Gastrointestinal

Question 1

Where does the foregut start from in embryology?

Answer 1

mouth to the common bile duct

Question 2

Where does the midgut start from in embryology?

Answer 2

common bile duct to the 2/3rds of the transverse colon

Question 3

Where does the hingut start from in embryology?

Answer 3

2/3rds of the transverse colon to the anal canal

Question 4

What supplies blood to the foregut?

Answer 4

celiac artery

Question 5

What are the components of the foregut?

Answer 5

pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, proximal half of the duodenum, liver, biliary apparatus and pancreas

Question 6

What supplies blood to the midgut?

Answer 6

superior mesenteric artery

Question 7

What are the components of the midgut?

Answer 7

distal half of duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, appendix, ascending colon, right 2/3rds of the transverse colon

Question 8

What supplies blood to the hindgut?

Answer 8

inferior mesenteric artery

Question 9

What are the components of the hindgut?

Answer 9

left 1/3 of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal