Development of the GI Tract Flashcards
Intraperitoneal
Completely covered in visceral peritoneum
Secondary retroperitoneal
Organ started out as intraperitoneal but changed positions during development
Lesser omentum contains what two ligaments
Hepatoduodenal ligament
Hepatogastric ligament
The hepatoduodenal ligament contains
Hepatic duct
Portal vein
Hepatic artery
What is contained in the gastrohepatic ligament
L and R gastric arteries
Branches of the vagus
Lymph nodes
What are the 3 umbilical peritoneal folds from middle to lateral
Median
Medial
Lateral
All of these folds are located below the umbilicus/arcuate line
Median fold runs
from the apex of the bladder to the umbilicus
What do each of the folds contain?
Median: urachus (joined fetal bladder to umbilicus)
Medial: contains remnants of umbilical arteries
Lateral: contains inferior epigastric vessels
Medial fold runs from
pelvis to umbilicus
Types of fossae
Supravesical
Medial inguinal
Lateral inguinal
Femoral
3 compartments of the abdominal cavity + contents
Supracolic (stomach, liver, spleen)
Infracolic (small intestine, ascending and descending colon)
Pelvic (rectum)
Where are places that fluid can collect in the abdomen?
Subphrenic
Subhepatic
Paracolic gutters
Places where fluid can drain in the abdomen?
Hepato-renal
Spleno-renal recess
What is the connection between the greater and lesser sac
Epiploic Foramen of Winslow
The “door” to the lesser sac in the epiploic foramen of winslow is
The hepatoduodenal ligament
