abdomen structure relations Flashcards
the hepatic portal vein passes ____ to the epiploic foramen, and in the lesser omentum, it is typically positioned ____ to the bile duct and 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 anterior to the pancreas
posterior
the splenic artery and vein pass ____ to the stomach and are typically positioned ____–____ to the pancrease (body and tail)
posterior
posterior–superior
the superior mesenteric artery is positioned ____ (to the left) to the superior mesenteric vein and passes ____ to the duodenum (4th segment), directly ____ to the left renal vein, and ____ to the pancreas
lateral
anterior
anterior
posterior
the right renal artery passes directly ____ to the inferior vena cava
posterior
the left renal vein passes ____ to the abdominal aorta and ____ to the superior mesenteric artery
anterior
posterior
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 left common iliac vein is positioned ____ to the common iliac artery
posterior-medial
the external iliac vein is positioned ____ to the external iliac artery
posterior-medial
the obturator artery, vein, and nerve pass ____ to the superior pubic ramus
inferior
the ureter passes posterior and ____ to the uterine artery
inferior
the ureter passes superior and ____ to the vaginal artery
anterior
