Anatomy revision Flashcards
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Abdomen
Regions of the abdomen
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Cardia, fundus, body, antrum, pylorus
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Difference between Jejunum and Ileum
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Jejunum (larger diameter, thicker wall, more vascular), Ileum (Peyer’s patches, more lymphoid tissue)
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Foregut structures
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- Pharynx
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Proximal duodenum (up to the major duodenal papilla)
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Pancreas
- Spleen (though it is not derived from the foregut endoderm, it shares the same blood supply)
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What is the blood supply of the foregut?
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Celiac trunk
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What does the Celiac trunk break down into?
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Left gastric artery
Splenic artery
Common hepatic artery
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Venous drainage of the foregut
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Left gastric vein
Splenic vein
Common hepatic vein
All drain into the portal vein
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Sympathetic innervation of the foregut
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Greater splanchnic nerves (T5-T9)
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Parasympathetic innervation of the foregut
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Vagus nerve (CNX)
roots C3-C5
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Midgut structures
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- Distal duodenum (from the major duodenal papilla)
- Jejunum
- Ileum
- Cecum
- Appendix
- Ascending colon
- Proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon
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