Anatomy Flashcards

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Which are the two main arteries for blood supply to brain?

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Internal carotid and Vertebral

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Where do the internal carotid arteries begin?

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Bifurcation of common carotid at C4

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What arteries does internal carotid give rise to?

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Ophthalmic
Posterior communicating
Anterior choroidal
Anterior cerebral

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What does internal carotid become?

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Middle cerebral to supply lateral cerebrum

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What arteries do the vertebral arteries give rise to?

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Meningeal branch to supply falx cerebelli
Ant/Post spinal
PICA

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What do the vertebral arteries converge to form?

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Basilar

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Where do the vertebral arteries arise from?

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Subclavian

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What is the blood brain barrier?

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Selectively permeable membrane to regulate molecules passing from blood to CNS

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What makes up the BBB to make it effective?

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Tight junctions in endothelial cells
No fenestrations in basement membrane
Pericytes wrap around endothelial cells and regulate cap flow, immunity and permeability
Astrocyte end feet restrict molecule flow

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What percentage do internal carotid and vertebral supply to brain?

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IC- 80%
Vertebral- 20%

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Where does anterior cerebral supply?

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Anteromedial aspects of brain

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Where does posterior cerebral supply?

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Posterior part of brain

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Where does middle cerebral supply?

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Majority of lateral brain

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Which arteries supply the spine?

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Anterior spinal
2x posterior spinal

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Purpose of dural venous sinuses?

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Drain blood from brain into jugular vein

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What are the unpaired DVS?

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Superior and inferior sagittal
Straight
Occipital

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What are the paired DVS?

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Transverse
Sigmoid
Petrosals
Cavernous

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Pathway of CSF flow

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Choroid plexus
Lateral ventricles
3rd ventricle via interventricular foramen
4th ventricle via cerebral aqueduct
Spinal cord or subarachnoid cisterns

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What lines the choroid plexus?

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Ependymal cells

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What are the functions of CSF?

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Protection
Buoyancy
Keeps environment chemically stable

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Which notch is in the superior border of the manubrium?

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Jugular

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What articulates with what at the sternoclavicular joint?

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Manubrium and clavicle

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Which ribs articulate with the sternal body?

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2-7

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Which rib articulates with the xiphoid process?

