Abdomen & Pelvis Structure Relations Flashcards
The common bile duct passes _____ to the duodenum (first segment) and _____ to the epiploic foramen.
posterior; anterior
The hepatic portal vein passes _____ to the epiploic foramen, and in the lesser omentum (hepatoduodenal ligament), it is typically positioned _____ to the bile duct and the hepatic artery proper.
anterior; posterior
The hepatic artery proper passes _____ to the epiploic foramen.
anterior
The gastroduodenal artery passes _____ to the duodenum (first segment) and _____ to the pancreas.
posterior; anterior
The duodenum (second segment) is positioned directly _____ of the pancreas (head).
lateral (to the right)
The duodenum (3rd segment) is positioned _____ to the pancreas (head) and passes _____ to both the inferior vena cava and the abdominal aorta.
directly inferior; anterior
The splenic artery and vein pass _____ to the stomach (fundus) and are typically positioned _____ to the pancreas (body and tail).
posterior; posterior - superior
The superior mesenteric artery is positioned _____ to the superior mesenteric vein and passes _____ to the duodenum (4th segment), _____ to the left renal vein, and _____ to the pancreas (body).
lateral (to the left); anterior; directly anterior; posterior
The superior mesenteric vein passes _____ to the duodenum (4th segment) and _____ to both the stomach (pylorus) and the pancreas (body).
anterior; posterior
The inferior vena cava passes _____ to the liver and is positioned _____ to the caudate lobe.
posterior; lateral
The gallbladder is positioned _____ to the quadrate lobe of the liver.
lateral
The kidney is positioned _____ to the psoas muscle and _____ to both the quadratus lumborum and transversus abdominis muscles.
anterior - lateral; anterior
The right suprarenal gland is positioned _____ to the right kidney.
superior
The left suprarenal gland is positioned ______ to the left kidney.
superior-medial
The right renal artery passes _____ to the inferior vena cava.
directly posterior
The left renal vein passes ______ to the abdominal aorta and _____ to the superior mesenteric artery.
anterior; posterior
The right ureter passes _____ to the psoas muscle.
anterior
The right testicular artery passes directly _____ to the inferior vena cava, the right ureter, and the psoas muscle.
anterior
The right common iliac artery passes directly _____ to the left common iliac vein.
anterior
The internal pudendal artery and vein, and the pudendal nerve pass _____ to the sacrospinous ligament.
posterior-lateral (superficial)
The bulbospongiosus muscle is positioned directly _____ to the bulb of the vestibule.
superficial (lateral)