Anatomy Flashcards
Problem 1:
A male patient with severe colic in the loin radiating to groin and external genitalia on radiograph shows a stone in the right ureter.
a. Mention two sites for impaction of the stone?
b. Mention where can you locate stone ureter in the X-ray?
c. How does the ureter enter the pelvic cavity?
d. How does the ureter end?
e. How is the ureter related to the broad ligament?
a. Pelvi ureteric and intramural parts.
b. At the tips of transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae and ischial spine.
c. By crossing the bifurcation of the common iliac artery.
d. Intramural part in the posterior superior angle of the urinary bladder.
e. It passes below the root of the broad ligament.
A 20-years- old girl was admitted to the hospital complaining of severe pain which starts around the umbilicus, then settled in the right iliac fossa and vomiting the patient keeps the right hip flexed. Condition was diagnosed as acute appendicitis.
a. Mention two common positions of the appendix.
b. Give the surface anatomy of it base.
c. How does a surgeon identify the base of appendix during surgery?
d. Name its artery and give its origin.
e. Why does the patient flex his night hip?
Answer:
a. Pelvic and retroceacal,
b. Mc Burney’s point (At Junction of the medial 2/3 and lateral 1/3 of a line extending between umbilicus and right anterior
superior iliac spine.)
c. By following the teniae coli of the caecum as they converge at base of the appendix.
d. Appendicular artery from ileocolic artery.
e. Due to irritation and spasm of psoas major muscle.
Problem 3:
A 65-years-old man, who had a history of chronic duodenal ulcer, was admitted to hospital with signs of severe internal hemorrhage due to perforated duodenal ulcer.
a. What is the commonest site of duodenal ulcer?
b. What is the cause of internal hemorrhage?
c. Where does the duodenum begin?
d. Name two arteries supplying the duodenum.
e. Give the venous drainage of the duodenum.
Answers:
a. Posterior wall of 1st- part of duodenum.
b. Erosion of gastro-duodenal artery.
c. In Transpyloric plane 1/2 inch to the right of middle line.
d. Superior and inferior pancreatico duodenal arteries, supradudenal artery.
e. Portal circulation.
Problem 4:
A 40-years–old fatty female, complained of tenderness in right hypochondrium, which increases after fatty meals and the pain, was referred to right shoulder. A diagnosis of inflammation of the gall bladder was confirmed.
a. Give the surface anatomy of fundus of gall bladder.
b. Why was the pain referred to night shoulder?
c. Give it arterial supply.
d. Give the anterior relation of its fundus.
e. Give the posterior relation of its fundus.
Answers:
a. Tip of right 9 th costal cartilage.
b. Due to irritation of the phrenic nerve (C3.4.5), the same segments supply skin of shoulder by supraclavicular nerves.
c. Cystic artery from right branch of hepatic artery
d. Anterior abdominal wall.
e. Transverse colon.
Problem (5)
A 35 years old farmer came to the clinic complaining of a mass in his left hypochondrium. On examination it was found to be an enlarged spleen which descended downwards and medially.
a. Why does the spleen descend directly downwards?
b. Mention its surface anatomy?
c. Name its ligaments?
d. Name its surfaces?
e. Mention its blood supply?
Answers:
a. Because the left colic flexure and phrenico-colic ligament prevent its direct downward descent.
b. Opposite 9.10.11 ribs with its long axis on the 10th rib and its lateral end at midaxillary line.
c. Lieno-renal and gastro- splenic ligaments.
d. Diaphragmatic and visceral.
e. Splenic artery from celiac trunk and splenic vein into portal vein.
Describe the relations of the body of pancreas.
Anterior surface: stomach, separated by lesser sac
Inferior surface: Duodenojejunal flexure, loops of jejunum, Lt colic flexure.
Posterior surface: Lt renal vein, splenic vein, Abdominal aorta + SMA origin, Lt kidney, Lt suprarenal gland, Lt crus of diaphragm, Lt psoas major muscle, Lt sympathetic chain
Superior border: splenic A, coeliac trunk
What are the related to the posterior surface of right kidney.
Area for transversus tendon
Area for quadratus lumborum
Psoas area
12th rib
Diaphragm
Explain the congenital anomalies of the development of the kidney.
Renal agenesis: unilateral absence of kidney
Pelvic kidney: one kidney fails to ascend and remains in pelvis
Horse-shoe kidney: sue to fusion of lower poles of 2 kidneys across the midline
Accessory renal arteries: represent the persistence of embryonic vessels
Congenital Polycystic kidney: numerous cyst form
Bifid ureter: resulted from early splitting of the ureteric bud
Mention the anterior relation of both right and left kidney.
