Cross Sectional Anatomy Flashcards
Meninges
- connective tissue membrane
- covers brain and spinal column
- inner layer—pia mater
- mid layer—arachnoid mater
- outer layer—dura mater
Function of Digestive System
- converts food into nutrients that are absorbed and used throughout the body
- gets rid of what it doesn’t need
Function of Cardiovascular System
- delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells
- removes carbon dioxide from cells
- delivers nutrients (sugars, fats, vitamins, minerals, proteins) to body cells
- removes waste products to bring to the liver, kidneys, or lungs for elimination
Function of Respiratory System
-absorbs oxygen into blood and gets rid of carbon dioxide
Function of the Skeletal System
- structure
- protection
- shape
- movement
- blood cell production: bone marrow produces red blood cells, which carry oxygen to tissues
What are the 2 parts of the skeletal system?
- axial (head, neck, torso)
- appendicular (arms, legs)
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What system do the Respiratory System and Cardiovascular System make?
Cardiopulmonary System
What are the bumps on bones for?
insertion or attachment
3 Types of Muscles in the Muscular System
- skeletal: help you move, voluntary
- cardiac: around heart, involuntary
- smooth: involuntary (ex. respiratory, digestive tract)
Function of the Muscular System
- voluntary and reflexive movement
- skeletal stability and organ protection
- internal organ function (ex. smooth muscle in bladder allows urine to be expelled)
- regulates body temperature
- circulates blood and other substances throughout the body
How many muscles are in the human body?
650
Function of Nervous System
- communication
1) sensory input
2) integrates info
3) output (responds)—activates effector organ
Function of Excretory/Urinary System
- excretes waste
- maintains pH
Function of Reproductive System
- female: releases egg, nourishes egg
- male: delivers sperm
Function of Lymphatic System
- network of tissues and organs that help get rid of toxins/waste
- 3 Primary Functions:
1) transport lymph throughout the body
2) returns excess interstitial fluid to blood
3) absorbs fats and vitamins from the digestive system
Function of Integumentary System
- protection
- first line of defense
Function of Endocrine System
- produces hormones
- chemical messenger
- controls functions of body
Linea Terminalis
- invisible line from the sacral promontory to symphysis pubis
- division between abdominal and pelvic cavities
Connective Membranes
- meninges
- synovial
Epithelial Membranes
- cutaneous
- mucous
- serous
Hiatus is a…
hole or opening
How many major organ systems are there?
11
What are the boundaries of the Abdominal Cavity?
- superiorly: diaphragm
- inferiorly: linea terminalus
- anteriorly: umbilicus, skin, muscles
- posteriorly: muscles, vertebrae
- laterally: skin, muscles
What lumbar level is transpyloric?
mid L1
What lumbar level is subcostal?
mid L3
What lumbar level is transumbilical?
between L3 and L4
What lumbar level is interiliac?
lower L4
What lumbar level is transtubular?
mid L5
Xiphoid Process
bone on bottom of sternum
What are the 2 types of membranes in body cavities?
1) connective
2) epithelial
Parietal Serosa
lines cavity wall
Visceral Serosa
covers organs
Cavity Membranes
-thin sheets of tissue that line cavities and organs
External Oblique Muscle
- outermost layer
- originates from ribs
- extends downward and medially
- inserts on the anterior side of the rectus abdominus, aponeurosis, iliac crest and pubic tubercle
Internal Oblique Muscle
- middle layer
- originates from the iliac crest to the inferior borders of the ribs and the aponeurosis on the lateral portion of rectus abdominus muscle
- extends upward and medially
- perpendicular to the external oblique muscle
Transverse Abdominus Muscle
- inner most of the flat abdominal muscles
- originates from: costal margin, lumbar fascia, anterior 2/3 of iliac crest and lateral half of the ingual ligament
- inserts on the aponeurosis of the posterior rectus sheath
- fibers are transverse
Aponeurosis
- layers of flat broad tendons
- ventral abdominal region has one of the thickest aponeuroses (also seen in the dorsal lumbar region, palmar and plantar regions)
- joins muscles and body parts the muscle acts on
Rectus Abdominus Muscle
- anteriorly on each side of the linea alba
- long and vertical
- extends from xiphoid process to symphysis pubis
- enclosed in a sheath of the aponeuroses of the 3 lateral muscles
Psoas Major Muscle
- origin: vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs and transverse process of T12-L5
- pass along the iliac crest of the pelvis
