abdominal blood supply

Question 1

what are the 3 branches off the abdominal aorta

Answer 1

celiac trunk
superior mesentaric artery
inferior mesentaric artery

Question 2

celiac trunk branches

Answer 2

common hepatic artery
left gastric artery
splenic artery

Question 3

what are the branches of the common hepatic artery

Answer 3

proper hepatic artery
right gastric artery
gastroduodenal artery

Question 4

what are the branches of the proper hepatic artery

Answer 4

left and right hepatic artery

Question 5

what are the branches of the gastroduodenal artery

Answer 5

right gastro-omental artery
superior pancreatico-duodenal artery

Question 6

what are the branches of the right gastric artery

Answer 6

none

Question 7

what are the branches of the left gastric artery

Answer 7

none

Question 8

what are the branches of the splenic artery

Answer 8

left-gastro-omental artery
short gastric arteries

Question 9

what does the right-gastro-omental artery supply

Answer 9

-right 1/2 greater curvature of stomach
-omentum

Question 10

what does the right gastric artery supply

Answer 10

right 1/2 of lesser curvature of stomach

Question 11

what does the superior pancreatico-duodenal artery supply

Answer 11

-head of pancreas
-duodenum

Question 12

what do the left and right hepatic arteries supply

Answer 12

left and right lobe of liver

Question 13

what does the splenic artery supply

Answer 13

spleen

Question 14

what do the short gastric arteries supply

Answer 14

fundus of stomach

Question 15

what does the left gastro-omental artery supply

Answer 15

-left 1/2 greater curvature of stomach
-omentum

Question 16

what does the left gastric artery supply

Answer 16

left 1/2 lesser curvature of stomach

Question 17

superior mesentaric artery branches

Answer 17

-middle colic artery
-right colic artery
-ileocolic artery
-jejunal and ileal arteries
-appendicular artery

Question 18

what does the superior mesenteric artery supply (general) -right side

Answer 18

-duodenum
-jejunum
-ileum
-pancreas
-cecum
-appendix
-ascending colon
-transverse colon

Question 19

what does the middle colic artery supply

Answer 19

2/3 transverse colon
duodenum
pancreas

Question 20

what does the right colic artery supply

Answer 20

ascending colon

Question 21

what does the ileocolic artery supply

Answer 21

cecum

Question 22

what does the appendicular artery supply

Answer 22

appendix

Question 23

what does the jejunal and ileal arteries supply

Answer 23

jejunum and ileum

Question 24

what are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery

Answer 24

-left colic artery
-sigmoid artery
-rectal artery

Question 25

what does the inferior mesenteric artery supply (general)

Answer 25

-1/3 transverse colon
-descending colon
-rectum

Question 26

what does the left colic artery supply

Answer 26

1/3 transverse colon
2/3 descending colon

Question 27

what does the sigmoid artery supply

Answer 27

sigmoid colon

Question 28

what does the rectal artery supply

Answer 28

rectum

Question 29

what is the purpose of the hepatic portal system

Answer 29

blood from digestive system is drained into liver to be detoxified, then goes into inferior vena cava back to right atrium

Question 30

what bring the blood from the body to the liver

Answer 30

hepatic portal veins

Question 31

what connects 2 capillary beds

Answer 31

portal vein

Question 32

what are the hepatic sinusoids

Answer 32

branches of the hepatic portal vein in the liver

Question 33

what drains blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava

Answer 33

hepatic veins

Question 34

what is the path of blood from the body back to the heart

Answer 34

-inferior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein
-splenic vein joins the superior mesenteric vein to hepatic portal vein
-hepatic veins from liver join inferior vena cava
-inferior vena cava to right atrium

Question 35

where do the hepatic artery and portal vein travel through

Answer 35

lesser omentum