Anatomy: Hindgut

Question 1

where does the hindgut begin

Answer 1

distal 1/3 of the transverse colon

Question 2

what attaches the transverse colon to the diaphragm

Answer 2

phrenicolic ligament

Question 3

is transverse colon intra or retro peritoneal

Answer 3

intra
by the transverse mesocolon

Question 4

describe the descending colon

Answer 4

left colic flexure to when it turns medially at the sigmoid
retroperitoneal

Question 5

sigmoid colon

Answer 5

attached to posterior pelvic wall by mesentery called sigmoid mesocolon
length of mesocolon allows mobility

Question 6

paracolic gutters

Answer 6

spaces between ascending and descending colon and the posterolateral abdominal wall

Question 7

what are the distinguishing features of the large intestine compared to the small intestine

Answer 7

ommental appendices
tenaie coli
haustra

Question 8

ommental appendices

Answer 8

small pouches of peritoneum
filled with fat

Question 9

tenaie coli

Answer 9

3 strips of muscle
-mesocolic
-free
-ommental

Question 10

haustra

Answer 10

tenaie coli shorten the wall of the bowel
produces these sacculations

Question 11

where do haustra cease

Answer 11

rectosigmoidal

Question 12

arterial supply to the hindgut

Answer 12

inferior mesenteric
transverse distal 1/3 is left colic
sigmoid receives from branch of the inferior mesenteric called sigmoid

Question 13

venous drainage of the transverse colon

Answer 13

middle colic
empties to the superior mesenteric

Question 14

venous drainage of the descending colon

Answer 14

left colic
to the inferior mesentery

Question 15

venous drainage of the sigmoid

Answer 15

sigmoid veins
to the inferior mesenteric

Question 16

where do the inferior and superior mesenteric drain to

Answer 16

hepatic portal