- inserts on the lesser trochanter of femur
- long and thick
- in transverse, they appear as large muscular masses adjacent to the lumbar vertebral bodies
- circular muscle
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Muscle
- thick muscular sheath
- origin: iliac crest and transverse process of L1-L4
- ascends to insert on inferior border of 12th rib
- in transverse, appears lateral and posterior to psoas major muscle
- flat muscle
Serous Membranes
- lines cavities that are closed to exterior (pleural, pericardial, peritoneal)
- occur in pairs
- secretes a fluid that lubricates the surface of membranes, reducing friction
- double lined (everything is expanding and contracting)
Peritoneum
-the serous membrane in the abdominal cavity
Epithelial Membranes
- moist membranes
- line all body cavities that are open to the exterior (respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive)
Synovial
-membrane that lines joint cavities
Epithelial means…
skin
Synovial means…
joints
Cutaneous means…
skin
Visceral means…
organ
Parts of Digestive System (aka GI/Gastrointestinal Tract)
- extends from mouth to anus
- liver
- gall bladder
- pancreas
Parts of Cardiovascular System
- heart
- arteries
- veins
- capillaries
- blood (45% blood cells, 55% plasma)
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
- plasma
Parts of Respiratory System
- nose
- mouth
- pharynx
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi and bronchioles
- alveoli
- lungs
Parts of Nervous System
- brain
- spinal cord
- nerves
- sensory organs
Parts of Excretory/Urinary System
- kidneys
- ureters
- urinary bladder
- urethra
Parts of Reproductive System
- ovaries and testes (gonads)
- uterus (female)
- penis (male)
Parts of Lymphatic System
- thymus
- spleen
- tonsils
- adenoids
- appendix
- lymph nodes
- lymph fluid
- lymph vessels
Parts of Integumentary System
- skin
- hair
- nails
- eyelashes
- eyebrows
Parts of Endocrine System
- pituitary
- pineal
- thyroid
- parathyroid
- adrenal glands
- hypothalamus
- pancreas
- ovaries
- testicles
Abdominal Cavity
- stomach
- intestines
- gall bladder
- liver
- kidneys
- pancreas
- spleen
- ureters
Pelvic Cavity
- reproductive organs
- urinary bladder
- lowest part of large intestine
What are the 2 major categories of glands in the body?
1) exocrine
2) endocrine
Endocrine Glands
- part of Endocrine System
- secrete their products (hormones) directly into the blood (rather than through a duct)
Exocrine Glands
-glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface or into a lumen by way of a duct
Examples of Endocrine Glands
- pineal gland
- pituitary gland
- hypothalamus gland
- thyroid gland
- parathyroid glands
- adrenal glands
- pancreas
- ovaries (female)
- testes (male)
Examples of Exocrine Glands
- sweat glands
- salivary glands
- mammary glands
- ceruminous glands
- lacrimal glands
- sebaceous glands
- mucous glands
Osseous means…
bone
Pleural Cavity
fluid filled space between the lungs
Mediastinum Cavity
- division of the thoracic cavity
- between the lungs
Pericardial Cavity
cavity within the mediastinum
Is the aorta intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
retroperitoneal
What is the function of the aorta?
-supplies body structures with oxygen rich blood
Where does the abdominal portion of the aorta begin?
-2.5cm above the transpyloric line at the aortic hiatus (T12) in the diaphragm
Where does the aorta run?
-vertically along midline, slightly left lateral and anterior to spinal column
What are the aortic subdivisions?
- ascending aorta
- aortic arch
- descending aorta (thoracic and abdominal)
What are the branches of the abdominal aorta?
- celiac trunk (left gastric artery, common hepatic artery, splenic artery)
- superior mesenteric artery (SMA)
- Lt and Rt Suprarenal Arteries (same level as SMA)
- Lt and Rt Renal Arteries
- Lt and Rt Gonadal Arteries
- Lumbar Arteries (L3/L4)
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery (IMA)
- Branches into Lt and Rt Common Iliac Arteries (CIA)
- Median Sacral Artery
What do the paired and unpaired visceral branches of the aorta supply?
-supply the viscera (organs) of the abdominal cavity
Unpaired Visceral Branches
- celiac trunk
- superior mesenteric artery
- inferior mesenteric artery
Paired Visceral Branches
- suprarenal arteries
- renal arteries
- gonadal arteries
What do the unpaired and paired parietal branches supply in the aorta?
-supply the abdominal wall
Celiac Trunk
- anterior branch of abdominal aorta
- 1st unpaired visceral branch
- L1 level
- lies superior to and within a few centimetres of the SMA
- superior to the level of the pancreas
- also known as celiac axis
What are the major branches of the celiac trunk?
