Clinical Anatomy of bleeding in GI tract Flashcards
What are the 4 main contents of the large intestine? Label the diagram
1. Colon
2. Rectum
3. Anal Canal
4. Anus
What are the contents of the colon? (6) Label the diagram
1. Appendix
2. Caecum
3. Ascending colon
4. Transverse “
5. Descending “
6. Sigmoid “
Describe the relationships of the following structures with the peritoneum
- Transverse colon
- Ascending & Descending colon
- Sigmoid colon
- Caecum
- Intraperitoneal
- secondary retroperitoneal
- Intraperitoneal
- Intraperitoneal
Define the paracolic gutters.
Spaces found between the ascending/descending colon and the abdominal wall.
Forms part of the greater sac of the peritoneal cavity
What are the 3 distinguishing features of the colon?
- Teniae coli- 3 longitudinal bands of smooth muscle running throughout the whole colon.
- Omental appendices- fatty projections
- Haustra- small pouches formed by sac formation
The caecum and ileum both lie in what region of the pubic area?
Right ilac fossa
What anatomical structure is found in Mcburney’s point?
Appendiceal orifice
The _ colon is found in the left ilac fossa.
Sigmoid
While the sigmoid colon is very mobile as it surrounded by a _, it can twist around itself, formally known as sigmoid _
Mesentery
Volvulus - can result in bowel obstruction/infection
What are the three midline branches of the abdominal aorta and which parts of the gut do each of them supply?
1. Celiac trunk- Foregut
2. Superior mesenteric artery- midgut
3. Inferior mesenteric artery- hindgut
After its midline branches, the abdominal aorta bifurcates into the _ ilacs, before branching into the _ and _ ilac arteries.
Common- this occurs at L4.
Internal & External
The superior mesenteric artery is found at which vertebral level?
L1
The superior mesenteric artery branches into what?
- Inferior pancreato-duodenal artery
- Middle colic artery
- Right colic “
- Ileocolic branches
- Appendicular artery
- Jejunal & ileal artery
Compared to the ileum, the jejunum has a longer vasa rectae and larger and fewer arcades. T/F?
True
What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery? What vetebral level is the inferior mesenteric found at?
- Left colic artery
- Sigmoid arteries
- Superior rectal artery
L3