GI Flashcards
Foregut becomes
Esophagus to upper duodenum
Midgut becomes
Lower duodenum to prox 2/3 transverse colon
Hindgut becomes
Distal 1.3 of transverse colon to anal canal over pectinate line
Midgut herniates at…
6wks
Midgut returns to cavity and rotates around SMA at…
10 wks
Degree rotation of midgut
270
Rostral fold closure defect–>
Sternal defect (ectopic cordis)
Lateral fold closure defect–>
Omphalocele and gastroschisis
Caudal fold closure defect–>
Bladder extrophy
Gastroschisis
Abdomen contents extrude through abdominal folds (usually rt of umbilius) – no covering
Omphalocele
Persistent herniation of abdomen contents into umbility cord – SEALED by peritoneum
Congenital umbility hernia
Incomplete closure of umbilical ring - can close spontaneously
Most common tracheoesophageal abnormality
Esophageal atresia w/ distal TEF
Esophageal atresia w/ distal TEF symptoms
Polyhydramnios (can’t swallow), drool/choke/vomit at first feeding, air in stomach, cyanosis due to reflux mediated larygospasm, cannot pass nasogastric tube into stomach
Pure EA presentation
CXR – gasless abdomen
Intestinal atresia presentation
Billious vom and abdominal distension w/ first 1-2 days of life
Duodenal atresia
Didn’t recanalize! Double bubble (dilates stomach, prox duodenum), DS association
Jejunal and ileal atresia
Disruption of mesenteric vessels, ischemic necrosis, segmental resorption (bowel discontinuity/apple peel)
Most common gastric outlet obstrxn in infants
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis – palpable olive shaped mass at epigastric region, visible peristaltic waves, nonbiliious projective vom at 2-6 wks
First born male assc, macrolide exposure
Results in hypokalemic hypochloremia metabolic alkalosis (2o to vom and volume contraction
Tx: incision pyloromyotomy
Pancreas derivation
Foregut
Ventral pancreatic buds –>
Uncinate process and main pancreatic ducts
Dorsal pancreatic bud–>
Body, tail, isthmus, accessory pan duct – both cont to pancreatic head
Annular pancreas
Ventral bud encircles 2nd part of duoedenum -> ring of pancreatic tissue can cause obstruction
Pancreas divisum
Ventral and dorsal dont fuse at 8 wks – common, usually asymptomatic but can cause chronic abdominal pain/pancreatitis
Spleen arises in…
Mesentery of stomach
Spleen derivation
Mesodermal
Spleen blood supply
Celiac truck –> splenic a.
Retroperitoneal stuctures defined
GI structures w/ no messentery and non GI structures
Injuries to retroperitoneal structures ->
Suprarenal glands (adrneal) Aorta and IVC Duodenum (2-4 parts) Pancreas (except tail) Ureters Colon (Descending and ascending) Kidneys Esophagus (thoracic) Rectum (partial)
SAD PUCKER
Falciform ligament
Connects liver –> ant abdominal wall, has ligamentum teres hepatis in it
Falciform ligament derivation
Ventral mesentery
Ligatmentum teres hepatis derivation
Fetal umbilical v
Hepatoduodenal ligament
Connects liver–>duodenum
In the hepatoduodenal ligament…
Portal triad – proper hep a, portal v., common bile duct
Pringle maneuver
Compress ligament between thumb/index finger in omental foramen to control bleeding
Gastrohepatic ligament
Connects liver to lesser curvature of stomach
Contents of gastrohepatic ligament
Gastric arteries
Separates greater/lesser sacs on the right
Gastrohepatic ligament
Lesser omentum ligamnets
Hepatoduodenal, gastrohepatic
Gastrocolic
Connects greater curvature and transverse colon
Within gastrocolic
Gastroepiploic aas.
