Anatomy Flashcards
What is A1?
hepatogastric ligament
What are the primary retroperitoneal organs?
kidneys, adrenal glands, aorta, inferior vena cava, bladder, prostate, vagina, rectum
What is D2?
splenophrenic ligament
What is S? T? U?
Ascending colon
Right colic flexure
Free edge of lesser omentum
What are major sites of abdominal hernias?
lumbar triangle (boundaries = iliac crest, external oblique, latissimus dorsi)
umbilicus
diaphragm
defmoral canal
inguinal triangle (boundaries = inguinal ligament, lateral margin rectus abdominis, inferior epigastric artery)
The aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle forms, contributes to, or is otherwise related to all of the following EXCEPT the:
a) superficial inguinal ring
b) conjoint tendon
c) external spermatic fascia
d) sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle
e) inguinal ligament
b) conjoint tendon
b) duodenum
c) lesser sac
What is the lesser peritoneal sac?
a smaller peritoneal compartment located posterior to the stomach
formed by the dorsal mesentery of the stomach
What is a?
abdominal aorta
Which of the following organs is secondarily retroperitoneal?
a) duodenum
b) transverse colon
c) spleen
d) superior mesenteric artery
e) kidney
a) duodenum
transverse colon and spleen have mesenteries, superior mesenteric artery is in the midgut mesentery, and kidneys are primarily retroperitoneal
What is G-J?
g: greater curvature
h: body
i: pyloric antrum
j: duodenum
What artery supplies the midgut?
superior mesenteric
Which of the following muscles or structures does NOT contribute to a covering of the spermatic cord?
a) transversalis fascia
b) transversus abdominis muscle
c) internal oblique muscle
d) external oblique muscle
b) transversus abdominis muscle
What is 3?
h: right hepatic duct
i: left hepatic duct
j: liver, right lobe
What is the structure of the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle?
formed from the aponeuroses of the three muscle layers
covers the entire muslce anteriorly, covers the muscle until the arcuate line (does not run inferior to the arcuate line)
What is 4?
in abdominal wall: external oblique
in scrotum/spermatic cord: external spermatic fascia
What are the longitudinal folds of the gastric mucosa of the interior stomach?
rugal folds/rugae
What is 1?
esophagus
What is J? K? L?
Lesser curvature
Phrenicocolic ligament
Greater curvature
What is the course of a direct inguinal hernia? It passes:
a) lateral to the deep inferior epigastric artery
b) through the deep inguinal ring
c) inside the persistent processus vaginalis
d) within the spermatic cord
e) under the conjoint tendon
e) under the conjoint tendon
What artery serves the transverse colon? ascending colon?
transverse: middle colic artery
ascending: right colic artery
What is the cremaster muscle? Function? Innervation?
a muscle that branches from the internal oblique that elevates the testisinnervation: genitofemoral
What is 10?
kidneys
What is 1?
a: anterior cecal artery
b: posterior cecal artery
c: ileal branch
What is A? B? C?
Liver
Ligamentum teres of liver
Falciform ligament of liver
d) inferior mesenteric
What is 7?
gall bladder
Describe the descent of the fetal testis.
descend through the deep body wall via inguinal canal to scrotum
descends along the gubernaculum behind the processus vaginalis
What is the somatopleure that derives from the lateral plate?
surface ectoderm with lateral mesodermal coating
forms the body wall (with the hypomere)
inner lining is the parietal peritoneum and pleura
What is 2?
stomach
What is H?
Parietal peritoneum
What is the gubernaculum?
a fibrous process that guides the descent of the testis through the inguinal canal
d) falciform ligament
What is 1?
a: fundus
b: body
c: infundibulum
d: neck
What is the location of the junction of the abdominal foregut and midgut?
a) esophagus-stomach junction
b) stomach-duodenum junction
c) middle of the duodenum
d) duodenum-jejunum junction
e) jejunum-ileum junction
c) middle of the duodenum
What is 2?
e: intestinal branches
f: arcades (loops)
g: vasa recta
h: superior mesenteric artery
What is M-P?
m: tenia coli
n: semilunar folds
o: epiploic appendices
p: sigmoid colon
What is the function of the rectus abdominis in trunk motion?
flexes the trunk
What is the greater peritoneal sac?
abdominopelvic cavity propery that forms the breakdown of midgut and hindgut ventral mesentery
What is G? H? I?
proper hepatic artery
cystic artery (supplies the gall bladder)
gallbladder
What is III?
g: left renal artery
h: aorta
i: right renal artery
What is D-F?
d: cardia
e: esophagus
f: fundus
What is 3?
