Abdomen Flashcards
1
Q
What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery?
A
- Inferior pancreatico-duodenal artery
- Jejunal and ileal arteries
- Ileo-colic artery
- Right colic artery
- Middle colic artery
2
Q
What are the relations of superior mesenteric artery?
A
Superiorly: neck of pancreas
Postero-inferiorly: third part of duodenum and uncinate process
Posteriorly: left renal vein
Right: superior mesenteric vein
3
Q
What is the structure that lie most anteriorly at the hilum of the left kidney?
A
The renal veins lie most anteriorly, followed by artery and ureter at most posterior.
4
Q
Where does inferior mesenteric vein drains into?
A
Splenic vein
5
Q
At what spinal level does coeliac trunk arise from the aorta?
A
T12
6
Q
At which vertebral level does common iliac veins fuse with inferior vena cava?
A
L5
7
Q
What is the location of the coeliac autonomic plexus?
A
Anterolateral to the aorta