- left gastric artery (LGA)
- splenic artery (SA)
- common hepatic artery (CHA)
Left Gastric Artery
- branch of the celiac trunk
- courses superior and left lateral
- supplies the lesser curvature of stomach
- joins with right gastric artery
- not readily visualized
Left Splenic Artery
- branch of the celiac trunk, travelling left towards the splenic hilum
- supplies the spleen, pancreas, stomach and greater omentum
- forms the superior border of the pancreas
- easily visualized (very tortuous due to it’s relationship with the pancreas)
Common Hepatic Artery
- celiac trunk branch
- courses horizontally to the right
- branches into gastroduodenal artery, proper hepatic artery and right gastric artery
Gastroduodenal Artery (GDA)
- courses inferiorly
- landmark: head of pancreas
- supplies the greater curvature of the stomach and anastomoses with the splenic artery
Proper Hepatic Artery
- courses superiorly
- supplies the liver by branching into the right and left hepatic arteries
Right Gastric Artery
- supplies medial aspect of the stomach
- anastamoses with left gastric artery
Superior Mesenteric Artery
-anterior
-lower level of L1
-just below transpyloric line
inferior to the celiac axis
-courses anteroinferiorly
-proximal portion is readily seen as a landmark
-branches supply: small intestine, cecum, ascending colon and transverse colon
-other branches supply: pancreatic head and duodenal area
Renal Arteries
- paired visceral branches off lateral aspect of aorta
- located a few centimetres inferior to the origin of SMA at upper L2 level
- courses horizontally to each kidney
- RRA runs posterior to IVC
Gonadal Arteries
- paired visceral branches just inferior to the renal vessels (lower level of L2)
- descend along the psoas muscles, over the external iliac vessels
- not readily visualized
Lumbar Arteries
- 4
- arise from posterolateral surface of the aorta along the upper four lumbar vertebrae
- supply the posterolateral abdominal wall
Median Sacral Artery
- unpaired
- arises from posterior surface of aorta
- proximal to bifurcation
- supplies posterior abdominal wall
Aortic Bifurcation
- L4
- bifurcates into Lt and Rt common iliac arteries
- at L5 and S1 they divide further into internal and external iliac arteries
Internal Iliac Artery
-supplies the wall and the viscera of the pelvis, perineum, and gluteal region
External Iliac Artery
- continuous with the femoral artery
- supplies the lower limbs
Common Iliac Veins
- external and internal iliac veins join to form a common iliac vein anterior to the sacroiliac joint
- drain the regions supplied by the iliac arteries
- Rt and Lt common iliac veins pass obliquely upward from the SI joint to the 5th lumbar vertebrae where they form the IVC
Lumbar Veins
-4 to 5 pairs of vessels that collect blood from the muscles and skin of the posterior abdominal wall
Gonadal Veins
- testicular veins ascend through spermatic cord, into abdomen
- ovarian veins originate in the ovary
- ascends retroperitoneally into the abdomen
- Rt opens directs into IVC
- Lt drains into the left renal vein
Renal Veins
- L2
- around same level as renal arteries
- anterior to renal arteries
- superior to gonadal veins
- LRV: drains left kidney, receives the left suprarenal vein and left gonadal vein before emptying into the IVC, LRV passes anteriorly to aorta just inferior to the origin of SMA
- RRA: drains right kidney, slightly inferior to the LRV because the right kidney is lower than the left
- RRV is shorter and narrower than LRV
- passes posteriorly to the 2nd part of duodenum
Why is the RRV narrower than the LLV?
-the LRV has the suprarenal and gonadal veins emptying into it
Suprarenal Veins
- Rt is shorter than Lt
- Rt empties directly into IVC
- Lt empties into Lt renal vein
Hepatic Veins
- drain blood from the liver
- the central veins of liver lobules collect blood from the interlobular venous sinusoids
- central veins merge to form right, middle and left hepatic veins
- exit from the posterior surface of the liver and empty directly into the IVC
Hepatic Portal System
- drains all of the nutrient rich blood from the stomach, intestines, pancreas and spleen
- delivers it to the liver to be processed via the portal vein
- all blood from the digestive system must pass through the liver before entering into the IVC
What does the SMV drain?
- small intestine
- cecum
- ascending colon
- transverse colon
What does the IMV drain?
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
- empties into the splenic vein posterior to pancreatic body
What does the SV drain?
- spleen
- pancreas
What vein does the IMA drain into?
-splenic vein
What 2 veins join to form the Portal Confluence?
- splenic vein
- superior mesenteric vein
Serous Membranes
- lines cavities that are closed to the exterior (pleural, pericardial, peritoneal)
- occur in pairs
- secrete a serous fluid that lubricates the surfaces of membranes, reducing friction
What is the peritoneum?
