GI system Flashcards

1
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what is the GI system made up of

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oral cavity
pharynx
oesophagus
stomach
small interstine
large interstine
rectum
anal canal

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what are the GI systems accessory organs

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teeth
tongue
salivary glands
pancreas
liver
biliary tree and gallbladder

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what germ layers make up the GI tract

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endodermal and mesodermal primary germ layers
derives from the primitive gut tube

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what is the epithelial lining derived from

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embryonic endoderm

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what does the epithelial lining give rise to

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specific secretory cells (the parenchyma) of the glands

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what is derived from the splanchnic mesoderm

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connective tissue for glands (stroma)
cognitive tissue, smooth muscle and peritoneal covering of the wall of the tube

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what are the divisions of the embryological GI tract

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foregut
midgut
hindgut

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8
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what does the foregut include

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pharyngeal gut tube (pharynx)

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where is the foregut

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extends from the mouth to the point where the hepatopancreatic ampulla enters the duodenum

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where is the midgut

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extends from the point where the hepatopancreatic ampulla enters the duodenum to the junction between the proximal 2/3 and the distal 1/3 of the transverse colon

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where is the hindgut

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extends from the junction between the proximal 2/3 and the distal 1/3 of the transverse colon to the anus

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12
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what is the gut tube vascularised by

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branches form the abdominal aorta

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13
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how is blood supplied to the foregut

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by the coeliac trunk

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14
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how is blood supplied to the midgut

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by the superior mesenteric artery

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how is blood supplied to the hindgut

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by the inferior mesenteric artery

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16
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what is ischaemic colitis

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insufficient blood supply to splenic flexure of the colon

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17
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where is the he splenic flexure of the colon

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the bend where the transverse colon and descending colon meet in the upper left part of your abdomen.

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18
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what is the role of the hepatic veins

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Drain venous blood from the major parts of the GI tract through the hepatic portal venous system into the vena cava

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what is the role of the hepatic portal vein

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Receives venous drainage from the abdominal part of the GI tract, pancreas spleen and gallbladder via its tributaries (gastric, splenic and mesenteric veins to the liver

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20
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what are the derivative of the foregut

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pharynx
larynx
oesophagus
stomach
duodenum (proximal half)
liver
biliary tree and gall bladder
pancreas

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what are the derivates of the midgut

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duodenum (distal half)
jejunum
ileum
cecum
ascending colon
transverse colon

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what are the derivates of the hindgut

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transverse colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon
rectum
anal canal

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23
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how is a normal physiological umbilical hernia formed

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the intestinal loops protrude through the umbilical region of the developing fetus to form Physiological umbilical hernia

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24
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where do intestinal loops normally go

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normally return back into the abdominal cavity through a number of rotation and fixations of the gut tube

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25
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what is omphalocele

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failure of the intestinal loops to return back into the abdominal cavity after the physiological herniation

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26
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what is eckels (illegal) diverticulum

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embryological remnant of the vitelline duct of the yolk sac attached close to the ileocecal junction

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27
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what is diverticula of the colon

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small out pocketing pouches from the wall of the colon

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28
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what can diverticula of the colon lead to

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diverticular disease or diverticulitis

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29
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what and where is the peritoneum

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A smooth thin serous membrane which lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers some of the visceral

balloon empty in visceral cavity

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30
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what are the 2 layers of the peritoneum

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parietal layer
visceral layer

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31
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parietal layer of the peritoneum

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lines the inner surface of walls of the abdominal cavity

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visceral layer

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invests or covers most of the abdominal viscera

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33
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peritoneal cavity

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the potential space between the parietal and visceral peritoneal layers

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34
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intraperitoneal

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when organs are completely covered by the visceral peritoneum (small intestine)

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35
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retroperitoneal

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when organs lie behind the peritoneum and are partially covered on their anterior surface only (kidney or pancreas)

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36
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what connects one abdominal viscera to another or abdominal wall

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fold of peritoneum
mesenteries

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mesenteries

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double layers of peritoneum
enclose organs and connect them to either the anterior or posterior walls of the abdomen

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38
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how do you name mesenteries

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named according to the organs / structures they connect

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39
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greater omentum

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type of mesenteries
a draping double peritoneal fold that connects the stomach to the transverse colon
policeman of the abdominal cavity

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40
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lesser omentum

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type of mesentery
connects stomach and bit of duodenum to the liver

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falciform

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type of mesentery
connects the liver to the anterior abdominal wall

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42
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what are they 2 ligaments of the lesser omentum