1st half of duodenum
What is the greater omentum?
a double layer of dorsal mesentery of the stomach, extends from greater curvature of the stomach and drapes inferiorly over the transverse colon and small intestines
What is a direct vs. indirect hernia?
direct = herniation straight through the layers of the abdominal wall (medial to the spermatic cord and inferior epigastric artery)
indirect = herniation straight through the inguinal canal (lateral to the inferior epigastric artery)
What is II?
d: intercostal arteries
e: common hepatic artery
f: splenic artery
Which abdominal muscle has the following orientation:
||||
rectus abdominis
What is D3?
splenorenal ligament
What is 7?
r: common hepatic artery
s: common hepatic artery
t: splenic artery
What is the processus vaginalis?
a parietal peritoneal extension into the scrotum that forms the tunica vaginalis testis (coelomic sac around each testis)
What is 5?
descending and sigmoid colon; rectum
What is I-L?
i: haustra
j: transverse mesocolon
k: left colic (splenic) flexure
l: descending colon
What is the function of the transversus abdominis in trunk motion?
nothing - they do not move the trunk
What is the splanchnopleure that derives from the lateral plate?
endoderm and layer of lateral plate mesoderm
forms the mesentaries, gut tube, and organs that develop from the gut tube
lined by visceral peritoneum
What is a gastroschisis?
a congenital organ herniation through a ventral body wall defect that occurs with incomplete folding of the gastrula
What is A-D?
a: superior mesenteric artery and vein
b: inferior mesenteric vein
c: superior mesenteric vein
d: splenic vein
The epiploic foramen is under the:
a) phrenicocolic ligament
b) coronary ligament
c) hepatoduodenal ligament
d) greater omentum
e) falciform ligament
c) hepatoduodenal ligament
What is M? N? O?
Transverse colon
Descending colon
Greater omentum
What is a hernia?
a protusion of some internal structure through the deep body wall at anatomically weak sites
ex. abdominal hernia is a sack of parietal peritoneum with something inside (intestines, omentum, etc.)
What is A1?
hepatogastric ligament
What is Meckel’s diverticulum? What forms can it take?
a yolk sac remnant off the distal ileum
can form a sinus, fistula, cyst, or fibrous cord
What is the arcuate line (of Douglas)?
abrupt termination of the posterior sheath around the rectus muscles
The ligamentum teres is a remnant of the:
a) right dorsal aorta
b) yolk sac stalk
c) falciform ligament
d) umbilical vein
e) liver bud
d) umbilical vein
What is 1?
in abdominal wall: skin
in scrotum/spermatic cord: skin
What are the major branches of the splenic artery? What do they supply?
short gastric –> body of the stomach
left gastr-epiploic –> left part of greater curvature of stomach
If a Meckel’s diverticulum, a remnant of the yolk sac stalk, becomes inflamed and needs to be removed, where would you look for it after surgical entry into the abdominal cavity?
a) middle of the duodenum
b) left colic flexure
c) right colic flexure
d) middle of the jejunum
e) terminal ileum
e) terminal ileum
What is the processus vaginalis?
a peritoneal evagination that forms the coelomic tunica vaginalis testis
What is the typical function of the inguinal canal in females?
it containes the gubernaculum, which persists as the ovarian ligament and the ligamentum teres (round ligament of the uterus)
What is a?
abdominal aorta
What is 5?
p: left suprarenal gland
q: celiac trunk
r: splenic artery
s: common hepatic artery
What is the linea alba?
the midline joining of the left and right abdominal aponeuroses
What are mesenteries?
two sheets of visceral peritoneum with connective tissue and fat in between
they suspend and support the GI tract (and provide routes for blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics)
b) area B
What are the abdominal foregut organs?
stomach
liver and gall bladder
pancreas
spleen (not derived from foregut tube, but supplied by foregut artery)
What is D1?
gastrosplenic ligament
What is 9?
spleen
Which abdominal muscles facilitate this motion:
bending to the left
left internal and external oblique