Anatomy of the Biliary Tract, Pancreas and Spleen Flashcards
Gallbladder location:
- fossa of gallbladder (visceral surface of the liver)
- 9th costal cartilage MCL or transpyloric MCL
Common bile duct location
Within free edge of lesser omentum
Relations of the common bile duct(2):
- posterior to 1st part of duodenum
- medial to 2nd part of duodenum
Gallbladder and common bile duct
Features of the gallbladder and common bile duct
- fund us
- body
- infundibulum
- neck (continuous with cystic duct) contains a spiral valve
Gallbladder and common bile duct
Gallbladder and common bile duct function
- storage of bile
- convey bile
Páncreas location:
- lies retroperitoneal except tail
- neck lies in the transpyloric plane
Pancreas relations:
- anterior
- posterior
- medial
- lateral
- anterior: stomach, SMA(uncinate process), SMV (uncinate process)
- posterior: L1-3, abdominal aorta, superior mesenteric artery (neck), IVC, superior mesenteric vein (neck)
- Medial: duodenum (head and uncinate process)
- Lateral: spleen (tail)
Pancreas
Pancreas features:
- head
- uncinate process (projection from head)
- neck
- body
- tail
Pancreas function:
- endocrine: glucagon, insulin secretion
- exocrine: pancreatic digestive enzymes: main pancreatic duct, accessory pancreatic duct more so than the minor duodenal papilla
Spleen location:
- superolateral UCQ
- left hypochondriac
- ribs 9-11
Spleen Relations:
- anterior
- posterior
- inferior
- medial
- anterior: stomach (gastrosplenic ligament)
- posterior: left hemidiaphram
- inferior: splenic flex her
- medial: left kidney (so Lenore all ligament)
Spleen location
Spleen Features:
- diaphragmatic surface
- hilum
- superoanterior notched border
- inferoposterior smooth border
Spleen function:
- haemopoietic (red pulp= sinusoids) for storage of RBC and platelets, phagocytosis of defective RBC
- lymphoid (white pulp) for storage of T and B lymphocytes and macrophages
Spleen features
Biliary Tree
Biliary Tree: Hepatic Part: Ducts:
- right and left hepatic ducts join to form the
- common hepatic duct, the cystic duct joins to form
- the common bile duct
Biliary Tree: Hepatopancreatic part: Structures:
- main pancreatic duct + common bile duct join to form
- the hepatopancreatic ampulla (of Vater)
- which has the hepatopancreatic sphincter of Oddi
- after which lies the major duodenal papilla (2nd part
of duodenum)
Biliary Tree
Lesser Omentum arises from
development and rotation of foregut
Lesser omentum is:
- a single fold of peritoneum
- a double fold of peritoneum
- a triple fold of peritoneum
a double fold of peritoneum