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7

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What joint articulates rib to costal cartilage?
costochondral
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What joint articulates ribs to sternum?
sternocostal
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Which ribs are the true ribs?
1-7
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Which ribs are the false ribs?
8-10
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Which ribs are the floating ribs?
11-12
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What is the joint where ribs articulate posteriorly with thoracic vertebrae?
costovertebral
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How are adjacent ribs connected?
intercostal muscles
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Which ribs are typical?
3-9
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What are the features of typical ribs?
Head Neck Tubercle Body
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Which ribs are atypical?
1 2 10 11 12
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Which part of the rib articulates with the vertebral body?
Head
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Which part of the rib articulates with the transverse process?
Tubercle
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What forms the boundary of the superior thoracic aperture?
Manubrium, first ribs and first T vertebra
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What is the superior thoracic aperture?
Passageway for structures between neck and thorax
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What is a dermatome?
Area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve
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Which dermatome is belly button in?
T10
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Which part of breast tissue extends towards axilla?
Axillary tail
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Why can't you study the breast tissue in female cadavers?
Atrophies after menopause
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What does the breast contain?
Fat Glandular/ secretory tissue Ducts Areola (pigmented area) Connective tissue and ligaments Blood vessels and lymphatics
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What is the arterial supply to the breast?
Internal thoracic (gives rise to anterior intercostals) and axillary arteries
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Which nerves supply the breast?
Somatic and sympathetic fibres via intercostal nerves
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Where does majority of lymph from breast drain?
Axillary lymph nodes
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What are the 5 groups of lymph nodes in the axilla?
Central Pectoral Humeral Subscapular Apical
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What drains into the axillary lymph nodes?
Breast Upper limb Chest wall Scapulary region Abdominal wall
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Which of the 5 axilla nodes receives lymph from the other 4?
Apical
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What are the 3 layers of muscles in the intercostal space?
External intercostal Internal intercostal Innermost intercostal
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Where does pectoralis major attach?
The most superficial muscle of anterior chest wall Attaches to the upper humerus, clavicle and upper 6 ribs
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Where does pectoralis minor attach and where is it found?
Deep to pec major Attaches to scapula and ribs 3-5
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Where does serratus anterior attach and where is it found?
Found around lateral aspect of T cage Attaches to scapula and ribs 1-8
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What are the accessory muscles of breathing?
Pec major and minor Serratus anterior
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How are the external intercostal muscles orientated?
Antero-inferiorly
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When is ext intercostal most active?
Inspiration as pulls the ribs superiorly
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When is internal intercostal most active?
Expiration as pulls the ribs inferiorly
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How do internal intercostal muscles run?
Perpendicular to external Postero-inferior
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Where is the endothoracic fascia found?
Deep to innermost intercostal and superficial to parietal pleura
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Where is the neurovascular bundle in each intercostal space?
Between internal and innermost intercostal Along inferior border of the rib superior to the space in a shallow groove
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In the neurovascular bundle for the intercostal spaces which arteries are present?
Anterior intercostal from internal thoracic Posterior intercostal from descending aorta
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Where do the anterior and posterior intercostal veins drain?
Anterior: internal thoracic vein Posterior: Azygos system
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What are the intercostal nerves and what do they innervate?
Somatic Contain motor, sensory and sympathetic Innervate intercostal muscles, skin of chest wall and parietal pleura
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What does the parietal pleura line?
Inside of thorax
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What does the visceral pleura cover?
Surface of lungs and extends into fissures
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What are the 4 parts of the parietal pleura?
Cervical (covers apex) Costal (adjacent to ribs) Mediastinal (adjacent to heart) Diaphragmatic (adjacent to diaphragm)
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What are the costodiaphragmatic and costomediastinal recesses?
Potential spaces for the lungs to expand into during deep inspiration
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What innervates the parietal pleura and what does its pain feel like?
Intercostal nerves Conscious and painful
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What innervates the visceral pleura and what does the pain feel like?
Autonomic sensory nerves (visceral afferents) Doesn't reach conscious perception
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How many lobes in the right lung and what are they?
3 Superior, middle, inferior
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How many lobes in the left lung and what are they?
2 Superior + lingula (over heart), inferior
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What does the oblique fissure separate in the lungs?
L: superior and inferior lobes R: superior and middle from the inferior
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What does the horizontal fissure in the right lung separate?
Superior from middle lobes
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What enters the lungs at the hilum?
Pulmonary artery, veins and main bronchus
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Where is the main bronchus in relation to the PA at the R and L hila?
L hilum: inferior to PA R hilum: posterior to PA PV usually most anterior and inferior vessels
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At what level does the trachea bifurcate?
Sternal angle
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How does the bronchial tree divide?
Main bronchus Lobar bronchi (2-3) Segmental bronchi (10) supplying a bronchopulmonary segment Bronchioles
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What is in the walls of the trachea and bronchi?
Smooth muscle and cartilage
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What is in the walls of bronchioles?
Smooth muscle
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Which arteries supply the lungs?
Bronchial + PA
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Where do bronchial veins drain?
Azygos system
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What do parasympathetic nerves in the lungs stimulate?
Bronchoconstriction Gland secretion
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What do sympathetic fibres in the lungs stimulate?
Bronchodilation Inhibit secretion from glands
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Where does lymph from the lungs drain?
Venous system via thoracic duct or R lymphatic duct
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Surface anatomy markings of inferior border of lungs
6th rib anteriorly 8th rib laterally 10th rib posteriorly
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Surface anatomy markings of parietal pleura
8th rib anteriorly 10th rib laterally 12th rib posteriorly
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Surface anatomy of the oblique fissure
4th rib posteriorly to 6th costal cartilage anteriorly
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Surface anatomy of the horizontal fissure
R 4th costal cartilage Intersects oblique
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What is the diaphragm?
A broad thin domed sheet of skeletal muscle Central tendon in middle is fibrous Separates thoracic and abdominal cavities Has openings for structures to pass through Integral to breathing
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What is the diaphragm attached to?
Xiphoid process Costal margin Lumbar vertebrae
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What happens to diaphragm during inspiration?
Contracts Domes flatten as muscles pulled to peripheral attachments Increases intrathoracic volume
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What happens to diaphragm during expiration?
Relaxes and domes Decreases intrathoracic volume Pushes air from lungs
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What innervates the diaphragm?
Phrenic nerves from C3,4,5 Motor and sensory
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What does pleural fluid do?
Increase surface tension between parietal pleura and visceral pleura This keeps the walls together so lungs change volume with cavities
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What are the accessory muscles in breathing?
Pecs Serratus anterior Sternocleidomastoid
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What does the mediastinum contain?