Rt kidney: rt suprarenal gland, 2nd part of duodenum, lobe of liver, Rt colic fixture, Rt colic A, Loops of jejunum
Lt kidney: Lt suprarenal gland, stomach, spleen,
Write a short note on the covering of the kidney
It has true fibrous capsules: closely surrounds the kidney and covers the renal sinus.
Perirenal fat: surrounds the capsule and prolongs into the renal sinus
Renal fascia: is derived from fascia transversalis, consists of two layers
Pararenal fat: condensation of the retroperitoneal fat outside renal fascia.
Enumerate the congenital anomalies of the testis.
Cryptorchism
Ectopic testis
Congenital hydrocele
Congenital inguinal hernia
Gonadal dysgenesis
Give an account on the formation of the rectus sheath
Above costal margin: Rectus muscles lies directly on 5,6,7 costal cartilages
Mid way between umbilics and symphisis pubis: Anterior wall formed of external oblique and internal oblique aponeurosis. Posterior wall is formed of transverse abdominis
Below arcuate line: Anterior wall formed of aponeurosis of external, internal oblique and transverse abdominis muscle.
Enumerate the content of the rectus sheath
Rectus abdominis
Pyramidalis
Superior epigastric vessels
Inferior epigastric vessels
Lower 5 intercostal nerve and vessels
Connective tissue
Lymphatics
Sympathetic fibers
Give the beg and end of the inguinal canal
At deep inguinal ring: oval opening in fascia transversalis
At superficial inguinal ring: a triangular opening in the external oblique aponeurosis. Found above and medial to pubic tubercle.
Enumerate the contents of the inguinal canal
Spermatic cord or round ligament of uterus
Internal spermatic fascia
Cremasteric muscle and fascia
Ilio-inguinal nerve:
Give an account on the boundaries of the inguinal canal:
Anterior wall: external abdominal oblique aponeurosis, internal abdominal oblique aponeurosis
Posterior wall: formed of fascia transversalis (conjoint tendon and inguinal ligament)
Roof: internal abdominal oblique and transverse abdominis muscle
Floor: inguinal ligament along whole length and lacunar ligament
Enumerate the contents of the spermatic cord
Testicular artery
Artery of Vas deferens
Cremasteric artery
Cremasteric nerve
Ilio-inguinal nerve
Sympathetic plexus
Vas deferens
Pampiniform plexus of veins
Lymphatics of testis
Enumerate the coverings of the spermatic cord
Internal spermatic fascia
Cremasteric fascia and muscle
External spermatic fascia
Give account on the extensions of the Lesser Sac
Extends upwards behind caudate lobe forming superior recess
Extends downwards between layers of greater omentum forming inferior recess
It extends left as far as spleen forming splenic recess
Give the boundaries of the Lesser Sac
Anterior wall: Peritoneum of caudate lobe, Lesser omentum, peritoneum on posterior surface of stomach, Gastrosplenic ligament
Posterior wall: peritoneal cover of stomach bed, Transverse colon+ mesocolon, layers of greater omentum
Left border: Hilum of spleen, left free margin of greater omentum
Right border: peritoneum at right margin of caudate lobe of liver, opening of lesser sac, right free margin of greater omentum
What is the Epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow)? Give its boundaries
Orifice where lesser sac communicates with greater sac
Anteriorly: Portal vein, Hepatic Artery, Bile duct
Posteriorly: IVC
Superiorly: Caudate lobe
Inferiorly: 1st inch of duodenum, curved part of portal vein
What are the functions of the Greater Omentum (Gastrocolic ligament)? Give its attachments
Localizes infection in peritoneum and prevents its spread
2/3 of greater curvature of stomach
1st inch of duodenum
Surround transverse colon and continue as transverse mesocolon
Lower border is free
Enumerate the contents of the Greater Omentum
Rt and Lt gastro-epiploic arteries
Lymph nodes and vessels
Autonomic nerve fibers
Extraperitoneal fat
Give the attachments of Lesser Omentum
Above and to right: porta hepatis, ligamentum venosum, lower surface of diaphragm
Below and left: lesser curvature of the stomach
On the right side: anterior and posterior layers
Enumerate the contents of the Lesser Omentum
Rt and Lt gastric vessels
Portal vein
Hepatic artery
Common bile duct
Lymph vessels and lymph nodes
Sympathetic fibers
Extraperitoneal fatty tissue
Give the anterior and posterior relations of the stomach
Anterior: Inferior surface of liver, Diaphragm, anterior abdominal wall
Posterior:
Anterior surface of pancreas and splenic artery above it.
Anterior surface of Lt kidney and Lt suprarenal gland.
Spleen.
LT crus of diaphragm, Transverse colon and transverse mesocolon.
Give the attachments of the mesentery (root of mesentery)
3rd part of duodenum
Abdominal Aorta
IVC
Rt psoas major
Rt genitofemoral nerve
Rt gonadal artery
Rt ureter