Anatomy (abdominal viscera and thorax) Flashcards
What is the peritoneum
Membrane coming from the mesoderm which lines the abdominalpelvic cavity
Partietal peritoneum
Lines the internal surface of the abdominopelvic cavity
What type of innervation does the parietal peritoneum receive
Somatic
Visceral peritoneum
Invests around the organs
What type of innervation does the viscera receive
Autonomic
Peritoneal cavity
Space between the parietal and viscera
Mesentaries
Double layered peritoneum which runs in between organs
What structures have mesenteries
Mostly the Small intestine
Also the colon(mesocolon)
And the appendix (mesoapendx)
Omentum
Double layered peritoneal fold that goes over the stomach
Lesser omentum
Double layered peritoneum that connects the liver to the duodenum
What makes up the portal triad
Hepatic artery, bile duct, hepatic portal vein
What are the regions of the stomach
Cardiac
Funds (bottom of sac)
Body
Pyloris (gas maker)
What are the 2 largest glands in the body
1) Skin
2) Liver
Falciform ligament
Double layered peritoneal fold over the liver dividing the right and left lobes
What did the round ligament used to be
The umbilical vein
What does the gallbladder do
Concentrates and excretes bile
What is the Cystic duct
Connects the gallbladder to the hepatic duct
Where is the spleen located
The retroperitoneal space in the upper left quadrant
What is the function of the spleen
Removing old red blood cells and platelets
What are the 4 divisions of the duodenum
Superior
Descending
Horizontal
Ascending
What does the pancreas do
Has endocrine (insulin Glucagon) And exorcise functions (digestive enzymes)
Where is the pancreas
Retroperitoneal, posterior to the stomach. Lies on the abdominal aorta on the level of S2
Regions of the Large intestine
Ceccum Appendix Ascending colon Hepatic Flexure Transverse colon Splendid Flexure Descending Colon Sigmoid colon Rectum
What level is the rectosigmoid junction at
S3 vertebrae