Abdomen Anatomy Flashcards
The foregut starts at the ____ and ends at the _____
Esophagus
Proximal descending duodenuim
The midgut starts at the _____ and ends at the ______
Distal descending duodenum
Proximal transverse colon
The hindgut starts at the _____ and ends at the _____
Distal transverse colon
Rectum
What artery supplies the midgut?
Superior mesenteric artery
What artery supplies the foregut?
Celiac trunk artery
What artery supplies the hindgut?
Inferior mesenteric artery
The foregut rotates _____
Clockwise
The midgut rotates _____
counterclockwise
What structures of the abdomen are retroperitoneal?
SAD PUCKER Super renal glad Duodenum (distal 2/3s) Pancreas (except the tail) Ureters Colon (ascending and descending) Kidneys Esophagus Rectum
What separates the duodenum from the jejunum?
The ligament of Treitz
What structures are in the portal triad?
Hepatic artery proper
Bile duct
Portal vein
The liver is covered by ______
Glisson’s Capsule
Name two dependent areas within the abdomen
The pouch of Douglass
Morison’s pouch
What structure governs the descent of the testicles?
The gubernaculum
PSNS innervation of the foregut and midgut is supplied by?
Vagus nerve
PSNS innervation of the hindgut is supplied by?
Pelvic splanchnic nerve
SNS innervation to the gut is supplied by?
Splanchnic nerve
The arcade of Drummond is a network of anastomoses of the vessels of the ______ bowel
Large
The transpyloric plane is at what vertebral level?
L1
The subcostal plane is at what vertebral level?
L3
The supracristal plane is at what vertebral level?
L4
What anatomical landmarks can be used to find the transpyloric plane?
Midway between jugular notch and pubis symphysis,
Midway between lower body of sternum and umbilicus
Bifurcation of the aorta occurs in what plane?
Supracristal plane, L4
What are the types of abdominal pain?
Visceral, Somatoparietal, and Referred
T/F? Visceral pain roughly corresponds to the dermatome innervating the organ involved?
True
What pain is the most intense and precisely located?
Somatoparietal pain
What are some examples of something that would cause somatoparietal pain?
RLQ - Appendicitis
LLQ - diverticulitis
LUQ - peptic ulcer
RUQ - gallbladder
Where do the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries meet?
distal transverse colon
