Celiac Trunk and Targets Flashcards
Branches of the celiac trunk
Splenic artery, left gastric artery, common hepatic artery
Muscular sphincter of esophagus
Doesn’t exist! The diaphragm provides the muscular tone to prevent reflux of contents of stomach
Blood supply to esophagus
celiac trunk, left inferior phrenic artery
Venous return of esophagus
Esophageal veins can go to IVC. Inferior esophageal veins go to hepatic portal vein
Portal-Systemic Anastomoses
Area where veins can either drain to hepatic portal system or systemic return. Usually areas like this are affected by portal hypertension
Anchoring of stomach
Greater and lesser omentum
Left hand dome of diaphragm
created by fundus of stomach
Cardiac notch
where esophagus enters stomach
Angular incisure
On lesser curvature of stomach, where duodenum begins to form.
Cardia
Most proximal part of stomach
Rugae
Inner fold of stomach endothelium
Blood supply to stomach
Left gastric artery supplies lesser curvature, short gastric artery from splenic artery supplies fundus, left gastro-omental artery from splenic artery supplies greater curvature, right gastro-omental artery from common hepatic artery supplies greater curvature as well
Venous drainage of stomach
Left gastro-omental vein drains to splenic vein and then to portal vein. Right gastro-omental vein drains to superior mesenteric vein and then portal vein. left and right gastric veins follow left and right gastric arteries to drain directly into portal vein
What forms hepatic portal vein
Hepatic portal vein is formed by confluence of splenic and superior mesenteric vein
Functions of spleen
lymphatic, recycles heme units out of hemoglobin