All thoracic viscera except lungs
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What is found in the mediastinum?
Heart and pericardium Great vessels Trachea and main bronchi Oesophagus Nerves Lymphatics Veins that drain chest wall Thymus gland
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Where is the anterior mediastinum?
Posterior to sternum Anterior to pericardial sac Contains thymus gland in kids
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What does the middle mediastinum contain?
Heart inside the pericardial sac Pulmonary trunk Ascending aorta
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Where is the posterior mediastinum?
Between posterior aspect of pericardial sac and vertebrae
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What does the superior mediastinum contain?
Arch of aorta SVC Trachea and oesphagus Phrenic and vagus nerves Thoracic duct Thymus gland
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What does the ascending aorta give rise to?
Coronary arteries to supply myocardium
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What are the branches of the aortic arch?
Brachiocephalic trunk bifurcates into RCC and R subclavian LCC L subclavian
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What do the R and L common carotid supply?
Head, neck, brain
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When in the aorta are aortic bodies and chemoreceptors?
Aortic arch
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How do chemoreceptors in aorta bring information back to CNS?
Vagus nerve
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What is ligamentum arteriosum?
Fibrous cord connection between pulmonary trunk and aortic arch Remnants of the ductus arteriosus
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In the foetus what does the ductus arteriosus do?
Diverts blood entering pulmonary trunk to aortic arch Closes when baby uses lungs at birth
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What does the SVC do?
Returns blood from head, neck and upper limbs
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What forms the SVC?
R and L brachiocephalic veins
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What forms the brachiocephalic veins?
Internal jugular and subclavian
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Where does the trachea terminate?
Sternal angle T4-5
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How do phrenic nerves enter the thorax?
Superior thoracic aperture
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Where does the L recurrent laryngeal nerve run?
Loops under aortic arch then ascends back up alongside trachea
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Where does the R recurrent laryngeal nerve run?
Descends down anterior R subclavian artery Loops under artery then ascends between trachea and oesophagus
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What does the vagus nerve give parasymp fibres to?
Heart, lungs and oesophagus Most of abdominal viscera
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Where does the thoracic duct empty?
Venous system at union of L internal jugular vein and L subclavian vein
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What is the pericardium?
Tough, fibrous sac that encloses the heart Has a visceral and parietal layer, with pericardial cavity in the middle Innervated by branches of phrenic
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Which surface of the heart is the L atrium?
Posterior
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Which surface of the heart is the L and part of R ventricle?
Inferior
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Which surface of the heart is the R ventricle?
Anterior
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Where is the left ventricle of heart?
L pulmonary surface
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Where is the R atrium on the heart?
R pulmonary surface
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Surface landmarks of R border of heart
R 3rd costal cortilage to 6th
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Surface landmarks of the L border of heart
L 2nd to 5th intercostal space in midclavicular line
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What is a tuberosity?
large rounded projection
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What is a crest?
narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
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What is a trochanter?
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
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What is a tubercle?
small rounded projection or process
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What is a foramen?
round or oval opening through bone
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What is a meatus?
Canal
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What is a fossa?
shallow, basinlike depression in a bone
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What do the coronary arteries arise from?
Ascending aorta
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Where do cardiac veins return blood to?
Coronary sinus which enters R atrium
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What do the RCA and its branches supply?
Parts of conducting system R atrium and ventricle Part of L ventricle Part of interventricular septum
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What are the main branches of the RCA?
Branches to SAN and AVN supplying conducting system R marginal artery supplying inferior border Posterior interventricular artery
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Where does the posterior interventricular artery run and supply?
Continuation of RCA Runs in the posterior IV sulcus on inferior diaphragmatic surface Supplies both ventricles
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What does the LCA supply?
Parts of the conducting system L atrium Most of L ventricle Part of R ventricle Part of interventricular septum
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What is the part of the LCA called before it divides?
Left main stem
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What are the 2 large terminal branches of the LCA?
LAD (anterior interventricular artery) Circumflex
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What do the main branches of the LCA supply?
LAD: anterior interventricular sulcus towards apex supplying both Ventricles Circumflex: onto inferior surface supplying L atrium, part of R ventricle and L ventricle L marginal: from circumflex, supplies L ventricle
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What determines dominance in the heart?
Whether the posterior interventricular artery arises from L or R coronary artery Most R dominant
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What does R dominance mean in the heart?
PIV arises from RCA Both R and LCAs supply the L ventricle
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What does L dominance in the heart mean?
PIV arises from circumflex LCA supplies the entire L ventricle So an occlusion of L main stem would cut off entire L ventricle
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What do valves inside the heart ensure?
Unidirectional flow of blood through chambers of heart
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What does the R atrium receive?
Deoxygenated blood from body via SVC/IVC Deoxygenated blood from heart via coronary sinus
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What does the interatrial septum separate?
R and L atria In the R atrium
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What is the fossa ovalis?
A depression in the interatrial septum Remnant of foramen ovale In the R atrium
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What is the foramen ovale?
In foetus shunts oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the left, bypassing lungs
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What is the crista terminalis?
A muscular ridge that separates the smooth walled posterior part of atrium from the anterior part (ridged wall) Parts of the R atrium on either side have different embryological structures
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What and where are the pectinate muscles in the heart?
parallel muscular columns that are present on the inner wall of the right and left atria
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What valve separates R atrium and ventricle?
R atrioventricular Tricuspid
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What does the R ventricle do?
Pump deoxygenated blood into pulmonary trunk
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Where is the pulmonary valve?
At entrance to pulmonary trunk to stop backflow of blood into R ventricle
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What are some internal features of the R ventricle?
Interventricualr septum Trabeculae carneae Papillary muscles Chordae tendinae Moderator band
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What does the interventricular septum separate?
The ventricles of heart
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What are trabeculae carneae?
Muscular ridges on internal ventricle wall
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What do the papillary muscles of the heart do?
attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves via the chordae tendineae and contract to prevent inversion or prolapse of these valves on systole
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What are chordae tendineae?
Fibrous cords which connect tips of the papillary muscles to the AV valves in the ventricles
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What does the moderator band in the ventricles do?
Connects interventricular septum to one of the papillary muscles
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What does the L atrium receive?
Oxygenated blood from lungs via 4 pulmonary veins
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What valve separates L atrium and ventricle?
Mitral
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Where is the aortic valve?
At entrance to the aorta Prevents backflow
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How do the papillary muscles influence the AV valves?
Allow closed valves to resist pressure Pressure in ventricles rises, valves close passively Ventricles contract, papillary muscles also contract and tense the cords Pull on valves and stop them from everting into atria