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  • hepatogastric ligament = connects liver to stomach
  • hepatodudenal ligament = connects liver to duodenum
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43
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2 peritoneal cavities (sacs)

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  • omental bursa (lesser sac)
  • greater sac
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omental bursa / lesser sac

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  • Omental bursa (lesser sac)
  • Perioneal cavity in fold of lesser omentum
  • Behind the stomach
  • Water bed of which the stomach is lying
  • Stomach bed
  • Lying anterior to the pancreas and stomach is lying on it
  • Part of the bed of the stomach
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45
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greater sac

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what is remaining of the periotoneal cavity - green and brown = supra colic compartment (green) and infraolic compartment (brown

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46
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3 parts of greater sac

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supra colic compartment and infracolic compartment

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47
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how are the lesser and greater sac connected

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through omental (epiploic) foramen of Winslow

48
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anterior boundary of omental (episodic) foramen of Winslow

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free edge of lesser omentum (hepatodudenal ligament)
within which are
* bile duct
* hepatic artery
* portal vein

49
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posterior boundary of omental (episodic) foramen of Winslow

A

inferior vena cave

50
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inferior boundary of omental (episodic) foramen of Winslow

A

first part of duodenum

51
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superior boundary of omental (episodic) foramen of Winslow

A

caudate lobe of liver

52
Q

regions of Gi tract in abdominal cavity

A

right hypochondrium
left hypochondirum
right flank
left flank
right groin
left groin
epigastric
umbilical
pubic

53
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planes of abdominal cavity

A

intertubcular plane
midclavicular plane
subcostal plane

54
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parts of the stomach

A

duodenum
pylorus
pyloric canal
pyloric antrum
angular incisure
body
cardia
oesophagus
fundus
cardial notch

55
Q

what supplies blood to the stomach

A

celiac trunk

56
Q

who is the pylorus identified in surgery

A

pre pyloric vein of mayo which ascends over the pylorus is used to identify the pylorus in surgery

57
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anatomical lobes of the liver

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right and left lobes
quadrate and caudate lobes (part of right lobe)

58
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what are the right and left lobes separated by

A

Falciform ligament

59
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what are the quadrate and caudate lobes seperated by

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sagittal fissure and transverse porta hepatis

60
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why is the caudate lobe regarded as the third liver or lobe

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as it receives vessels from both branches of the hepatic artery and bile duct and drain directly into the inferior vena cava

61
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how many segments is the liver divided into

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8 segments based on the distributions of the portal triad and hepatic vein

62
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Livers dual oxygenated blood supply

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  • hepatic portal vein (75% of blood -40% more oxygen than systemic veins)
    nourishes the liver parenchyma
    carriers all of the nutrients absorbed by the GI tract
  • hepatic artery - 25% of blood to the liver
63
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lymphatic drainage of the liver

A
  • liver is a major lymph producing organ of the body
  • 1/4 to 1/2 of the lymph entering the thoracic duct comes form the liver
  • the lymphatic vessels of the liver drain into the thoracic and right lympthatic ducts via a number of lymph nodes
64
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Pancreas position

A
  • elongated accessory digestive gland
  • lie retroperitoneally transversely across the bodies of the L1 and L1 vertebrae at the level of the transpyloric plane on the posterior abdominal wall
  • contains exocrine and endocrine secreting cells
65
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Pancreas position

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  • elongated accessory digestive gland
  • lie retroperitoneally transversely across the bodies of the L1 and L1 vertebrae at the level of the transpyloric plane on the posterior abdominal wall
66
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what does the pancreas contain

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contains exocrine and endocrine secreting cells

67
Q

how is the pancreas divided

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  • head (with projecting uncinate process)
  • neck
  • body
  • tail
68
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2 main ducts of the pancreas

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  • main pancreatic duct
  • accessory pancreatic duct
69
Q

what forms the hepatopancreatic ampulla of Vater

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  • main pancreatic duct unites with bile duct = hepatopancreatic ampulla of Vater = opens into the duodenum
70
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blood supply to the pancreas

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  • Derived from branches of the splenic, gastrodudenal and superior mesenteric arteries
71
Q

why are the blood vessels for pancreas ad duodenum the same

A

They have a close relationship
implications = pancreatic cancer surgery (Whipple’s procedure)

72
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Lymphatic drainage follow both vessels to what nodes

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follow blood vessels to drain into superior mesenteric or coeliac lymph nodes via pancreaticosplenic lymph nodes and pyloric lymph nodes

73
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where is the nerve supply of the pancreas derived

