Gallbladder and liver (surgery) Flashcards
where is the gallbladder located
right hypochondriac region
is the gallbladder intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal
intraperitoneal
Name the 4 lobes of the liver
left
right
caudate
quadrate
where about is the gallbladder located
fossa formed between the inferior aspects of the right and quadrate lobes of the liver
name the main parts of the gallbladder
fundus
body
neck
which duct. connects the gallbladder with the hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.
cystic duct
what is the arterial supply to the gallbladder and what is this a branch of
cystic artery
common hepatic artery –> right hepatic artery –> cystic artery
what are the 3 main branches of the coeliac trunk
left gastric
splenic
common hepatic
what is the innervation of the gallbladder
coeliac plexus (note that the vagus nerve delivers parasympathetic innervation)
what are the separation of the foregut, midgut and hindgut
2nd part of the duodenum
proximal 2/3 of transverse colon
what are the 2 surfaces of the liver
diaphragmatic surface
visceral surface
name the ligaments of the liver
falciform ligament
coronary ligament
triangular ligaments
lesser ommentum
what does the falciform ligament connect
anterior surface of liver to the anterior abdominal wall
what does the coronary ligament connect
superior liver to diaphragm