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Which are the semilunar valves?
Aortic and pulmonary
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Which valves in the heart are tricuspid?
All but mitral
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What rate does the SAN generate impulses?
70 per minute
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What do the left and right bundle branches give rise to?
Purkinje fibres
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What supplies the SAN?
RCA in 60% of people LCA in 40%
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What supplies the AVN?
Posterior interventricular artery
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What supplies the bundle of His?
LCA
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Where can referred pain from the heart be felt?
Chest L side of neck and arm
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What does the posterior mediastinum contain?
Descending aorta Azygos veins Oesophagus Thoracic duct Symp trunk and splanchnic nerves Posterior intercostal vessels and nerves
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What are the branches of the descending aorta?
Posterior intercostal - supply intercostal spaces Bronchial - supply lungs Oesophageal - supply oesophagus Pericardial branches - supply pericardium Phrenic - supply diaphragm
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At what level does the aorta pass through the diaphragm?
T12
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At what level does the azygos system of veins arise?
L1/L2 in abdomen
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What does the azygos system of veins drain?
Posterior thoracic wall to SVC Posterior intercostals Oesophageal Bronchial
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Where are the azygos veins?
In the body of T vertebrae
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What does the azygos venous system comprise of?
Azygos vein on R side of vertebral bodies Smaller hemiazygos vein on L side One or more connecting veins
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What is the arterial supply to the oesophagus?
Oesophageal arteries
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At what level is the oesophageal hiatus in the diaphragm?
T10
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Where does the thoracic duct lie?
Between azygos vein and aorta
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What does the thoracic duct do?
Drains most of body's lymph to venous system
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Where does lymph from lower limbs, pelvis and abdomen go?
Cisterna chyli which gives rise to thoracic duct
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Where does the thoracic duct terminate?
Empties into the venous system at junction between internal jugular and subclavian
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What does the thoracic duct drain upper body?
Intercostal spaces and lymph nodes L head and neck L upper limb
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What is a ganglion?
Collection of cell bodies outside the CNS
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What are the abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves?
Greater and lesser splanchnic Least splanchnic Lumbar splanchnic
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Where does the greater splanchnic nerve originate from?
T5-9
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Where does the lesser splanchnic nerve originate from?
T10-T11
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Where does the least splanchnic nerve originate from?
T12
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Where do the lumbar splanchnic nerves originate from?
L1-2
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Where are the greater, lesser and least splanchnic nerves formed?
Posterior mediastinum
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What does the posterior intercostal space contain?
Intercostal muscles A posterior intercostal artery, vein and nerve Vein drains into azygos
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What innervates the thoracic viscera?
Cardiopulmonary splanchnic convey postganglionic sympathetic fibres to the thoracic viscera Vagus conveys parasymp Together these form autonomic plexuses
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What autonomic plexuses are found in the thorax?
Cardiac plexus Pulmonary plexus Oesophageal plexus
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What does the cardiac plexus innervate?
SAN Does heart rate
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What does the pulmonary plexus innervate?
Bronchi
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What does the oesophageal plexus innervate
Overlies the anterior surface of oesophagus Symp inhibit peristalsis Parasymp stimulate peristalsis
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How do visceral afferents relay sensory information from viscera back to CNS?
Along vagus and thoracic splanchnic
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How does cardiac referred pain work?
Visceral sensory and autonomic from heart enters at T1-T5 Somatic sensory from skin of chest wall, neck and arm enter T1-5 Brain interprets cardiac pain as coming from these regions
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What is platysma?
Very thin subcutaneous muscle deep to skin of neck
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7 Articulate with each other at facet joints
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What is the hyoid bone?
Slender bone anteriorly in upper neck Inferior to mandible Helps keep pharynx open
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What is the larynx?
Skeleton of small cartilages connected by membranes and small joints Protects airway Muscles attach to laryngeal cartilages and move them Voice box
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What separates the anterior and posterior triangles in the neck?
Sternocleidomastoid
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What does the sternocleidomastoid attach to?
Sternum, clavicle, mastoid process of temporal bone
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What innervates the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Accessory (CN 11)
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What are the boundaries of the anterior triangle?
Anterior: midline of neck Posteriorly: anterior border of sternocleidomastoid Superiorly: lower border of mandible
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What does the anterior triangle contain?
Trachea Larynx Thyroid and Parathyroid glands Submandibular salivary gland Suprahyoid muscles Infrahyoid muscles Common carotid artery Branches of external carotid artery Internal jugular vein Branches of CN VII, IX,X, XI, XII nerves Ansa cervicalis
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What is the ansa cervicalis?
Fibres from C1-C3 which innervate infrahyoid muscles
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What do the suprahyoid muscles do?
Connect hyoid to skull Form floor of mouth Move hyoid and larynx superiorly in speech and swallowing
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What do the infrahyoid muscles do?
Connect hyoid to sternum and scapula Move hyoid and larynx inferiorly in speech and swallowing
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What are the boundaries of the posterior triangle?
Anteriorly: posterior border of sternoCM Posteriorly anterior border of trapezius Inferiorly: clavicle Superior apex formed by SCM and trapezius
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What does the posterior triangle contain?
Muscles that move head Part of subclavian artery and vein External jugular vein Accessory nerve Roots of brachial plexus Cervical plexus (C1-4) Phrenic nerve
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What are the 4 suprahyoid muscles?
All paired Mylohyoid Geniohyoid Stylohyoid Digastric
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What are the 4 infrahyoid muscles?
All paired Sternohyoid and omohyoid superficial Sternothyroid and thyrohyoid depp
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Where is the thyroid gland?
Composed of R and L lobes lateral to lower larynx Lobes deep to sternothyroid muscle Lobes joined by isthmus
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What is the blood supply to the thyroid gland?
L and R superior thyroid arteries from ext carotid L and R inferior thyroid from subclavian branches Drained by thyroid veins
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Where are the parathyroid glands and what do they do?
4: R and L superior and inferior Posterior to thyroid Produce PTH Supplied by inferior thyroid
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What do the common carotid bifurcate into?
Internal and external carotid
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What does external carotid supply?
Gives rise to branches that supply neck, head, pharynx, scalp, thyroid gland, tongue and face
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Where is the carotid sinus?
Point of bifurcation of common carotid
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What is in the carotid sinus?
Baroreceptors which monitor arterial blood pressure Relayed back to CNS via CN IX
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What gives rise to the inferior thyroid artery?
Thyrocervical trunk
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What forms the brachiocephalic vein?
Internal jugular and subclavian veins
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What drains face and scalp?
External jugular vein
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What nerve supplies platysma?
Facial nerve
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What does glossopharyngeal nerve supply in the neck?
Pharynx for sensory info Carotid sinus
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What does vagus nerve supply in the neck?
Muscles of pharynx Larynx (motor and sensory)
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Where does the vagus nerve run in the neck?
Between internal jugular vein and internal carotid artery (above bifurcation) Between internal jugular vein and common carotid artery (below bifurcation) 3 structures run together in fascial sleeve (carotid sheath)
