Digestive Organs Flashcards
Other name for Digestive tract
Alimentary Canal
Abdominal esophagus enters diaphragm- where?
at T10
Stomach
largest lumen organ
Small Intestine
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
Large Intestine
Cecum and colon (ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid)
Appendix
Lymphatics/immune organ but on gut tube so included here
Name 2 other digestive tract organs
Rectum and anal Canal
Accessory Digestive Organs
Liver, Gall Bladder (biliary tree), Pancreas, Appendix, spleen (lymphatic/immune), Kidneys (urinary system), Aorta/IVC, thoracic duct
What are the 3 embryonic divisions that the gut derived from
Foregut, Midgut, Hindgut
Foregut contains…
Esophagus to duodenum, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, spleen
Midgut contains…
Duodenum through small intestine and large intestine to 2/3 of the transverse colon
Hindgut contains…
Distal 1/3 of transverse colon through superior portion of the rectum
3 main (unpaired) branches of the abdominal aorta that supply the digestive tract
- Celiac trunk
- Superior Mesenteric Artery
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery
The pancreas receives blood from…
Both celiac trunk and SMA
Celiac Trunk supplies the…
supplies the forgut
Superior Mesenteric Artery supplies the…
Midgut
Inferior Mesenteric Artery supplies the…
Hindgut
Esophagus
Esophagus is mostly in thorax- only small part in abdomen
Vagus follows the esophagus through its hiatus- what happens to L and R vagus nerve?
Left and Right vagus nerves change course and become the anterior and posterior vagal trunks
Which part of vagus nerve is anterior and posterior part?
Anterior: Left vagus nerve
Posterior: right vagus nerve (behind the esophagus)
Esophagus arterial supply
Esophageal branches from celiac trunk and left inferior phrenic artery
Stomach-Cardia
near esophagus–the abdominal esophagus leads to the stomach and then part of stomach that esophagus dilates is the CARDIA
Stomach- Fondus
Above cardia–extra space
Parts of the Pyloric region
(pyloric region is the most inferior part)
- Pyloric Antrum
- Pyloric Canal
- Pylorus: Pyloric constriction, pyloric sphincter, pyloric orifice
What happens in the pyloric region?
Stomach constricts and changes in internal aspect of the mucosa of stomach changes
What are the ridges of the stomach called? Which allow for it to stretch and accomidate
Rugae
What does the pyloric canal do?
Constricted. Slows things down/compresses everything to move down to the duodenum allowing things to move from large to small space
What does pyloric sphincter do?
Muscle that can contract pyloric constriction to regulate empyting contents of the stomach into duodenum (keeps food in stomach) long enough until it is exposed to HCL for more digestion
Blood supply to stomach
- Left gastric Artery
- Right Gastric Artery
- Right gastro-omental
- Left gastro-omental
- Short gastric aa.
Where does Left gastric Artery branch from?
Celiac trunk
Where does right gastric artery branch from?
Hepatic Artery proper or common hepatic
what do R and L gastric do?
join together and form one
Where does RIght gastro-omental branch from?
gastroduodenal artery
Where does left gastro-omental branch from?
splenic artery (splenic comes from behind the stomach)