Anatomy Overview 2 Flashcards
What are the 3 regions of the foregut from right to left?
Right hypochondrium
Epigastrium
Left hypochondrium
What are the 3 regions of the midgut from right to left?
Right lumbar
Periumbilical
Left lumbar
What are the 3 regions of the hindgut from right to left?
Right iliac fossa
Hypogastrium
Left iliac fossa
What are the 3 constrictions of the oesophagus?
Cervical = (pharyngo-oesophageal) 15cm from incisor teeth Thoracic = (broncho-aortic) crossed by arch of aorta (22cm from IT) and left main bronchus (27.5cm from IT) Diaphragmatic = where it passes through the oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm (40cm from IT)
What are the 4 main parts of the stomach?
Cardia
Fundus
Body
Pyloric part
What is the function of the pyloric sphincter?
Controls discharge of stomach contents into the duodenum
What is congenital pyloric stenosis?
Thickening of the smooth muscle in the pylorus
What is the function of the biliary ducts?
Carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder
Where is bile produced?
Liver
Where is bile stored and concentrated?
Gallbladder
How much bile can the gallbladder store?
Up to 50ml
What artery supplies the gallbladder and where is it found?
Cystic artery
Found in the Triange of Calot
What is the Triangle of Calot?
Triangle between common hepatic duct, cystic duct and visceral surface of liver
What is the pancreas?
Accessory digestive gland
Exocrine - pancreatic juice
Endocrine - insulin + glucagon
Is the pancreas intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
Retroperitoneal
Where does the pancreas lie?
Along the transpyloric plane (L1/L2)
What are the parts of the pancreas?
Head
Neck
Body
Tail
Where is the portal vein formed?
Behind the neck of the pancreas
What would happen if the tail of the pancreas was damaged while removing the spleen?
Lifelong diabetes mellitus
What is the spleen?
Mobile haemo-lymphoid organ
What region is the spleen located?
Left hypochondrium
What is splenomegaly?
Abnormal enlargement of spleen