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What does accessory nerve supply in the neck?
SternoCM Trapezius
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What does hypoglossal nerve supply in the face and where does it run?
Motor muscles of tongue Travels through neck but doesn't supply it Lateral to internal carotid Deep to external jugular vein
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What is the pharynx?
A muscular tube that forms part of the resp and GI systems
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What makes up the walls of the pharynx?
Outer layer of circular muscle Inner layer of longitudinal muscle
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What muscles are in the external circular layer of the pharynx wall?
3 constrictor muscles: superior, middle and inferior Contract so that swallowed food moves down
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How does swallowing work?
Food in oral cavity pushed into oropharynx by tongue Soft palate rises and closes off naso Food enters laryngopharynx Constriction of muscles in wall move food down oesophagus Epiglottis closes off laryngeal inlet
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What is the sensory innervation to the pharynx?
Glossopharyngeal
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What is the motor innervation to the pharynx?
Vagus
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What nerves lie close to the posterior pharyngeal wall?
Cervical sympathetic trunk Superior laryngeal Hypoglossal nerve Glossopharyngeal
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What is the function of the larynx?
Protects airway Contributes to phonation and speech
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How many cartilages make up the laryngeal skeleton? And what connects them?
9 3 paired and 3 unpaired Membranes and very small joints connect the cartilages to each other
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What are the 3 unpaired cartilages of the larynx?
epiglottis thyroid cricoid
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What are the 3 paired cartilages of the larynx?
Arytenoids Cuneiforms Corniculates All much smaller than the unpaired
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What forms the laryngeal prominence?
Two flat cartilages of the thyroid cartilages meet anteriorly to form adams apple
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What are the superior and inferior horns of the laryngeal skeleton?
Posterior projections of laminae from thyroid cartilage Superior horns attach to hyoid bone Inferior horns articulate with cricoid
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What does the cricothyroid membrane connect?
Inferior border of thyroid and superior border of the cricoid This is what is pierced for emergency airway
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Where is the epiglottis attached and what does it do?
Attached to superior aspect of thyroid cartilage where laminae meet Covers entrance to larynx during swallowing to protect airway
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Where are the arytenoid cartilages?
Superior surface of cricoid cartilage Articulate with cricoid at small joints
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What do the arytenoid cartilages do?
Movement of vocal cords which attach to them Vital for phonation
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What are the extrinsic muscles acting on the larynx?
Suprahyoid and infrahyoid Move the larynx as one, not individual cartilages
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What do the intrinsic cartilages acting on the larynx move?
Individual cartilages Move the vocal cords altering the quality of speech
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What are tonsils?
Collections of lymphoid tissue in upper parts of the pharynx
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What tonsils are found in the nasopharynx?
Pharyngeal in roof of nasopharynx Tubal surrounds opening of auditory tube
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Which tonsils are found in the oropharynx?
Palatine and lingual
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What are the 2 folds in the larynx?
Vestibular superiorly Vocal folds inferiorly
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What forms the true vocal cords?
Vocal folds and vocal ligaments Space between cords is the rima glottidis
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What opens and closes the rima glottidis?
Adduction of true vocal cords closes it Abductions opens
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What does phonation require?
Adduction of cords and closure of the rima glottidis
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When is the rima glottidis open?
Small degree in whispering Partially in breathing Fully in forced breathing
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What are some of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx?
Cricothyroid Posterior cricoarytenoids (abduct vocal cords and open rima glottidis) Transverse arytenoids (adduct vocal folds and close RG)
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What innervates the cricothyroid muscle?
Superior laryngeal from vagus Also provides sensory to larynx above vocal folds
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What innervates the intrinsic muscles of larynx (except cricothyroid)?
Recurrent laryngeal from vagus Also provides sensory to larynx below the vocal folds
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What salivary glands secrete saliva into oral cavity?
Parotid Submandibular Sublingual All paired
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Where does the parotid gland open?
Adjacent to upper second molar
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What stimulates secretion from parotid?
Parasympathetic fibres in glossopharyngeal
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What is close to the parotid gland?
Facial nerve enters deep into parotid and divides into 5 branches Close to external carotid
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Where does the submandibular duct open?
Into floor of the mouth under the tongue Stimulated by facial nerve
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Where do the sublingual glands open?
Via several small ducts into the floor of the mouth Stimulated by facial nerve
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What does the abdominal cavity contain?
GI tract Hepatobiliary system Urinary system Endocrine system Spleen Great vessels
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What are the walls of the abdomen composed of?
Skin Subcutaneous tissue Muscles and associated aponeuroses
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What are the functions of the abdo wall?
Protect viscera Increase intra-abdominal pressure (defecation, childbirth) Maintain pressure and move trunk
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What lines the internal aspect of the abdominal wall?
Parietal peritoneum
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What are the 4 quadrants?
R and L upper R and L lower
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What are the 9 regions?
R hypochondrium Epigastrium L hypochondrium R lumbar region Umbilical region L lumbar region R iliac fossa Hypogastric region L iliac fossa
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What lines divide the abdomen into regions?
Midclavicular Subcostal Intertubercular
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Where is the transpyloric plane?
A horizontal line that passes through the tips of the R and L 9th costal cartilages Halfway between superior manubrium and pubic symphysis Transects pylorus of stomach, gallbladder, pancreas and hila of kidneys
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Where is the transumbilical plane?
Approx at L3 but varies depending on amount of subcutaneous fat Unreliable
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Where is the intercristal plane?
Horizontal line drawn between highest points of R and L iliac crests Not palpable anteriorly Used for lumbar puncture guidance
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Where is McBurney's point?
2/3 along line from umbilicus to R ASIS
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What are the 4 pairs of muscles that comprise anterolateral abdominal wall?
External oblique Internal oblique Transversus abdominis Rectus abdominis
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What is rectus abdominis attached to?
Sternum and costal margin superiorly Pubis inferiorly Surrounded by rectus sheath
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How are ext ob, int oblique and transversus abdominis layered?
External oblique most superficical Internal oblique deep to EO TA deep to IO
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What is an aponeurosis?
Flat tendon
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What do the aponeuroses of EO, IO and TA form?
Linea alba and the rectus sheath
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What forms the rectus sheath?
Aponeuroses of EO and anterior IO form anterior wall Aponeuroses of TA and posterior IO form posterior wall of rectus sheath
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What lies deep to transversus abdominis?
Transversalis fascia Deep to that is parietal peritoneum
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What is the blood supply to the anterolateral abdo wall?
Musculophrenic artery from internal thoracic Superior epigastric (continuation of internal thoracic) Inferior epigastric from external iliac, anastomoses with sup epig
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What is the innervation to the anterior abdo wall?
Thoraco-abdominal nerves (T7-T11), motor and sensory Subcostal (T12) Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal from L1
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What is peritoneum?
A serous membrane that line abdo wall and covers viscera
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What is pain from parietal peritoneum like?
Sharp, well localised, severe
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What is pain from the visceral peritoneum like?
