umbilical folds: Covers the MEDIAN UMBILICAL LIGAMENT (fibrous remnants of the URACHUS).
- ) Medial umbilical folds: Cover the MEDIAL UMBILICAL LIGAMENTS (formed by occluded parts of the umbilical arteries).
- ) Lateral umbilical folds: Cover the INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC VESSELS (thus, bleed if cut).
pp. 201-202 Moore
In the term supravesical fossa, what does VESICAL refer to?
Bladder
Where is the Hasselbachs Triangle located? Borders?
- Located in the medial inguinal fossa.
- Borders –> Lacunar ligament, inferior epigastric vessels, rectus abdominus
Where does the rectus sheath begin and end (lateral to medial)?
Starts at the midclavicular line (MCL) and ends at the midline where it merges with the opposite side and forms the linea alba.
p.188 Moore
- ) What are the afferent and efferent limbs of the cremasteric reflex?
- ) What does the absence of a cremasteric reflex imply?
1.) Afferent: FEMORAL BRANCH of the genitofemoral nerve and ilioinguinal nerve.
Efferent: Motor fibers of the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve (which causes the cremaster muscle to contract and elevate the testis
2.) Absence of the cremasteric reflex can suggest TESTICULAR TORSION
- ) What is cryptorchidism?
- ) Monorchidism?
- ) What is the name of the condition where a testis can be readily moved between the scrotum and canal?
- ) The absence of one or both testes (undescended) from the scrotum at birth.
- ) Having only ONE testicle.
- ) Retractile testis
- p.210 Moore
Where do most of (60%) undescended testes end up?
High up in the scrotum
What are the contents the inguinal canal?
- ) Spermatic Cord (males) or Round Ligament of the Uterus (females)
- ) Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
Where does the RECTUS SHEATH begin and end (lateral to medial)?
Starts at midclavicular line (MCL) and ends at the midline where it merges with the opposite site and forms the linea alba.
p.188 Moore
What is the most dense, inferior-most portion of the external oblique aponeurosis called?
Inguinal ligament
What is the site and cause of indirect inguinal hernias?
Site/cause: Occurs at a PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS, and internal viscera can enter the scrotum.
What are the fascial coverings that surround the spermatic cord (3) and what abdominal fascial layers are they derived form?
- ) Internal spermatic fascia: Derived from transversalis fascia.
- ) Cremasteric fascia: Derived from investing fascia of the internal oblique muscle.
- ) External spermatic fascia: Derived from external oblique aponeurosis and its investing fascia.
If the inguinal swelling of a hernia is LATERAL to the inferior epigastric artery, what type of hernia is it? Why?
Indirect inguinal hernia, because it must travel through the DEEP INGUINAL RING.
What supplies cutaneous sensation to the abdomen and abdominal wall?
Thoracoabdominal nerves (T7-T11) –> with anterior cutaneous and lateral cutaneous branches.
- ) Superficial lymphatic vessels of the anterior abdominal wall accompany the ________.
- ) Superficial lymphatic vessels superior to the transumbilical plane drain into the ________.
- ) Superficial lymphatic vessels inferior to the transumbilical plane drain into the ________.
- ) Subcutaneous veins
- ) Axillary lymph nodes
- ) Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
- p.195 Moore
- ) Deep lymphatic vessels of the anterior abdominal wall accompany _______.
- ) Deep lymphatic vessels of the anterior abdominal wall drain into ______ (4 places)
- ) Deep veins of the abdominal wall
- ) External iliac, common iliac, right and left lumbar (caval and aortic) lymph nodes.
- Moore p.195
What are the covering layers of the spermatic cord (3)?
- ) Internal spermatic fascia
- ) Cremasteric fascia
- ) External spermatic fascia
- p.206 Moore