Abdominal VODcasts Flashcards
Intraperitoneal organ characteristics
organs almost fully coated with visceral peritoneum
Retroperitoneal organ characteristics
coated by peritoneum by only one surface
Foregut is supplied by
celiac trunk
Midgut supplied by
superior mesenteric artery (SMA)
HIndgut supplied by
IMA
Foregut pain referred to
epigastric region
Midgut pain referred to
umbilicus
Hindgut referred to
hypogastric region
Espophagus enters diaphragm and enters abdomen at
T10 (enters cardia region of the stomach)
Spleen is deep to ribs
9-11
Where bile emptys into gut
hepatopancreatic ampulla
Where vagus nerve stops innervation of the GI tract and splanich nerves take over
LCF or “splenic flexure”
Kidneys run lateral to
T12 -L3 (right is slightly lower)
Retroperitoneal organs
"SAD-PUCKE" suprarenal glands (adrenal glands) Aorta Duodenum (except the proximal 2cm) Pancreas Ureters Colon Kidneys Esophagus
Peritoneal organs
stomach, spleen, liver, first and fourth parts of duodenum , jejunum, ileum, transverse and sigmoid colon
Abdominal aorta enters abdomen at
T12
Abdominal aorta splits into common iliac arteries at
L4
Inferior vena cava forms at
L4 or L5
IVC passes into thorax at
T8
Purely musculoponeurotic
anterolateral