Usually dull and diffuse so can't be pinpointed to a specific location Often perceived as nausea or distension Can be severe
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Where is the peritoneal cavity and what is its purpose?
Between parietal and visceral peritoneum Filled with peritoneal fluid Allows viscera to slide freely alongside each other
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What does intraperitoneal mean?
Almost completely covered by peritoneum
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What does retroperitoneal mean?
Posterior to peritoneum, only covered on anterior surface
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What are mesenteries?
Folds of peritoneum that contain fat suspend small intestine and parts of large from posterior abdo wall Arteries for intestine and veins from gut embedded in mesenteries
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What are the omenta?
Folds of peritoneum that are usually fatty Connect stomach to other organs
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Where is the greater omentum?
Hangs from greater curvature of stomach and lies superficial to SI
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Where is the lesser omentum?
Connects stomach and duodenum to liver Hepatic artery, hep portal vein and bile duct in its free edge
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What are abdo ligaments?
Folds of peritoneum that connect organs to each other or the abdo wall
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Where is the median umbilical fold and what is it the remnant of?
In the midline and represents remnant of the urachus
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Where are the medial umbilical folds and what are they the remnants of?
Lateral to median umbilical fold Remnant of paired umbilical arteries which return venous blood to placenta in foetal life
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Where are the lateral umbilical folds?
Lateral to medial umbilical folds superficial to inf epig arteries
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Where is the smaller lesser sac?
Space posterior to stomach and anterior to pancreas
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Where is the greater sac?
all of peritoneal cavity that isn't lesser sac
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How do the greater and lesser sacs communicate with each other?
Epiploic foramen
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What do the muscles around the oesophageal hiatus function as?
A sphincter to prevent reflux of stomach contents into oesophagus
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What supplies the distal oesophagus?
Branches from left gastric
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What is the venous drainage of the oesophagus?
oesophageal veins that drain into azygos left gastric veins that drain into portal venous system
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What is the distal oesophagus a site of?
Portosystemic anastomoses
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What is food broken down into?
Chyme
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What does the oesophagus continue into in the stomach?
The cardia of the stomach
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What is the most superior part of the stomach?
The fundus, usually filled with gas
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What is the largest part of the stomach called?
Body
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What makes up the pyloric part of the stomach?
Pyloric antrum Pyloric canal Pyloric sphincter
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What does the pyloric sphincter regulate?
Regulates passage of chyme into duodenum
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Where are the curvatures of the stomach?
Lesser curvature on R border Greater curvature on L border
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What quadrant is the stomach in?
Left upper
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What covers the stomach?
Visceral peritoneum
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What is the anterior surface of the stomach related to?
Anterior abdominal wall Diaphragm L lobe of liver
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What does the posterior surface of the stomach form?
Anterior wall of the lesser sac
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What connects the lesser curvature to the liver?
Lesser omentum
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What does the free edge of the lesser omentum contain?
Hepatic artery Hepatic portal vein Bile duct
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Where does the greater omentum hang from?
Greater curvature
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What is the coeliac trunk?
Large unpaired vessel that leaves the anterior aspect of abdominal aorta to supply abdominal viscera
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What is the coeliac trunk derived form?
Foregut
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What comprises the foregut?
Stomach First half of the duodenum Liver Gallbladder Pancreas
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What is the spleen from?
Mesoderm
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What does the coeliac trunk divide into?
L gastric artery Common hepatic artery Splenic artery
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Where do the L and R gastric arteries run along?
Lesser curvature of stomach Anastamose with each other
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Where does the L gastric artery arise from?
Coeliac trunk
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Where does the R gastric artery arise from?
Common hepatic
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Where do the gastro-omental arteries arise from and run?
L arises from splenic R arises from gastrodudenal artery
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What do the gastric and gastro-omental veins drain into?
Hepatic portal vein
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What does the hepatic portal vein do?
Carries nutrient-rich venous blood from GI tract to liver
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What innervates the stomach?
Vagus- parasymp promoting peristalsis and gastric secretion Greater splanchnic- symp, T5-9, inhibit peristalsis
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum Jejunum Ileum
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What is the major duodenal papilla?
The opening of the bile duct and main pancreatic duct into the duodenum Halfway along the internal wall of the duodenum
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What is the duodenum derived from?
first half from foregut second half from midgut
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Which parts of the small intestine are intraperitoneal and what are they derived from?
Jejunum and ilieum Midgut
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Where are the jejunum and ileum?
Suspended from the posterior abdo wall by the mesentery of the small intestine Jejunum in left upper region Ileum in right upper region
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What is the histology of the jejunum and ileum?
Sites of nutrient absorption Vast surface area Mucosa folded: plicae circulares (more pronounced in jejunum) Villi and microvilli on epithelia
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What is meckel's diverticulum?
Embryological remnant of connection between midgut loop and yolk sac Blind-ended diverticulum in ileum
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What makes up the large intestine?
Caecum Appendix Ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colon Rectum Anal canal
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What are some features of the large intestine?
Have taeniae coli running longitudinally (3 muscle bands) Inner muscular layer forms haustra (bulges) Bears fatty tags callled epiploic appendages
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What do epiploic appendages mark?
The point at which blood vessels penetrate the intestinal wall
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What is the caecum?
The first part of the large intestine Covered by peritoneum No mesentery Appendix arises from caecum
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What connects the appendix to the caecum?
Small mesentery called mesoappendix
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What is the ascending colon continuous with and where does it run?
Continuous with caecum Runs vertically on R side of posterior abdo wall in R paracolic gutter Retroperitoneal
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What is the hepatic flexure?
The bend in the colon where ascending becomes continuous with transverse
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Where does the transverse colon run?
horizontally in the upper abdomen often hangs inferiorly Intrapritoneal Suspended from the posterior abdo wall by transverse mesocolon
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What is the splenic flexure?
Bend in colon where transverse becomes descending Tethered to diaphragm by phrenicocolic ligament
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Where is the transition between the midgut and hindgut?
Proximal 2/3 of the transverse colon midgut Final 1/3 hindgut Means transverse parts are supplied by different vessels
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Where does the descending colon run?
Vertically on the left side of the posterior abdo wall In left paracolic gutter Retroperitoneal
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What is the rectosigmoid junction?
sigmoid colon makes 90 degree bend into pelvis
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Where is the sigmoid colon?
Sinuous shape Continuous with desc colon and rectum Intraperitoneal as it has sigmoid mesocolon
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Where is the rectum?
Descends inferiorly into pelvis from rectosigmoid junction Retroperitoneal
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What are the 3 main arteries supplying the GI tract?
All unpaired Coeliac trunk Superior mesenteric artery Inferior mesenteric artery
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What supplies the foregut?
Branches from coeliac trunk
