Drive - foregut, midgut and hindgut (distinctions)

Question 1

Which part of the gastrointestinal system is termed the foregut?

Answer 1

From the mouth to the start of the common bile duct

Question 2

What supplies the blood (mainly) to the foregut?

Answer 2

Celiac artery

Question 3

What are the anatomical components of the foregut?

Answer 3

Mouth oesophagus, stomach and proximal half of the duodenum.

Question 4

What part of the gastrointestinal tract is classified as the midgut?

Answer 4

From the common bile duct to 2/3 of the transverse colon

Question 5

What supplies the (majority) of blood to the midgut?

Answer 5

Superior mesenteric artery

Question 6

What anatomical components make up the midgut?

Answer 6

Distal part of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, appendix, ascending colon, right 2/3 of the transverse colon

Question 7

What part of the gastrointestinal tract is classified as the hindgut?

Answer 7

2/3 of the transverse colon to the anal canal

Question 8

What supplies the (majority) of the blood to the hindgut?

Answer 8

Inferior mesenteric artery

Question 9

What anatomical structures is the hindgut comprised of?

Answer 9

Left 1/3 of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal