Abdomen-Part 1, 2, 3 Flashcards
What are the anatomical landmarks that mark the upper and lower extent of the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm and pelvic brim
What is the serous membrane that lines the abdominal walls and organs?
Peritoneum (visceral and parietal)
What are the retroperitoneal structures of the abdomen?
S=Suprarenal (adrenal) Glands
A = Aorta/IVC
D =Duodenum (except the duodenal cap aka sup. part)
P = Pancreas (except the tail)
U = Ureters
C = Colon (ascending and descending parts)
K = Kidneys
E = Esophagus
R = Rectum (prostate gland in males)
What is the liver bordered by medially?
Duodenum, stomach and transverse colon.
What is the liver bordered by posteriorly?
right kidney
What is the inner surface of the kidney bordered by?
hepatic flexure
What are the ligaments that come off the liver?
Falciform ligament
Round ligament (ligamentum teres)
Ligamentum venosum
What lobe of the liver is most anterior?
The left lobe of the liver
What is the largest lobe of the liver?
The right lobe
Where does the falciform ligament sit?
Falciform sits in the interlobar fissure between the R and L lobe of liver
What is the smallest lobe of the liver?
Caudate lobe
What structures surround the caudate lobe?
IVC & fissure for ligamentum venosum.
Where is the caudate lobe located?
Located on the inferior and posterior lower surface
Where is the quadrate lobe located?
Located on the inferior and anterior lower surface of the liver
What structures are located around the Quadrate lobe of the liver?
Gall bladder and the round ligament
T/F
If you see the quadrate on an axial slice, you will be able to see the gall bladder
True
Where is the caudate lobe located in relation to the IVC?
Medial and anterior to the IVC
Where is the gallbladder located in relation to the liver?
Anteroinferior surface of the right lobe.
T/F
The gallbladder is not situated close to the first portion of the duodenum, but on the other side of the abdomen.
False; gall bladder is situated close to the first portion of the duodenum
What are the 3 portions of the stomach?
Fundus, body, pylorus
What part of the stomach is most dialted?
Dilated at the fundus
What is the most narrow part of the stomach called?
Pylorus
In which direction does the stomach tilt?
Inferoanterior
What is the first portion of the stomach that we see in an axial slice?
Fundus
What are the sections of the pancreas?
Head, Neck, Body & Tail
At what vertebral level is the pancreas located at?
(don’t need to memorize, good for reference)
T12-L3
T/F
The head end of the pancreas is more superior than the tail
False; The tail end of the pancreas is more superior than the head
Where is the pancreas located in realtion to the stomach?
Posterior to the stomach
What structure does the tail of the pancreas sit against?
The spleen
Where does the head of the pancreas sit?
In the curvature of the duodenum
What is the uncinate process?
The part of the pancreatic head that extends medially towards the jejunum.
What vessel is located on the posterior surface of the pancreas?
Splenic vein
What vessel is located just posterior to the pancreatic neck?
The portal vein
What is the portal vein formed by?
Formed by the merging of the superior mesenteric and splenic vein.
Where is the spleen located in relation to the stomach?
Just lateral to the stomach
T/F
In a normal spleen, the splenic artery appears homogenous
True
What structures surround the right adrenal gland?
-IVC right crus, and right kidney surrounds the right adrenal gland
What structures surround the left adrenal gland?
-L crus, L kidney and pancreas surround the Left adrenal gland