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exam 2: accessory digestive (might go back and add) Flashcards

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what organ is this:
Primarily to right of median plane
Right side: 6th – ~15th rib
Left side: 6th – ~11th rib

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liver

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T/F horses have a gallbladder

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false

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what are the landmarks for a liver biopsy

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Landmarks: line from tuber coxae → point of shoulder; line from tuber coxae → tuber olecrani

Between 12th and 14th ICS at level between lines of above landmarks

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what organ is located here:
Left side, dorsal; never touches abdominal floor

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Stomach

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what part of the stomach is located at the11th rib (upper)

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cardia

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what part of the stomach is located at the 15th rib (upper)

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fundus

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what part of the stomach is located at the : 9th – 10th rib (middle)

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body, lowest part

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what organ is located Left side, immediately caudal to stomach

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Spleen

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where is the right kidney located

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Right: Ribs 16 – 18 (upper), caudal pole is cranial to transverse process of L1

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where is the left kidney located

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Left: Rib 18 (upper) and TPs of L1-L3

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Visceral Projections on Abdominal Wall

what organs are included

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Liver, stomach, spleen, kidneys

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Cranial extent of abdominal cavity

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Diaphragm

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Caudal extent of thoracic cavity

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Line of pleural reflection

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Diaphragm dome is located at what ribs

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Dome: Ribs 6 (CC jxn.), 9 (middle), 15 (upper)

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Line of pleural reflection are located at what ribs

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8th/9th costal cartilages (crosses costochondral jxn., rib 9), gentle slope to rib 18 and 17th ICS

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Basal border of lungs are located at what ribs

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Ribs 6 (CC jxn.), 11 (middle), 16 (upper)

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the liver is completely under cover of the _____and________

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ribs, diaphragm

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Does the liver extend to the abdominal floor, as in the dog

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NO

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epiploic foramen

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epiploic foramen is the opening into the ________

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omental bursa

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epiploic foramen is bounded by what DORSALLY
Caudal vena cava and caudate lobe of liver, dorsally
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epiploic foramen is bounded by what VENTRALLY
Hepatic portal vein and pancreas, ventrally
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epiploic foramen tends to get the ________ entrapped
Small intestine Usually, the ileum is involved, either alone or in combination with the jejunum
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▪ Lies largely to the right of the median plane ▪ Pressed against dorsal wall of abdomen what organ is this describing
pancreas
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Body of the pancreas extends into the cranial ___________
duodenal flexure
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the right lobe of the pancreas contacts _________
descending duodenum
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Left lobe of the pancreas extends toward left kidney, contacts ______ and _________
spleen and fundus of stomach
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what does the pancreas form a ring (anulus) around
the hepatic portal vein
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Ventral surface of the pancreas is is directly bound to the ____________
right dorsal colon and cecal base, the dorsal surface to the right kidney and liver
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The bulk of the liver is located to the (right/left) of the median plane
right
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Note that the point of the elbow is aligned with the ___th rib/IC space
4th
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Is this normal?
No, jaundice/icterus showing liver problems. Need to liver biopsy and run labs
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what is the falciform ligament a remaining part of
umbilical vein
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Liver biopsy is performed on the left or right side of the horse
Performed on the right side of the horse ▪ Between 12th and 14th ICS
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A common site for blind liver biopsy is the 14th intercostal space near a line drawn from the ___________ to the point of the_________
tuber coxae , shoulder
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How does an ultrasound come into play when doing a liver biopsy
Ultrasound assisted liver biopsy.
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what are all of the structures the needle needs to pass through when doing a liver biopsy
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T/F Lesions can sometimes be seen during gross examination of liver biopsy
true
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what organs may inadvertently be biopsied during a liver biopsy
▪ Lung ▪ Kidney ▪ Intestine
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Liver Biopsy must be repeated if it contains ____________
intestinal contents
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Liver topography: Cranial border conforms to _____________ Caudodorsal border is in contact with the ___________
diaphragm; stomach
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▪ Liver (3) ▪ Stomach (2) ▪ Spleen (4)
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▪ Under cover of the ribs, but caudalmost corner may extend into flank ▪ Parietal surface lies against internal aspect of diaphragm ▪ Sickle-shaped what organ
spleen
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the base of the spleen is under the last _______ ribs, apex is generally at the _____ rib
3-4th; 10th or 9th rib, handbreadth above costal arches
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___________ ligament extends from greater curvature of stomach to spleen
Gastrosplenic
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what surface of the spleen is this
viceral
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__________ ligament extends from left kidney to spleen
Nephrosplenic (a.k.a., renosplenic) ligament
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Nephrosplenic (a.k.a., renosplenic) ligament
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what is nephrosplenic entrapment
Left portion of the large colon is entrapped over the renosplenic ligament, and the spleen is engorged with blood
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T/F The blood supply to unpaired abdominal organs is all the same in all species
true
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what artery supplies cranial abdominal organs
Celiac artery
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what artery supplies distal portion of descending duodenum through proximal part of descending colon
Cranial mesenteric artery
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what artery supplies distal (aboral) part of descending colon and proximal (oral) part of rectum
Caudal mesenteric artery
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what arteries match A, B, C
▪ Celiac artery (A) ▪ Cranial mesenteric artery (B) ▪ Caudal mesenteric artery (C)
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T/F The blood supply to the abdominal viscera of the horse is basically the same as that of the dog.
true
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what are the branches off of the celiac artery
Left gastric a. Hepatic a. Splenic a.
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what does the Left gastric a supply
lesser curvature of stomach and distal esophagus
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what does the hepatic a. supply
liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas
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what are the branches off of the hepatic a.
▪ Right gastric a. ▪ Gastroduodenal a
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what are the branches off of the Gastroduodenal a
Cranial pancreaticoduodenal a Right gastroepiploic a
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what does the right gastric a. supply
lesser curvature of stomach
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what does the Cranial pancreaticoduodenal a supply
duodenum and pancreas
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Right gastroepiploic a supplies
greater curvature of stomach
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what does the Splenic a. supply
spleen, stomach
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what is a branch off of the splenic a.
Left gastroepiploic a.
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what does the Left gastroepiploic a. supply
greater curvature of stomach
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what are the branches off of the cranial mesenteric artery
▪ Caudal pancreaticoduodenal a. ▪ Jejunal aa. ▪ Ileal a. ▪ Middle colic a. ▪ Right colic a. ▪ Ileocolic a.
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what 3 arteries supply the small intestine
▪ Caudal pancreaticoduodenal a. ▪ Jejunal aa. ▪ Ileal a.
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what 3 arteries arise from the common trunk and supply the colon
▪ Middle colic a. ▪ Right colic a. ▪ Ileocolic a
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what are the 3 branches off of the Ileocolic a
▪ Colic branch (of ilieocolic a.) ▪ Cecal aa., medial and lateral ▪ Ileal a.
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what are the branches off of the caudal mesenteric artery
▪ Left colic a. ▪ Cranial rectal a.
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horse or dog
horse
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horse or dog
dog
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In a horse: Right colic & middle colic arteries usually come from a _____________ and not in common with_____________
common trunk; ileocolic a.
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During rectal palpation use the root of the _________________ as a reference point
root of the mesentery at the level of the first lumbar vertebra
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▪ Structures cranial to the root of the mesentery are (within/out) of reach. ▪ Structures caudal to the root of the mesentery are (within/out) reach.
out of reach within
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Very important to understand that palpable structures will always vary with the size of the ________ and the length of the _________
animal, veterinarian’s arm!

CVM: 720 Anatomy II (44 decks)

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