GI-Anatomy Flashcards
What is a retroperitoneal structure?
Organs are retroperitoneal if they have peritoneum on their anterior side only. Structures that are not suspended by mesentery in the abdominal cavity and that lie between the parietal peritoneum and abdominal wall are classified as retroperitoneal
What are the retroperitoneal structures of the abdomen?
SAD PUCKER
Suprarenal (adrenal) glands
Aorta and IVC
Duodenum (2nd through 4th parts only)
Pancreas (except tail)
Ureters
Colon (descending and ascending)
Kidneys
Esophagus (thoracic portion)
Rectum
What does the falciform ligament do?
it connects the liver to the anterior abdominal wall
What structures are found within the falciform ligament?
ligamentum teres hepatis
Where does the ligamentum teres derive from?
the umbilical vein
T or F. The ligamentum teres is a derivative of the ventral mesentery
T.
What does the hepatoduodenal ligament do?
connects the liver to the duodenum
What structures are contained within the hepatoduodenal ligament?
portal triad: proper hepatic a., portal vein, and common bile duct
What is a pringle maneuver?
pinching the heaptoduodenal ligament in between the thumb and index finger while placed in the omental foramen to control bleeding
What does the gastrohepatic ligament do?
connect the liver to the lesser curvative of the stomach
What does rhe splenorenal ligament do? What structures are contained within it?
it connects the spleen to the posterior abdominal wall and contains the splenic a. and v., and the tail of the pancreas
What are the layers of the gut wall from luminal to internal?
MSMS
Mucosa (includes the epithelium, lamina propria, and the muscularis mucosa)
Submucosa (including the Meissner plexus)
Muscularis externa (including the Auerbach nerve plexis)
Serosa
What is the epithelium of the esophagus?
nonkeratinized stratified squamous
What are the branches of the aorta at T12?
Celiac trunk anteriorally and two inferior phrenic aa. laterally
What are the branches of the aorta at L1?
the SMA anteriorally and the left middle suprarenal a. and
slightly below these two branch the left and right renal aa.
What branches anteriorally off the aorta just below the left and right renal aa. at about L2?
the left and right testicular/ovarian aa.
What branches from the aorta at L3?
the inferiror mesenteric. a
Where does the aorta bifurcate?
L4
Describe the arterial supply, parasympathetic innervation, and vertebral levels of the foregut
Celiac a.
Vagus n.
T12-L1
Describe the arterial supply, parasympathetic innervation, and vertebral levels of the midgut
SMA
Vagus
L1
Describe the arterial supply, parasympathetic innervation, and vertebral levels of the hindgut
IMA
Pelvic n.
L3