Anatomy - Abdomen Lab 2 - Peritoneum and Foregut

Question 1

Which lesser omentum ligament makes up the free border of it?

Answer 1

Hepatoduodenal ligament

Question 2

What two ligaments form from the branching of the falciform ligament of the liver?

Answer 2

1. Anterior coronary ligament2. Left triangular ligament

Question 3

Is the right lobe of the liver always bigger than the left one?

Answer 3

NOPE, lots of variability

Question 4

Where is the median sacral artery located?

Answer 4

Branches from abdominal aorta between the right and left common iliac arteries

Question 5

Describe the branching from the common iliac arteries.

Answer 5

Common iliac artery => internal and external iliac arteries External iliac artery => inferior epigastric + deep circumflex iliac + superior pubic + cremasteric arteries

Question 6

Location of sympathetic chain compared to abdominal aorta?

Answer 6

Left lateral

Question 7

Location of IVC compared to abdominal aorta?

Answer 7

Right lateral

Question 8

Location of cisterna chyli compared to abdominal aorta?

Answer 8

Right lateral

Question 9

What 3 abdominal structures are located on both sides of the abdominal aorta?

Answer 9

1. Azygos veins2. Para-aortic lymph nodes3. Celiac lymph nodes

Question 10

What 2 abdominal structures are located posterior to the abdominal aorta?

Answer 10

1. Nerves T12-L42. Left lumbar veins

Question 11

What 11 abdominal structures are located posterior to the abdominal aorta?

Answer 11

1. Pancreas2. Splenic vein3. Left renal vein4. 3rd part of duodenum5. Mesentery6. Lymph nodes7. Autonomic plexus8. Lesser sac9. Stomach10. Omentum11. Small intestine

Question 12

What separates the right and left lobes of the liver from an anterior view?

Answer 12

Falciform ligament

Question 13

How to find the sigmoid colon from the descending colon?

Answer 13

Follow descending colon until it becomes mobile

Question 14

What do the ligaments of the peritoneal cavity connect?

Answer 14

Organ to organOROrgan to wall

Question 15

What are the peritoneal ligaments made of?

Answer 15

Double folds of PARIETAL peritoneum

Question 16

Location of appendix with regards to the ileo-cecal juncture?

Answer 16

Posterior

Question 17

What intraperitoneal structures are not suspended in the peritoneal cavity by a mesentery? Explain.

Answer 17

1.Cecum: called intraperitoneal because of its mobility 2. Liver: mainly covered by visceral peritoneum (except for bare area, porta hepatis, and gallbladder fossa) and does not have a mesentery3. Spleen: no mesentery

Question 18

What mesentery connects to the visceral peritoneum covering the pancreas?

Answer 18

Transverse mesocolon