GI (OSPE - Embryology) Flashcards
At which level does the esophagus begin?
The esophagus begins at the 6th cervical vertebra.
At which level does the esophagus pass through the diaphragm?
At the 10th thoracic vertebra.
How many cms/inches does the esophagus descend In the abdomen?
About 0.5 in. (1.3 cm).
At which level is 1st constriction of the esophagus?
1st constriction of the esophagus is at C6.
Due to what structures there is a 2nd constriction in esophagus?
due to the surrounding structures: 1. Aortic arch. 2. Lf Main Bronchus.
What are the consequences of drinking a caustic fluid?
Inflammation and further constriction.
What is the arterial blood Supply to the upper 1/3, middle 1/3, and lower 1/3 of the esophagus?
- Upper 1/3: the inferior thyroid artery. - Middle 1/3: branches of descending thoracic aorta. - Lower 1/3: by branches from the left gastric artery.
What is the Venous drainage to the upper 1/3, middle 1/3, and lower 1/3 of the esophagus?
- Upper 1/3: the inferior thyroid vein. - Middle 1/3: azygos vein. - Lower 1/3: by branches from the left gastric vein.
What is the nerve Supply of the Esophagus?
الـ Sympathetic Trunk وتفرع من الـ Parasympathetic اللي ھو الـvagus یسون Branches ثم تجتمع كشبكة وھالـ Branches في منطقة الـThorax و الـAbdomen وتسوي Esophageal nerve plexus.
What esophageal tributaries anastomoses? and both of the tributaries drain into what vein?
the esophageal tributaries of the azygos veins (systemic veins) anastomose with the esophageal tributaries of the left gastric vein which drains into the portal vein.
What can happen to a patient with Portal hypertension?
The blood can’t be drained into the IVC. The tributers dilate due to excessive blood then with pressure on the tributers it will eventually rupture, causing blood to go-to the esophagus making the patient vomit blood. (hematemesis).
where is the site of the stomach?
In the left hypOchondrium, the epigastric and umbilical regions.
What are the Two openings, two curvatures, and two surfaces of the stomach?
- Cardiac and pyloric orifices. 2. Greater and lesser curvatures. 3. Anterior and posterior surface.
What is the disadvantage of the Cardiac orifice to only have an physiological sphincter?
Due to cardiac sphincher not being an anatomical sphicher, HCl can go through the opening causing a heartburn.
What are the 3 parts of Great omentum and what are they attached to?
- Gastrophrenic ligament. (from the fundus to the diaphragm) 2. Gastrosplenic ligament. (from the upper part of the greater curvature to the spleen.) 3. Gastrocolic ligament. (from the lower part of the greater curvature to the transverse colon.)
What is the anterior relations of the stomach
- Anterior abdominal wall. 2. left costal margin. 3. left pleura and lung. 4. diaphragm. 5. left lobe of the liver.
What is the posterior relations of the stomach?
- Lesser sac. - Transverse colon & Transverse Mesocolon. - Spleen & Splenic artery. - Lf Kidney & Lf Suprarenal gland. - Pancreas & Diaphram. 
What is the arterial supply of stomach?
- Left gastric artery (celiac artery) 2. Right gastric artery (hepatic artery) 3. Short gastric arteries (splenic artery) 4. Left gastroepiploic artery (splenic artery) 5. Right gastroepiploic artery (gastroduodenal branch of the hepatic artery)
Whar is the venous drainage of the stomach? and where do they drain into?
The veins drain into the portal circulation. 1. The left and right gastric veins. 2. The short gastric veins and the left gastroepiploic veins 3. The right gastroepiploic vein.