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What supplies the midgut?
Superior mesenteric artery
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Where does superior mesenteric leave the aorta and what does it supply?
L1 Midgut structures Parts of the pancreas
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What does the inferior mesenteric artery supply and where does it leave aorta?
Hindgut L3
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What are the major branches of superior mesenteric?
Jejunal to jejunum Ileal to ileum Ileocolic to caecum, appendix and asc colon R colic to asc colon Middle colic to trans colon
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What do the ileal and jejunal branches of SMA form?
Embedded in the SI mesentery Anastamose with each other Form loops of arteries called arcades From the arcades run the vasa recta
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What are the vasa recta?
Supply the intestinal wall Long straight arteries From arcades
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What are the major branches of the inferior mesenteric artery?
L colic to trans colon and desc colon Sigmoid branches to sigmoid colon Superior rectal (terminal branch) to upper rectum
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What forms the marginal artery in the GI tract?
Branches of middle colic and left colic anastamose along distal 1/3 of trans colon and splenic flexure
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How is blood drained from the gut?
Inferior mesenteric vein (drains hindgut) runs up left and drains into splenic Superior mesenteric vein (drains midgut) and unites with splenic vein to form hepatic portal vein Hepatic portal vein enters the liver Nutrients removed, blood enters small hepatic veins which unite to form hepatic veins IVC
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What is the parasympathetic innervation to the midgut and foregut?
Vagus
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What is the parasympathetic innervation to the hindgut?
Pelvic splanchnic nerves The cell bodies of preganglionic PS lie in S2-S4 Synapse with a second neuron in ganglion very close to viscera
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What do the splanchnic supply and do?
Greater: symp to foregut Lesser: symp to midgut Least: symp to hindgut Inhibit peristalsi and secretions
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Where does visceral sensory info from the gut enter spinal cord?
Foregut: T5-T9 Midgut: T10-T11 Hindgut: T12
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Where is the liver?
Right upper quadrant Epigastrium
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Where is the diaphragmatic surface of the liver?
Anterosuperior Related to inferior surface of diaphragm
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Where is the visceral surface of the liver?
Poasteroinferior Related to other organs
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Which parts of the liver are not covered by visceral peritoneum?
Bare area Where gallbladder is in contact with liver Porta hepatis
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What separates the 2 anatomical lobes of the liver?
Falciform ligament This connects anterior surface of the liver to internal anterior abdo wall
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What are the 2 accessory lobes of the liver?
Caudate and quadrate lobes on the posteroinferior surface
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What is the liver organised into internally?
8 functional segments All served by their own branch of hep artery, portal vein and hep duct
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How does blood get from coeliac trunk to liver?
Coeliac trunk Common hepatic arteries Gastroduodenal branches off and CHA becomes hepatic artery proper HAP bifurcates into R and L hepatic arteries Enter at porta hepatis
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How does venous blood leave the liver?
2 or 3 large hepatic veins that lie within liver Unite with IVC posteriorly
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What goes throught the hepatic portal vein?
Nutrient rich venous blood from gut into liver
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Where does liver referred pain go?
Epigastrium
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What is the nervous supply to the liver?
Hepatic plexus which has PS from vagus and symp
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What connects the liver to the diaphragm?
Coronary and triangular ligaments
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What connects the liver to the anterior abdo wall?
Falciform ligament
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What connects the liver to the stomach and duodenum?
Lesser omentum
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What makes up the portal triad and where does it run?
Hepatic artery Hepatic portal vein Bile duct Run in free edge of lesser omentum
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What forms the anterior border of epiploic foramen?
Portal triad and free edge of lesser omentum
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What are the 2 recesses related to the liver?
Hepatorenal: between R kidney and posterior R liver L and R subphrenic recesses: either side of falciform ligament
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What does the liver develop from?
Foregut
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What is the round ligament of the liver?
Remnant of umbilical vein In free edge of falciform ligament
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What is the ligamentum venosum a remnant of?
Ductus venosus
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What does the gallbladder do?
Stores and concentrates bile Lies posteroinferior surface of liver
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What are the 3 parts of the gallbladder?
Fundus Body Neck
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What is the surface marking of the gallbladder fundus?
Tip of 9th costal cartilage where midclavicular line intersects R costal margin
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What is the path of bile?
Hepatocytes Excreted into bile canaliculi Drain into bile ducts eventually R and L hepatic ducts Exit at porta hepatis Converge to form common hepatic duct Receives from cystic Forms common bile duct which enters duodenum
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Where does bile from the liver go if its not needed for digestion?
Gallbladder via cystic duct
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Where is the spiral fold?
Junction between gallbladder neck and cystic duct
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What supplies and drains the gallbladder?
Cystic artery Cystic veins directly into liver or via HPV
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What innervates the gallbladder?
Parasympathetic and symp Visceral pain enters spinal cord at T5-T9
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Where is gallbladder referred pain felt?
Epigastrium R shoulder if irritates diaphragm R hypochondrium if irritates parietal peritoneum
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Why can gallbladder pain be felt in R shoulder?
Irritates the diaphragm C3,4,5 segments of spinal cord receive sensory info from skin over shoulder too
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At what level does the coeliac trunk leave the aorta?
T12
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What does the L gastric artery supply?
Distal oesophagus Lesser curvature of stomach
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What does the common hepatic artery supply?
Liver Stomach Duodenum
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What does the splenic artery supply?
Stomach Pancreas Spleen
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What are the 4 parts of the duodenum?
Superior (first) Descending (second) Inferior (third) Ascending (fourth)
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What is the posterior to the superior part of the duodenum?
Bile duct Gastroduodenal aratery Hepatic portal vein
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What is anterior to the inferior (third) part of duodenum?
Superior mesenteric artery
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What is it called where the ascending duodenum and jejunum meet?
Duodenaljejunal flexure
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What supplies the first part of the duodenum?
Branches of coeliac trunk: gastroduodenal artery
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Why does the duodenum have different blood supplies?
First half is foregut Second half is midgut
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What supplies the second half of the duodenum?
Branches of SMA: inferior pancreaticoduodenal
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What level does the pancreas lie at?
L1 Retroperitoneal
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What are the 4 parts of the pancreas?
Head (cupped by duodenum) Neck Body Tail (extends to hilum of spleen)
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What is the ucinate process on the pancreas?
Hook-like projection on head
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Where in the pancreas is the splenic artery?
Embedded in upper border
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Where does the splenic vein lie?
Posterior to pancreas
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What is the function of the pancreas?
Endocrine: synthesises and secrets insulin and glucagon Exocrine: produces pancreatic juice that contains digestive enzymes
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What ducts are in the pancreas that can transport pancreatic juice into duodenum?
Main pancreatic duct Accessory pancreatic duct
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What merges at the hepatopancreatic ampulla?
Bile duct and main pancreatic duct
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What surrounds the hepatopancreatic ampulla?
Smooth muscle called the sphincter of Oddi
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What does contraction of the sphincter of Oddi do?
Prevents reflux of duodenal contents into bile and main pancreatic ducts
