abdominal blood vessels and nerves

Question 1

what is the most common relationship of the hepatic portal vein to the right hepatic artery?

Answer 1

artery is superior to vein

Question 2

what is most common source of aberrant R. Hepatic A

Answer 2

superior mesenteric A

Question 3

what is most common source of aberrant L hepatic A?

Answer 3

left gastric A

Question 4

cystohepatic triangle of Calot

Answer 4

medial= common hepatic duct
lateral= cystic duct
superior= visceral surface of liver

Question 5

in most people what is the relationship of the cystic artery and duct?

Answer 5

artery is poster to duct

Question 6

what does the superior rectal artery branch from?

Answer 6

inferior mesenteric a.

Question 7

what does the middle rectal artery branch from?

Answer 7

internal iliacs

Question 8

what does the inferior rectal artery branch from?

Answer 8

internal pudendal a

Question 9

what does the superior rectal vein drain into?

Answer 9

portal system - hepatic portal vein, into liver and IVC

Question 10

what does the middle rectal vein and inferior rectal vein drain into?

Answer 10

caval/systemic system - drains directly into IVC

Question 11

what does left renal vein drain into?

Answer 11

left gonadal artery

Question 12

what forms that hepatic vein?

Answer 12

splenic vein + superior mesenteric vein

Question 13

what are the portal-caval anastomosis?

Answer 13

1) esophageal= esophageal V + azygos V
2) rectal= sup/middle/inf rectal V (into caval)
3) paraumbilical= paraumbilical V + epigastric V
4) retroperiotenal= colic veins + systemic retroperitoneal veins