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Question 1

esophageal hiatus and peristalsis

Answer 1

contractions of the muscles of diaphragm help with peristalsis (esophageal hiatus passes through right crus)

Question 2

why does vena caval foramen go through central tendon?

Answer 2

the central tendon does not contract during diaphragm contraction – we don’t want to compresses the vena caval foramen because the IVC passes through it

Question 3

why does aortic hiatus pass posterior to diaphragm?

Answer 3

we don’t want the aorta to be compressed during muscle contraction of the diaphragm

Question 4

locations of lesser omentum and greater omentum

Answer 4

lesser – superior to stomach;lesser curvature to liver

greater – inferior to stomach; greater curvature to post body wall