Greater omentum ligatments
Gastrocolic, gastrosplenic
Gastroc splenic
Connects greater curvature and spleen
Contents of gastrosplenic
Short gastrics, left gastroepiploic vessels
Separates greater/lesser sac on the left
Gastrosplenic lig
Splenorenal ligament
Spleen to post ab wall
Splenorenal lig contents
Splenic a and v, tail of pancreas
Serosa
Intraperitoneal
Adventitia
Retroperitoneal
Ulcer
Extend into submucosa, muscle layers
Erosion
Mucosa only
Freq of stomach basal waves
3/min
Freq of duodenal basal waves
12/min
Freq of ileal basacl waves
8-9/min
Brunner glands
Secrete HCO3, in submucosa of duodenum
Crypts of Lieberkuhn
Have stem cells to replace enterocytes/goblet cells; in small intestine and colon
Paneth cells
Secrete defensins, lysozyme, TNF – duodenal
Plicae circulares
In distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Peyer patches
Lymphoid aggs in lamina propia, submucosa – ileum
Villi are in…
SI but not colon
Colon has many
Goblet cells
SMA syndrome
Intermittent intestinal obstruction sx (postprandial pain) when transverse (3rd portion duodenum) is compressed between SMA and aorta – usually in conditions w/ diminished mesenteric fat (e.g. low body wt, malnutrition)
Forgut artery
Celiac
Foregut PNS
Vagus
Foregut vertebral level
T12/L1
Foregut structures
Pharynx (vagus only), lower esophagus (celiac a only) to prox duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen (mesoderm)
Midgut artery
SMA
Midgut PNS innervation
Vagus
Midgut vertebral level
L1
Midgut structures
Distal duodenum to prox 2/3 transverse colon
Hindgut artery
IMA
Hindgut PNS
Pelvic
Hindgut vertebral level
L3
Hindgut structures
Distal 1/3 transverse colon to upper portion of rectum
T12 arteries
inf Phrenic, Sup suprarenal, mid supraprenal, celiac
L1 aa’s
SMA, Inf suprarenal, half renal
L2 aas
Half renal, gonadal
L3 aas
IMA
L4…
Bifurcation
L5 aas
Right/left common iliac, int iliac, median sacral
Celiac trunk branches
Common hepatic, splenic, lft gastric
Anastamoses at…
Left/right gastroepiploics, lft/right gastrics
Post duodenal ulcers–>
Pentrate gastroduocenal a –>hemorrhage
Ant duodenal ulcer–>
Pneumoperitoneum
Anastamoses sites
Esophagus, umbilicus, rectum
Esophageal portal/systemic
Lft gastric/azygos
Umbilical portal/system
Paraumbilical/small epigastric vvs of ant. abdominal wall
Rectal portal/systemic
Sup rectal/inf. and middle rectal
Tx of portal HTN and complication
TIPS hepatic v and portal v shunt but can cause hepatic encephalopathy
Pectinate line
Endoderm of hindgut meets ectoderm
Above pectinate line – a, v, l, what can go wrong
IMA branch – sup. rectal a
Drained by sup rectal v –> IMV –>splenic v–>portal v
Internal iliac lymphatic drainage
Internal hemorrhoids (not painful – visceral innervation, adenocarcinoma
Below pectinate line – a, v, l, what can go wrong
Inf rectal a. (branch of int. pudendal)
Inf rectal v –>int. pudendal v.–>int iliac v.–> common iliac v–>IVC
Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Ext. hemorrhoids (painful if thrombose – innervated somatically by inf. rectal branch of int. pudendal n), anal fissures, squamous cell carcinoma
Anal fissue
Tear in anal mucosa below pectinate line –> pain while pooping, blood on TP – located posteriorly because poor perfusion
Assc. low-fiber diets and constipatioin
Stellate cells in liver
Store vit A when quiescent
Produce ECM when activated
Zone I
Periportal – affected 1st by viral hepatitis and ingested toxins (e.g. cocaine)
Zone II
Intermediate zone – yellow fever
Zone III
Pericentral vein/centrilobular – affected 1st by ischemia, contains P450 – most sensitive to metabolic toxins, alcoholic hepatitis
Site of gallstone lodging to cause double duct sign
Confluence of common bile and pancreatic ducts at the ampulla of Vater –> cholangitis and pancreatitis
Tumors in head of pancreas
Most often ductal adenocarcinoma –> obstruction of CBD –> large gallbladder, painless jaundice (Courvosier sign)
Femoral triangle
Femoral n, a, v
Femoral sheath
Femoral a, v and canacl (deep inguinal lymph nodes)
Indirect inguinal hernia –
Through internal (deep) inguinal ring, external and into scrotum
Enters inguinal ring LATERAL to inf epigastric vessels
Infants – no closure of processus vaginalis (can form hydrocele)
MALES
Covered by all 3 payers of spermatic fascia and follows descent of testes
Laters of fascia on spermatic cord
Internal spermatic fascia (transversalis fascia)
Creamasteric muscle/fascia (int. oblique)
External spermatic fascia (Ext. oblique)
ICE TIE
Direct inguinal hernia
Protrues through inguinal (Hesselbach) triangle – bulges directly through parietal peritoneum MEDIAL to inf epigastric vvs but lateral to rectus abdominis
Goes through external/superficial inguinal ring onlly
Covered by external spermatic fascia
Older men – acquired weakness in transversalis fascia
Femoral hernia