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Where does the accessory duct empty pancreatic juice into duodenum?
Minor duodenal papilla Proximal to major
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Where does the hepatopancreatic ampulla open into?
Major duodenal papilla in descending duodenum
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What is teh blood supply to the pancreas?
Splenic from coeliac trunk Superior pancreaticoduodenal from gastroduodenal Inferior pancreaticoduodenal from SMA
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Where is the spleen?
L upper quadrant Protected by ribs 9-11
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What does the spleen do?
Breaksdown old RBCs Stores RBCs and platelts Immune response_ production of IgG
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What are the 2 surfaces and 4 borders of the spleen?
Diaphragmatic surface Visceral surface in contact with stomach, L kidney and colon, where hilum is Anterior and superior notched borders Posterior and inferior smooth borders
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Is the spleen palpable?
No If it is then it is badly enlarged
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What is the blood supply to the spleen?
Splenic artery Drained by splenic vein
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What separates the L and R nasal cavities?
Midline septum
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What separates nasal and oral cavities?
Hard palate
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What forms the posterior septum in nose?
Superior post: ethmoid bone Inferior post: vomer
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What are the 3 projections of bone in the lateral wall of nasal cavity?
Turbinates (superior, middle, inferior)
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What separates the nasal cavity from the brain?
Cribriform plate Olfactory neurons pass through
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Where in the nasal cavity are olfactory receptors located?
Spheno-ethmoial recess in upper nasal cavity
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What are the 4 paranasal sinuses?
Frontal in frontal bone Ethmoid in ethmoid bone (superior to nasal cavity, medial to orbits) Sphenoid in sphenoid bone (near pituitary) Maxillary in maxillae of facial skeleton
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Where does the frontal sinus drain?
Middle meatus
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Where does the sphenoid sinus drain?
Spheno-ethmoidal recess
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Where do the ethmoid air cells drain?
Superior and middle meatuses
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Where does the maxillary sinus drain?
Middle meatus
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Why can't maxillary sinus drain when upright?
Opening of sinus into middle meatus lies superomedially
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What does the nasolacrimal duct drain?
Fluid that lubricate the anterior surface of eye Drains into nasal cavity
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Why do you get a runny nose when you cry?
Excess fluid runs down nasolacrimal duct into inferior meatus in nasal cavity
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What does the eustachian tube connect?
Middle ear to nasopharynx Allos air to pass into middle ear so pressure on either side of eardrum is equal
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What is the blood supply to the nasal cavity?
Maxillary artery from external carotid Anastomotic network supply nasal septum which is often where bleeding from nosebleeds comes from
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What is the sensory innervation of the nose?
Trigeminal
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What 2 bones composes the hard palate?
Palatine bone of maxilla Horizontal plate of palatine bone
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What does the hard palate do?
Prevents food or fluid entering nasal cavity Forces food backwards when tongue pushes against it Articulate certain sounds
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Where does the uvula hang?
Midline of soft palate
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What do the muscles of the soft palate do?
Contract during swallowing to elevate soft palate Innervated by vagus
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What are the boundaries of the oral cavity?
Superior: palates Inferior: soft tissues and muscles Laterally: cheeks containing buccinator muscle
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What does the oral cavity contain?
Tongue Teeth Gums Openings of salivary glands
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How many teeth do adults have and where are they?
32 16 in maxilla 16 in mandible
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What are the different types of teeth?
in upper and lower jaw: 4 incisors 2 canines 4 premolars 6 molars
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What are teeth composed of?
An inner pulp surrounding blood vessels and nerves Dentin surrounding pulp Outer hard enamel coat
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What can happen to enamel and dentin?
Eroded by bacteria or food Leading to decay, inflammation and infection of pulp May spread to bone causing abscess
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Where is the tongue?
Anteriorly in oral cavitiy Posteriorly in oropharynx
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What is the space between the posterior tongue and epiglottis called?
Vallecula
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What is on the superior surface of the tongue?
Papillae Some detect taste
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Where are the intrinsic muscles of the tongue and what do they do?
Within tongue Paired bilaterally Fuse in midline Change shape of tongue
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Where are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue and what do they do?
Originate from outside the tongue but attach to it Move the tongue
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What innervates the tongue muscles?
Hypoglossal (CN 12)
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What is the sensory innervation to the tongue?
Taste in front 2/3: facial General sensation in front 2/3: trigeminal Taste and general sensation in back 1/3: glossopharyngeal
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What is the blood supply to the oral cavitiy?
Lingual, maxillary, facial arteries from external carotid
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What innervates the muscles of the soft palate?
Vagus
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What 4 CN innervate the tongue?
V, VII, IX, XII (trigeminal, facial, hypoglossal, glossopharyngeal)
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Where are the pharyngeal tonsils?
In roof and posterior wall of nasopharynx
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Where are the tubal tonsils?
Surround the opening of the auditory tube on lateral wall of nasopharynx
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Where are the palatine tonsils?
Lateral wall of oropharynx
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Where are the lingual tonsils?
A collection of lymphoid tissue in posterior tongue
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Differences between jejunum and ileum
Jejunum in upper left quadrant, ileum lower R Jejunum has a thicker wall and longer vasa recta Jejunum has less arcardes Jejunum is red in colour, ileum is pink ileum has peyers patches
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What are the 3 histological types of joints?
Synovial Fibrous Cartilagnious
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What is the structure of synovial joints?
Narrow synovial cavity separates articular surfaces Synovial fluid in cavity Joint capsule: outer fibrous and inner synovial membrane Hyaline cartilage Allow great deal of movement
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Examples of synovial joints?
Shoulder Knee Wrist
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Sturcture of fibrous joints
2 bones connected by strong fibrous tissue No cavity No fluid Very little movement E.g. skull sutures
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What are primary cartilaginous joints?
Hyaline cartilage connects joints Allows some flexibility E.g. where ribs meet sternum
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What are secondary cartilaginous joints?
Connected to each other by fibrocartilage Hyaline cartilage covers articular surfaces of bones Flexible but strong E.g. intervertebral discs in spine
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What are the 6 types of synovial joints?
Ball and socket Hinge Pivot Saddle Condyloid Plane
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Example of ball and socket joints
Hip Shoulder
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Example of hinge joint
Elbow Knee
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Example of pivot joint
Between C1 and C2
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Example of saddle joint
Carpometacarpal in thumb
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Example of a condyloid joint
Wrist Metacarpophalangeal
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Example of plane joint
Joints between small wrist bones Acromioclavicular joint
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What makes up grey matter?
Neuron cell bodies
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What makes up white matter?
Axons
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At what level does the spinal cord end?
L1-L2
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Features of the sympathetic nervous system neurons
First neuron cell body in T or L spine Short preganglionic axon Second neuron cell body in ganglion close to CNS Long postganglionic axon
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Features of PS neurons
1st neuron cell body in brainstem or sacral spinal cord Long preganglionic axon Second neuron cell body in ganglion close to target organ Short postganglionic axon
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How many spinal nerves are there and how are they distributed?
31 8 C 12 T 5 L 5 S 1 Co