GASTRO Flashcards
1
Q
Foregut
Blood supply, control, organs involved
A
Rotate 90 degrees Blood supply = celiac trunk Controlled = Symp T5 -9 Parasym X from mouth to second part of duodenum includes respiratory tract Lungs
2
Q
Midgut
Blood supply, control, organs involved, diseases
A
Rotates 270 degrees Blood supply = SMA Controlled = Symp T 9-12 para X from second part of duodenum to the splenic flexure Midgut volvulus Kartagener's syndrome ( failure of rotation due to no cilia)
3
Q
Hindgut
Blood supply, control, organs involved, diseases
A
Septation
Blood supply = IMA
Controlled=
Symp L1-2
Para splanchnic nerve
splenic flexure to anus
watershed are = splenic flexure due to least blood supply
Ischemic infarct (abdominal angina) SMA or IMA affected
-decrease blood flow to a part of the bowel due to narrowing or blockage of vessel
- pain comes and goes and usually increase after meal
Colonic ischemia
- occurs in watershed area commonly