Protrudes below inquinal ligament though femoral canal below/lateral to pubic tubercle
FEMALES! (but overall inguinal most common)
More likely to have incarceration or strangulation
Hesselbach tirangle
Inf epigastric vessels
Lat border of rectus abdominus
Inguinal ligament
Gastrin source and location
G cells in antrum of stomach, duodenum
Actinon of gastrin
Increase gastric H secretion, growth of gastric mucosa, motility
Gastrin regulation
Increased by stomach distension/alkalinization, amino acids, peptides, vagal stim via GRP
Lowered by low pH (<1.5)
Gastrin is increased in which syndromes/drugs
PPI, chronic atrophic gastritis (H pylori), Z-E syndrome (gastrinoma)
Somatostatin source and location
D cells in pancreas and GI mucosa
Action of somatostatin
Lower gastric acid/pepsinogen secretion, pancreatic/small intestine fluid secretion, gallbladder contraction, insulin/glucagon release
Regulation of somatostatin
Increased by acid, decreased by vagal stim
Cholecystokinin source and location
I cells in duodenum and jejunum
CCK action
Increases pancreatic secretion (via neural muscarinic pathways), gallbladder contraction, sphincter of Oddie relaxation
Decreases gastric emptying
CCK regulation
Increased by fatty acids and amino acids
Secretin source and location
S cells in duodenum
Secretin action
INcreases pancreatic bicarb secretion (lowers pH so pancreatic enzymes fxn) and bile secretion
Decreases gastric acid secretion
Secretin regulation
Increased by acid, fatty acids in lumen of duodenum
Glucose dependent insulinotropic peptide source/location
K cells in duodenum and jejunum
Exocrine fxn of GIP
Lower gastric H secretion
Endocrine fxn of GIP
Increased insulin release
GIp regulation
Increased by fatty acids, amino acids, oral glucose
Motilin source
Small intestine
Motilin action
Produces migrating motor complexes
Motilin regulation
Increased in fastin state
Motilin receptor agonists
Erythromycin – can stimulate intestinal peristalsis
VIP source
Parasympathetic ganglia in sphincters, gallbladder, small intestine
VIP action
Increase intestinal water and electrolyte secretion, as well as relxation of intestinal smooth muscle/sphincters
Regulation of VIP
Increased by distension and vagal stim
Lowered by adrenergic input
VIPoma
non alpha or beta islet cell pancreatic tumor –> secretes VIP –> Watery Diarrhea, Hypokalemia, Achlorhydria syndrome
NO action
Relaxes smooth muscle, including lower esophageal sphincter
NO in achalasia
Lower NO secretion–> increased LES tone
Ghrelin source
Stomach
Ghrelin action
Increase appetite
Ghrelin regulation
Increased in fasting state
Decreased by food
Ghrelin is increased in
Prader Willi
Ghrelin is decreased in
Post-gastric bypass
Intrinsic factor source and location
Parietal cells in stomach
Action of IF
Binds B12 for uptake in terminal ileum
Pernicious anemia pathophys
Autoimmune destruction of parietal cells–>chronic gastritis and pernicious anemia from low B12
Gastric acid source/location
Parietal cells in stomach
Action of gastric acid
Lower stomach pH
Gastric acid is increased by
Histamine, ACh, gastrin
Gastric acid decreased by
Somatostatin, GIP, prostaglandin, secretin
Pepsin source and location
Chief cells in stomach
Pepsin action
Protein digestion
Pepsin regulation
INcreased by vagal stim and local acid
What activates pepsinogen
H+
Bicarb source and location
Mucosal cells in stomach/duodenum/salivary glands/pancreas
Brunner glands in duodenum
Bicarb action
Acid neutralization
Bicarb regulation
Increased by panctreatic/biliary secretion w/ secretin
Main method of gastrin mediated acid secretion
+ on ECL –> Histamine –> + on parietal cells –> H+ (indirect – also works direct but this is more of the primary effect)
WHen pancreas senses low flow
More Cl- secretion
When pancreas senses high flow
More HCO3 secretion
Alpha amylase
Starch digestion – secreted active by pancreas
Lipases
Secreted by pancreas for fat digestion
Proteases
Protein digestion enzymes trypsin, chymotripsin, elastase, carboxypeptidases secreted by pancreas as zymogens
Trypsinogen
First converted by brunch border enteropeptidase in duodenum and jejunal mucoase – cleaved to be activated and cleaves more enzymes and itself – secreted by pancreas
Carb absorption
Must be monosaccharides
SGLT1 (Na dependent – glucose and galactose)
GLUT5 (fructose – facilitated diffusion)
Blood transported via GLUT2
Fe absorbed
Fe2+ in duodenum
Folate absorption
Small bowel
B12 absorption
Terminal ileum w/ bile salts, req IF
Peyer patches – capsule?
Nope
Peyer patches found
Malmina propria and submucosa of ileum
Fxn of M cells
Sample/present ags to immune cells in peyer patches –> IgA plama cells which ultimately reside in LP
Bile composition
Bile salts (bile acids conjugate to glycine or taurine to be water soluble), pospholipids, cholesterol, bilirubin, water, ions
Rate limiting step of bile acid synthesis
Catalyzed by cholesterol 7a hydroxylase