Gastro Medicine- Gastrointestinal embryology

Question 1

What is the

Gastrointestinal embryology of the gut? Foregut?

Answer 1

Embryological layer: Foregut

Structures: Mouth to the proximal half of duodenum

Blood supply: Coeliac trunk

Question 2

What is the

Gastrointestinal embryology of the gut? Midgut?

Answer 2

Embryological layer: Midgut

Structures: Distal half of the duodenum to the splenic flexure of the colon

Blood supply: Superior mesenteric artery

Question 3

What is the

Gastrointestinal embryology of the gut? Hindgut?

Answer 3

Embryological layer: Hindgut

Structures: Descending colon to the rectum

Blood supply: Inferior mesenteric artery