First Aid 1 - Systems - GI Flashcards
Week when the midgut herniates to the umbilical ring
6th week
Week when the gut returns to the abdominal cavity and rotates around the SMA
10th week
The pancreas are derived from the
Foregut
The uncinate process is formed by the ___ while the rest of the pancreas come from the
Ventral bud alone
Dorsal pancreatic bud
Ventral and dorsal parts of the pancreas fail to fuse at 8 weeks
Pancreas divisum
Ventral pancreatic bud abnormally encircles the 2nd part of the duodenum and forms a ring of pancreatic tissue that may cause narrowing
Annular pancreas
Retroperitoneal organs
Pancreas (except tail) Ureter Kidney Inferior vena cava Duodenum (2nd to 4th) Ascending colon Descending colon Abdominal aorta Rectum (partial)
Contents of the hepatoduodenal ligament
Portal triad: proper hepatic artery, portal vein, common bile duct
Contained within the falciform ligament
Ligamentum teres hepatis (derivative of fetal umbilical vein)
Slowest waves in the GI tract are found in the
Stomach
Histology of the esophagus
Non keratinozed stratified squamous epithelium
Histology of the stomach
Gastric glands
Histology of the duodenum
Villi and microvilli increase absorption Brunner glands (submucosa) and crypts of lieberkuhn
Histology of the jejunum
Plicae circulares and crypts of lieberkuhn
Histology of the ileum
Peyer patches (lamina propria, submucosa), pliae circulares (proximal ileum), and crypts of lieberkuhn
Largest number of goblet cells in the small intestine
Ileum
Histology of the colon
Numerous goblet cells
Has crypts of lieberkuhn but no villi
At what level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate?
BiFOURcation
L4
In the abdominal aorta, arteries that branch anteriorly supply _____ while those branching laterally supply ____
GI structures
Non-GI
Parasympathetic innervation of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut
Foregut and midgut -vagus
Hindgut- pelvic
The spleen is derived from the
Mesoderm
Branches of the celiac trunk
Common hepatic
Splenic
Left gastric
“Celiac shows love”
Branches of the common hepatic artery
Hepatic artery
Gastroduodenal
R gastric
“Right growth from hepatic”
Branch of splenic artery
Left gastroepiploic artery