GI Flashcards
In the Upper GI Describe the organs, and their placing, start from the inferior part of sternum.
Liver, stomach, spleen on the left side behind the stomach, pancreas just behind the inferior portion of the stomach, gall bladder behind the liver, the pylorus sphincter separates the stomach from the duodenum. Behind all the organs is the Abdominal Aorta and the IVC
Whats the name of the first branch coming out anterior of the Abdominal Aorta
Celiac Trunk
To what do the Celiac trunk split into
Left Gastric A, Splenic A, Common Hepatic A,
What does the Spenic A split into
Left Gastroepiploic A,
What does the Common hepatic A. split into
Proper hepatic A, Right gastic A, Gastroduodenal A,
What does the Gastroduodenal A. split into
Right gastroepiploic A.
Whats another name for gastroepiploic A
gastro-omental A
Whats the name of the second branch coming out posteriorly of the Abdominal Aorta
Superior mesentery A.
Whats the name of the first branch coming out latteraly of the Abdominal Aorta
R/L Renal A.
Whats the name of the collection of nerves, veins and arteries in upper part of the abdomen.
Celiac axis
Describe the layers of the wall of the stomach
mucous membrane, muscle and connective tissue
Whats the structure that separates the stomach from the duodenum
Pyloric sphincter
Whats the name of the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Whats the common bile duct
It is a duct that transports the juice from the gallbladder and the liver and it usually connects to the pancreatic duct by the duodenal papilla
Whats the pancreatic duct?
Its the duct that collect all the exocrine juice and transports it to duodenum threw the duodenal papilla