- thin serous membrane that forms lining of the abdominal and pelvic cavities
- covers most intra abdominal organs
- provides a pathway for blood vessels and lymph
- secretes a serous fluid that separates the 2 linings, where they come together and allows the organs to move around in the abdominal cavity with less friction
Visceral Peritoneum
-covers organs
Parietal Peritoneum
-lines cavity (forms a closed sac)
What is the difference between the peritoneal cavity in males and females?
- males it is closed
- females it is open through uterine tubes, uterus and vagina
What are the 3 layers of the peritoneum?
- mesenteries
- omenta
- peritoneal ligaments
Mesentary
- double layer of peritoneum that suspends organs in abdominal cavity
- serves as a conduit for blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves
Omenta
-double layer of peritoneum that is attached to the stomach
What is the greater omentum?
- connects stomach to transverse colon
- folds back up and attaches to the anterior surface of the transverse colon
What is the lesser omentum?
- connects stomach to liver
- forms hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments
- connects the greater sac via the ‘Foreman of Winslow’
What is the function of the greater omentum?
1) fat deposition
- fat storage area
2) immune contribution
- phagocytosis
3) infection/wound isolation
- may physically limit the spread of infection
- can wrap around areas of infection/trauma
What is the space behind the lesser omentum and stomach?
- omental bursa (aka lesser sac)
- the remainder is termed the greater sac
What does the passageway between the greater and lesser sacs allow for?
-passage of vessels and nerves
Epiploic Foreman (Foreman of Winslow)
‘epiploic’- associated with omentum
‘omentum’- fold of peritoneum that attaches the stomach to something else
The greater sac is also called the…
abdominopelvic cavity
The lesser sac is also called the…
omental bursa
What are the 3 ligaments of the greater omentum?
- gastrophrenic ligament
- gastrosplenic ligament
- gastrocolic ligamaent
Gastrophrenic Ligament
-connects greater curvature of stomach to the diaphragm
Gastrosplenic Ligament
-connects greater curvature of stomach to the spleen
Gastrocolic Ligament
- connects greater curvature of stomach to the first part of the duodenum and the transverse colon
- forms a fatty apron that lies over the intestines
What ligaments make up the lesser omentum?
- hepatogastric ligament
- hepatodudodenal ligament
Hepatogastric Ligament
-connects lesser curvature of stomach to the liver
Hepatoduodenal Ligament
-connects lesser curvature of stomach to the duodenum
Falciform Ligament
- divides liver into Lt and Rt lobes
- attaches anterosuperior surface of the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm
Ligamentum Teres (round ligament)
- remnant of left umbilical vein
- originates from free edge of falciform ligament and extends to umbilicus
Coronary Ligament
- attaches liver to inferior surface of diaphragm
- has 2 layers of peritoneum that are separated by the bare area
Lt and Rt triangular Ligaments
-where the layers of coronary ligament meet to the Lt and Rt
What are intraperitoneal structures?
- completely surrounded by visceral peritoneum
- attach to the abdominal cavity by the mesentery
What are the intraperitoneal structures?
- stomach
- first part of duodenum
- majority of intestines
- ovaries
- gallbladder
- spleen
- liver (except bare area)
What are introperitoneal structures?
-structures in the abdominal cavity, but not the peritoneal cavity
What are the retroperitoneal structures?
- adrenal glands
- aorta
- IVC
- transverse and descending duodenum
- pancreas
- ureters
- ascending and descending colon
- kidneys
- esophagus
- rectum
What are the borders of the liver?
- superior, anterior and a portion of posterior: diaphragm
- posterior: lumbar region and muscular abdominal wall
Bare Area (liver)
- direct contact with diaphragm
- not covered by peritoneum
Subphrenic Recess
-peritoneal space that separates the inferior portion of the liver from the diaphragm
What is the inferior margin of the liver?
-border between diaphragm and visceral surface
Subhepatic Space
-inferior to anterior visceral surface of the liver
Hepatorenal Recess (Morrison’s Pouch)
-space between the liver and right kidney
According to Couinaud, in the centre of each liver segment there is a…
- portal vein
- hepatic artery
- bile duct
According to Couinaud, in the periphery of each segment there is…
-vascular outflow through hepatic veins
What divides the liver into superior and inferior segments?
portal veins
What divides the Rt lobe of the liver into anterior and posterior sections?
right hepatic vein
What divides the Lt lobe into medial and lateral sections?
left hepatic artery
What do the hepatic veins do?
drain blood to IVC
Which part of the liver does the RHV drain?
right anterior and posterior
Which part of the liver does the MHV drain?
- right anterior
- left medial
Which part of the liver does the LHV drain?
