Anatomy pearls

Question 1

What artery bleeds in duodenal ulcers?

Answer 1

gastro-duodenal artery

Question 2

What is Morrison’s pouch

Answer 2

Hepatorenal recess; the most posterior cavity within the peritoneal cavity

Question 3

What are the blood vessels on a rib

Answer 3

VAN
Vein, Artery, Nerve

always place chest tube and thoracentesis needles above the rib

Question 4

What is the order of femoral vessels?

Answer 4

Femoral vein is medial to the femoral artery

NAVEL- nerve, artery, vein, empty space, lymphatics (most medial)

Question 5

Hesselbach’s triangle

Answer 5

Inguinal ligament
Epigastric vessels
Rectus sheath (lateral)

Question 6

Nerve on top of spermatic cord

Answer 6

Ilioinguinal nerve

Question 7

Calot’s triangle

Answer 7

Cystic duct
Common hepatic duct
Cystic artery

Question 8

Calots node

Answer 8

lymph node found in calots triangle

Question 9

What separates the R and L lobes of liver

Answer 9

Cantle’s line- line drawn from IVC to just left of the GB fossa

Question 10

Gastrinoma triangle

Answer 10

triangle where >90% of gastrinomas are located
borders:
-jx of 2nd and 3rd portions of duodenum
-cystic duct
-pancreatic neck

Question 11

Where is McBurney’s

Answer 11

1/3 from ASIS to Bellybutton

Question 12

How to find appendix after finding cecum

Answer 12

Trace taeniae back bc they turn into the origin of the appendix

Question 13

strongest layer of the small bowel

Answer 13

submucosa

Question 14

What parts of GI tract do NOT have serosa?

Answer 14

Esophagus

Middle and distal rectum

Question 15

Major diff b/w colon and small bowel

Answer 15

Colon: taeniae coli, haustra, appendices

Small int: smooth

Question 16

How far up does the diaphragm extend

Answer 16

to the nipples in men