Anatomy of Jaundice

Question 1

what is jaundice?

Answer 1

increased bilirubin in the blood, causing yellow skin and eyes

Question 2

what is bilirubin?

Answer 2

a normal by product of the breakdown of red blood cells

Question 3

where does the breakdown of red blood cells occur?

Answer 3

spleen

liver

Question 4

what is bilirubin used to make and where?

Answer 4

bile in the liver

Question 5

what is the role of the gallbladder involving bile?

Answer 5

stores and concentrates bile

Question 6

what does the pancreas excrete into the second part of the duodenum?

Answer 6

digestive enzymes

Question 7

where is the portal triad found?

Answer 7

the free edge of the lesser omentum

Question 8

what vessels are found in the portal triad?

Answer 8

hepatic artery
hepatic portal vein
common bile duct

Question 9

what is the first of the three midline branches of the abdominal aorta?

Answer 9

the celiac trunk

Question 10

where is the celiac trunk found in relation to the peritoneum?

Answer 10

retroperitoneal

Question 11

where does the celiac trunk arise?

Answer 11

around the level of T12

Question 12

what organs does the celiac trunk supply?

Answer 12

the organs of the foregut

Question 13

what are the three branches of the celiac trunk and what do they supply?

Answer 13

splenic artery - spleen
hepatic artery - liver
left gastric artery - stomach

Question 14

what artery does the gastroduodenal artery branch off of?

Answer 14

hepatic

Question 15

where does the splenic artery travel?

Answer 15

along the superior border of the pancreas

Question 16

where is the spleen found in relation to the peritoneum?

Answer 16

inntraperitoneal

Question 17

what protects the spleen?

Answer 17

ribs 9-11

Question 18

what are the two flexures of the colon and what sides are they on?

Answer 18

splenic flexure - left

hepatic flexure - right

Question 19

what four vessels form the blood supply to the stomach?

Answer 19

right and left gastric
right and left gastro omental

pairs anastamose together

Question 20

what arteries run along the lesser curvature of the stomach?

Answer 20

gastric arteries

Question 21

what arteries run along the greater curvature of the stomach?

Answer 21

gastro omental arteries

Question 22

where does the blood supply to the liver come from?

Answer 22

the hepatic artery

the hepatic portal vein

Question 23

where does the liver lie?

Answer 23

the right upper quadrant

Question 24

what protects the liver?

Answer 24

ribs 7-11

Question 25

how can the liver be split up?

Answer 25

four anatomical segments

eight functional segments

Question 26

what are the four anatomical segments of the liver?

Answer 26

right lobe
left lobe
caudate lobe
quadrate lobe

Question 27

what divides the right and left lobes of the liver?

Answer 27

the falciform ligament

Question 28

what lobes of the liver are found on the posterior surface?

Answer 28

caudate

quadrate

Question 29

what vessels are involved in venous drainage of the liver?

Answer 29

via three main hepatic veins into the IVC

caudate lobe has its own hepatic veins which drain into the IVC

Question 30

what organs are drained via the hepatic portal vein?

Answer 30

all - fore, mid and hind

Question 31

where does the splenic vein drain?

Answer 31

organs of the foregut

to the hepatic portal vein

Question 32

where does the inferior mesenteric vein drain?

Answer 32

hindgut

to the splenic vein

Question 33

where does the superior mesenteric vein drain?

Answer 33

midgut organs

to the hepatic portal vein

Question 34

what is the role of the gallbladder?

Answer 34

stores and concentrates bile in between meals

Question 35

how does bile flow in and out of the gallbladder?

Answer 35

via the cystic duct

Question 36

what makes up the blood supply to the gallbladder?

Answer 36

the cystic artery

a branch of the right hepatic artery