-left medial and lateral
What is the gastrointestinal tract composed of?
- mouth
- pharynx
- esophagus
- stomach
- sm and lg intestines
Esophagus
- cricoid cartilage to stomach
- mostly in thoracic cavity, but partly in abdomen
- anterior to vertebral column and Rt of aorta
At what level does the esophagus move to the left, passing anterior to the aorta, en route to the stomach?
T7
At what level does the esophageal hiatus penetrate the diaphragm?
T10
The right margin of the esophagus is continuous with the ______ ______ ___ ___ ______.
lesser curvature of the stomach
Cardiac Notch
-separates the left margin of esophagus from the fundus of stomach
Where does the esophagus enter the stomach?
the cardiac orifice
What is the EGJ?
-esophageal gastric junction
What is the lower esophageal sphincter?
- located at the cardiac orifice (where the stomach and esophagus meet)
- slows passage of food into the stomach to avoid reflux
What quadrant is the stomach located in?
LUQ
Where is the lesser curvature of the stomach?
directly medial and superior
Where is the greater curvature of the stomach?
directly lateral and inferior
What are the regions of the stomach?
- cardia
- fundus
- body
- pylorus: antrum and canal
What vessels supply the stomach?
- LGA: lesser curvature and part of stomach
- SA: lateral fundus (via short gastric arteries) greater curvature (via Lt gastro-epiploic artery)
- CHA: greater curvature (via Rt gastric and Rt gasto-epiploic arteries)
What are the 4 parts of the duodenum?
1) bulb
2) descending
3) transverse
4) ascending
What surrounds the jejunum and ileum?
-superiorly and laterally by large bowel (colon)
How long is the jejunum and ilium?
5.8m
Where is the jejunum and ileum located?
- central and lower part of abdominal cavity
- extends from duodenaljejunal flexure and terminates at the large bowl in the Rt iliac fossa (ileocecal junction)
Where do most digestive processes take place?
small bowel
The large intestine is also known as the…
- large bowel
- colon
What are the 7 portions of the colon?
- cecum
- ascending colon
- transverse colon
- descending colon
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
- anus
Is the colon intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
retroperitoneal
What are the 2 flexures associated with the colon?
1) hepatic/Rt colic
2) splenic/Lt colic
Where is the appendix located?
- RLQ
- 1/3 of the distance between a line drawn from the ASIS and umbilicus (aka McBurney’s point)
Which vessel runs posterior to the pancreas?
-splenic vein
Where is the portosplenic confluence?
-anterior to the uncinate process and posterior to the neck of the pancreas?
Which vessels supply the pancreas and which vessels drain the pancreas?
- supplied by splenic artery
- drained by splenic vein
What are the 2 pancreatic ducts?
1) Duct of Wirsung (aka main pancreatic duct)
2) Duct of Santorini (aka accessory duct)
Duct of Wirsung (main pancreatic duct)
- begins at the tail of pancreas
- empties into the descending duodenum
Duct of Santorini (accessory pancreatic duct)
- branch of the main pancreatic duct
- enters the duodenum superior to the duct of Wirsung
What do the Lt and Rt hepatic ducts do?
-drain Rt and Lt lobes of the liver of bile
What do the Lt and Rt hepatic ducts join to form?
the common hepatic duct
Where are the Lt and Rt hepatic ducts located?
- intrahepatic
- on inferior surface of the liver and exited medially toward the hilum (aka porta hepatis)
What are the 2 billiard ducts?
What do the join to form?
1) common hepatic duct
2) cystic duct
-join to for the CBD (common bile duct)
Where is the CBD (common bile duct) located?
- enters descending duodenum through the Sphincter of Oddi
- runs posterior to the 1st portion of the duodenum and the pancreatic head
Where are the kidneys located?
- lateral to each side of the spine
- along posterior body wall, against psoas muscles
- inferior to the diaphragm
Which kidney is more superior?
left
What protects the kidneys?
- floating ribs
- pararenal fat
- Gerota’s fascia
- perirenal fat
- renal capsule
Hydronephrosis
- kidney slips out of protective layers
- ureters twist and block urine (caused by nephroptosis)
What is the renal hilum and where is it located?
- medial border of kidneys where blood vessels enter and exit
- located at the transpyloric plane
What structures are located at the renal hilum?
- ureter
- renal artery
- renal vein
What do the renal arteries supply and where are they located?
-supply kidneys with blood
- arise bilaterally from AO, below the SMA
- horizontal orientation
- lie posterior to renal veins
- RRA runs directly posterior to IVC
How much cardiac output passes through the renal arteries to be filtered?
1/3