GI Flashcards
1
Q
Foregut - what artery, parasympa nerve, vertebral level, structures?
A
Celiac;
vagus;
T12/L1;
pharynx (vagus n.) and lower esophagus (celiac a.) to prox. duodenum, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen
[note this has all the accessory organs of digestion]
2
Q
Midgut- what artery, parasympa nerve, vertebral level, structures?
A
SMA;
vagus;
L1;
Distal duodenum to proximal 2/3 transverse colon
3
Q
Hindgut- what artery, parasympa nerve, vertebral level, structures?
A
IMA;
Pelvic;
L3;
Distal 1/3 transverse colon to upper rectum. Splenic flexure is watershed region.