Gastrointestinal System Flashcards
Which organs make up the foregut?
Oesophagus
Stomach
First half of the duodenum
Liver
Gallbladder
Spleen
Half of pancreas
Which organs make up the midgut?
Second half of duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Ascending colon
Proximal 2/3 of transverse colon
Half of pancreas
Which organs make up the hind gut?
distal 1/3 of the transverse colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon
proximal half of the anal canal
Which nerves are involved in the gag reflex?
Glossopharyngeal - sensory & motor
Vagal - motor
Which nerve provides sensory and special sensory (taste) innervation to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?
Glossopharyngeal
CN IX
Which nerves provide sensory innervation to the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue?
Mandibular branch of trigeminal (CN V3) - sensory
Facial nerve (CN VII) - chorda tympani - special sensory (taste)
Which parasympathetic nerves innervate the salivary glands?
Parotid - glossopharyngeal (CN IX)
Submandibular - facial nerve (CN VII)
Sublingual - facial nerve (CN VII)
Which sympathetic nerve fibres innervate the salivary glands?
Post-ganglionic neurons of the
superior cervical ganglia
What are the features of intraperitoneal organs?
Almost completely covered with visceral peritoneum
Minimally mobile
Give examples of retroperitoneal organs.
Kidneys
Pancreas
What are the features of organs with a mesentery?
Covered in visceral peritoneum and suspended from posterior abdominal wall by mesentery
Highly mobile
What is a mesentery?
Double layer of visceral peritoneum
What procedure is performed to drain the peritoneal cavity of ascites?
Paracentesis
What should the needle placement be for paracentesis?
lateral to rectus sheath to avoid inferior epigastric vessels
(running deep to rectus abdominus)
Where does the inferior epigastric artery arise?
from the external iliac
just medial to the deep inguinal ring
Which two organs are attached by the lesser omentum?
Liver and stomach
Which two organs are attached by the greater omentum?
Stomach and transverse colon
Which structure attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?
Falciform ligament
Where does the portal triad lie?
Within the free edge of the lesser omentum
How do the omenta divide the peritoneal cavity?
Into a greater sac and a lesser sac, which communicate via the omental foramen
In the male, what pouch is formed by the inferior aspect of the peritoneum?
Rectovesical pouch - between bladder and rectum
In the female which pouches are formed by the inferior aspect of the peritoneum?
Uterovesical pouch
Rectouterine pouch
How does the autonomic nervous sytem influence peristalsis?
parasympathetic - speed up peristalsis
sympathetic - slow down peristalsis
Where do the sympathetic nerve fibres supplying the abdominal organs leave the spinal cord?
T5 to L2
abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves
synapse at prevertebral ganglia
How do postsynaptic sympathetic nerve fibres reach the abdominal organs?
travel from prevertebral ganglia on the surface of arterial branches in periarterial plexuses
What is unique about the sympathetic nerve supply to the adrenal glands?
Leave the spinal cord at T10 - L1 with abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves but do not synapse at prevertebral ganglia
carried within perarterial plexuses to adrenal gland where they synapse directly onto cells
How do vagus nerve fibres travel to the foregut and midgut organs?
Enter the abdominal cavity on the surface of the oesophagus - vagal trunks
travel along periarterial plexuses on abdominal aorta
Synapse in ganglia on organ walls
How do parasympathetic nerve fibres travel to the hind gut organs?
Pelvic splanchnic nerves S2 - S4
Where do pain fibres from the foregut enter the spinal cord?
T6 - T9
Where do pain fibres from the midgut enter the spinal cord?
T8 - T12
Where do pain fibres from the hindgut enter the spinal cord?
T10 - L2
Where does pain from the liver and gallbladder tend to refer to?
Right shoulder
Where does pain from the stomach, duodenum and pancreas tend to refer to?
Back
Where does pain from the kidney and ureter tend to refer to?
Back
Groin
What structures are supplied by the thoracoabdominal nerves?
Abdominal body wall
From which intercostal nerves do the thoracoabdominal nerves arise?
7 - 11
What is the course of the thoracoabdominal nerves through the abdominal wall?
Between the internal oblique and transversus abdominus