Abdomen Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

The foregut starts at the ____ and ends at the _____

A

Esophagus

Proximal descending duodenuim

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2
Q

The midgut starts at the _____ and ends at the ______

A

Distal descending duodenum

Proximal transverse colon

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3
Q

The hindgut starts at the _____ and ends at the _____

A

Distal transverse colon

Rectum

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4
Q

What artery supplies the midgut?

A

Superior mesenteric artery

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5
Q

What artery supplies the foregut?

A

Celiac trunk artery

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6
Q

What artery supplies the hindgut?

A

Inferior mesenteric artery

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7
Q

The foregut rotates _____

A

Clockwise

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8
Q

The midgut rotates _____

A

counterclockwise

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9
Q

What structures of the abdomen are retroperitoneal?

A
SAD PUCKER
Super renal glad
Duodenum (distal 2/3s)
Pancreas (except the tail)
Ureters
Colon (ascending and descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus
Rectum
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10
Q

What separates the duodenum from the jejunum?

A

The ligament of Treitz

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11
Q

What structures are in the portal triad?

A

Hepatic artery proper
Bile duct
Portal vein

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12
Q

The liver is covered by ______

A

Glisson’s Capsule

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13
Q

Name two dependent areas within the abdomen

A

The pouch of Douglass

Morison’s pouch

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14
Q

What structure governs the descent of the testicles?

A

The gubernaculum

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15
Q

PSNS innervation of the foregut and midgut is supplied by?

A

Vagus nerve

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16
Q

PSNS innervation of the hindgut is supplied by?

A

Pelvic splanchnic nerve

17
Q

SNS innervation to the gut is supplied by?

A

Splanchnic nerve

18
Q

The arcade of Drummond is a network of anastomoses of the vessels of the ______ bowel

A

Large

19
Q

The transpyloric plane is at what vertebral level?

A

L1

20
Q

The subcostal plane is at what vertebral level?

A

L3

21
Q

The supracristal plane is at what vertebral level?

A

L4

22
Q

What anatomical landmarks can be used to find the transpyloric plane?

A

Midway between jugular notch and pubis symphysis,

Midway between lower body of sternum and umbilicus

23
Q

Bifurcation of the aorta occurs in what plane?

A

Supracristal plane, L4

24
Q

What are the types of abdominal pain?

A

Visceral, Somatoparietal, and Referred

25
Q

T/F? Visceral pain roughly corresponds to the dermatome innervating the organ involved?

A

True

26
Q

What pain is the most intense and precisely located?

A

Somatoparietal pain

27
Q

What are some examples of something that would cause somatoparietal pain?

A

RLQ - Appendicitis
LLQ - diverticulitis
LUQ - peptic ulcer
RUQ - gallbladder

28
Q

Where do the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries meet?

A

distal transverse colon