Abdomen Flashcards
where is the posterior abdominal wall located? (2)
- behind abdominal organs
- extends from vertebral volumn to posterior aspects of abdominal cavity
what are the muscles included in the PAW? (4)
- psoas major
- psoas minor
- iliacus
- quadratus lumborum
what are the main parts of the PAW? (5)
- muscles
- vertebrae
- thoracloumbar fascia
- blood vessels
- nerves
what is thoracolumbar fascia? (2)
- strong connective tissues structure that covers the muscles of the lower back and forms a sheet
- provides stability
retroperitoneal organs (2) vs intraperitoneal organs (2)
retroperitoneal:
* anchored to PAW
* lies behind parietal peritoneum
Intraperitoneal:
* anterior to PAW
* suspended within peritoneal cavity by mesentery
the two types of extraperitoneal organs:
- rertoperitoneal
- sub periotteal
what is a sub peritoneal organ?
- an organ beneath the peritoneum of the abominal cavity
types of mesentery’s of the abdomen: (4)
- SI mesentery = the mesentery
- transverse colon mesentery = mesa colon
- sigmoid colon mesentery = sigmoid colon
- stomach mesentery = greater and lesser omentum
what is a secondary retroperitoneal organ? (3)
- an organ that originally had a mesentery
- was intrapertioneal
- due to enlarging of other organs in evolution (e.g. the SI), has become pushed against the PAW
examples of secondary retroperitoneal organs: (3)
- ascending colon
- descending colon
- duodenum
what is the lesser sac of the abdominal peritoneum also known as?
- omental bursa
what are the 2 main parts of the lesser sac?
- superior recess
- inferior recess
what are the 3 divisions of the gut?
- foregut
- midgut
- hindgut
what does the foregut contain? (6)
- oeseophagus
- stomach
- liver
- gallbladder
- pancreas
- first part of duodenum
what does the midgut contain? (7)
- second part of duodenum
- jejuunum
- ileum
- cecum
- appedix
- ascending colon
- first 2-thirds of transverse colon
what does the hindgut contain? (5)
- last 1/3 of transverse colon
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
- upper part of anal canal
what is the trunk that supplys to the foregut?
- coeliac trunk
what are the branches of the coeliac trunk? (3)
- left gastric artery
- splenic artery
- common hepatic artery
what does the left gastric artery supply? (2)
- the lesser curvature of the stomach
- lower part of oesophagus
what does the splenic artery supply? (3)
- spleen
- part of stomach
- part of pancreas
what does the common hepatic artery divide into and supply? (2)
- proper hepatic artery - liver
- gastroduodenal artery - first part of duodenum
where vertebral evel is the coeliac trunk found?
T12
what does the proper hepatic artery further split into, and supply (4)?
- right gastric artery - lesser curvature of stomach
- cystic artery - gall bladder
- left hepatic artery - liver
- right heptic artery - liver
what does the gstroduodenal artery further split into and supply (3)?
- supra duodenal artery - superior aspect of duodenum
- right gastroepiploic artery - inferior greater curvature of stomach
- superior pancreatic duodenal artery - duodenum and pancreas
what boundary does the pelvid brim/pelvic inlet mark?
- boundary between abdominal and pelvic cavities
what is the omentum? (2)
- two folds of peritoneum, that line the abdominal cavity and abdominal organs
- plats role in supporting and protecting abdominal organs
the greater omentum: (origin, location and role)
- hangs down from greater curavture of stomach
- drapes over abominal organs
- contains lymph nodes and immune cells to respond to infections and inflammation
why is the greater omentum known as the policeman of the abdomen?
- it can migrate to areas of inflammation to help contain infections or seal off injured areas
what ligaments are there in the greater omentum, and what they connect: (3)
- gastrocolic ligament - greater curvature of stomach and transverse colon
- gastrosplenic ligament - stomach to spleen
- gastrophrenic ligament - stomach to diaphragm
what does the gastrocolic ligament contain?
- blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels to stomach and transverse colon
the lesser omentum location (2)
- extends from lesser curvature of stomach and proximal duodenum
- to the liver
the two ligaments of the lesser omentum:
- hepatogastric ligament - liver and lesser curvature of stomach
- hepatoduodenal ligament - liver to first part of duodenum
what important structure does the lesser omentum contain?
- the portal triad
how is the foregut attachment different from the rest of the GI tract?
- attached at the back and front to abdominal wall by 2 double folds of peritoneum
what are the attachments that connect the foregut to the abdominal wall called?
- Dorsal mesogastrium = back
- ventral mesogatrium front
what is the epiploic foramen? (2)
- the only opening in the peritoneum that connects the greater and lesser sac
- located posterior to free edge of lesser omentum - the bit that connects the liver to lesser curvature of stomach
how does the epiploic foramen form? (2)
- duodenum is stuck against liver
- leaves small section of lower free boarder of lesser omentum
what are the 3 arteries that supply the GI tract, and which part:
- foregut - coeliac artery
- midgut - superior mesenteric artery
- hindgut - inferior mesenteric artery
what are the peritoneal attachments of the liver also referred to as?
ligaments
what are the peritoneal attachments of the liver? (4)
- falciform ligament
- coronary ligament
- right triangular ligament
- left triangular ligament
origin, insertion, anterior boarder, posterior boarder, what it contains
the falciform ligament: (5)
- origin - diaphragm
- insertion - highest part of liver, down to hepatic notch
- anterior boarder attaches to abdominal wall
- posterior boarder hangs free
- contains ligamentum teres
what does the falciform ligament line of attachment do?
- divide the liver into the left (smaller) and right (larger) lobes
what is the ligamentum teres
- a remnant of the foetal umbilical vein
the coronary ligament: (2)
- located on superior posterior part of liver
- surrounds front of inferior vena cava
the right and left triangular ligaments: (2)
- formed where the anterior and posterior layers of the coronary ligament meet on the left and right side
- attaches to the right/left lobe of liver
the stomach position relative to the costal margin:
- more than half of stomach lies above level of costal margin
the junctions of the stomach: (2)
- gastro-esophageal junction - where oesophageus meets stomach
- pyloric junction - where stomach meets duodenum
what is the most superior part of the somach called?
- the fundus
what is the narrow part of the stomach called?
- the pyloric antrum
the walls of the GI tract: (2)
- outer layer of smooth muscle
- inner layer of mucosa
difference between mucosa in the fundus and pyloric antrum of the stomach: (2)
- fundus = smooth
- pyloric antrum = prominent longitudinal folds known as ruggae
which of the two sphincters of the stomach is more effective?
- pyloric sphincter
what is the biliary system?
- a network of ducts and structures (organs) that play a crucial role in production, storage and transportation of bile
what does the biliary system include? (7)
- lliver
- gallbladder
- common bile duct
- pancreatic duct
- amupulla of Vater
- Hepatic ducts
- Cystic ducts
what are ampulla of Vater? (3)
- smal opening
- where the common bile duct and pancreatic duct
- enter the duodenum
what do hepatic ducts do?
- carry bile away from liver
what do cystic ducts do? (2)
- connect gallbladder to common hepatic duct
- allows flow of bile from gallbladder to common bile duct
where does the common bile duct end up? (2)
- duodenum
- enters at the duodenal papilla
what 2 structures enter the duodenum at the duodenal papilla?
- common bile duct
- pancreatic duct
main functions of the spleen? (2)
- blood filtration - removees old/damaged RBCs from blood stream and also debris
- immune response - contains WBCs, lymphocytes and macrophages
ligaments
what are the two folds of peritoneum that connect to the spleen?
- gastrosplenic ligament - at the front, connects to stomach
- Lienorenal ligament - at the back, loose connection to left kidney
what vessels supplies the spleen, and where they enter the spleen?
- splenic blood vessels
- hilum of spleen
what is the hilum of the spleen?
- refers where the blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels enter ane exit organs (spleen in this case)