A

derived from the vagus and abdominopelvis splanchnic nerves

74
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Nerve supply of pancreas

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parasympathetic (via posterior vagal trunk)
sympathetic (T6-10 via splanchnic nerves)
pass along the arteries from the coeliac and superior mesenteric plexus

75
Q

what supplies the pancreatic acing and islet cells

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parasympathetic (secretomotor) and sympathetic (vasoconstrictor) fibres also supply the pancreatic acing and islet cells

76
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what is pancreatic secretion hormonally mediated by

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Secretin and cholecystokinin of the duodenal epithelium

77
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Pancreatic centroacinar cells

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perform exocrine functions synthesise and secrete the digestive enzymes (amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin, lipase and nucleases)

78
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Pancreatic stellate cells

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Perform functions relating to tissue repair and destruction of tumour cells

79
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what do alpha cells secret in pancreas

A

glucagon

80
Q

what do beta cells secret in pancreas

A

insulin

81
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what do data cells secrete in pancreas

A

somatostatin

82
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what do F cells secrete in pancreas

A

Pancreatic polypeptide

83
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pancreatic islet of langerhans cells

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alpha cells
beta cells
delta cells
F cells

perform endocrine functions

84
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how is the pancreas formed

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By 2 buds from the endodermal lining of the duodenum

85
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what are the 2 buds that form the pancreas

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  • dorsal pancreatic bud
  • ventral pancreatic bud ( out pocket from bile duct)
86
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embryonic development of the pancreas

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  • 2 buds form pancreas (dorsal pancreatic bud and ventral pancreatic bud)
  • dorsal pancreatic bud moves to the right - due to rotation of the gut tube and ventral pancreatic bud moves dorsally
  • ventral pancreatic bud fuses with the lower part of the dorsal pancreatic bud
  • lies posterior inferior to it
  • the ventral pancreatic bud forms the uncinate process and part of the head of the Pancreas
  • rest of pancreas formed by the dorsal pancreatic bud
  • main pancreatic duct is formed by the distal part of the dorsal pancreatic duct and entire ventral pancreatic duct
  • proximal part of the dorsal pancreatic duct may persist as the accessory pancreatic duct
  • ventral apncreatic pud and duct with the proximal part of the bile duct - 2 ducts fuse together to for the hepatopancreatic ampulla
    8 pancreatic islets and other secretory cells develop form the endodermal tissue cells in 3 month of feral life
87
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when does insulin secretion begin

A

5th month of fatal life

88
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Annular pancreas

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  • improper rotation and migration of parts of the tissues of the ventral pancreatic bud with the rotation of the duodenum
  • constrict the duodenum and raise complete obstruction
89
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accessory pancreatic tissue

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ectopic pancreatic tissue may develop either in the oesophagus stomach and duodenum or in the small intestine

90
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Blockage of the hepatopancreatic ampulla and pancreatitis

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  • blockage of hepatopancreatic ampulla by gallstone could lead to pancreatitis due to refill of bile into pancreatic duct
91
Q

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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procedure using a fibre optic endoscope passed through the mouth oesophagus stomach and duodenum and inject radiographic contrast medium for the diagnosis of both pancreatic and biliary disease

92
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type of pancreatic cancer

A
  • exocrine pancreatic cancer - adenoocarcinoa (head of pancreas)
  • endocrine pancreatic cancer (pancratic neuroendocrine tumours)
93
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how can pancreatic cancer in the head of pancreas lead to jaundice

A

cancer of the head of the pancreas often compresses and obstructors the bile duct, enlargement of the gallbladder and hepatopancreatic ampulla (close)
= leading to obstructive jaundice

94
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how can pancreatic cancer in the neck and body of pancreas lead to jaundice

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*cancer in neck and body of pancreas = hepatic portal or inferior vena caval obstruction
* extensive lympatic drainage of the pancreas into inaccessible lymph nodes
8 pancreatic cancer - metastasis to the liver early via the hepatic portal vein

95
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pancreatectomy

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Removal of most of the pancreas for treatment of chronic pancreatitis or cancer

96
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Whipples procedure

A
  • most common types of surgery
    tumoru in head or neck of pancreas that haven’t yet spread
97
Q

what is the extra hepatic part of the biliary tree made of

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  • right and left hepatic ducts which joins to form
  • common hepatic duct which receives the cystic duct to form
  • bile duct = unites with the main pancreatic duct to form
  • hepatopancreatic ampulla which opens into the duodenum
98
Q

gall bladder

A

visceral surface of the liver

99
Q

what does the small intestine consist of

A

duodenum
jejunum
ileum

100
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duodenum

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  • fist 25cm and widest part of small intestine
  • c shaped course around the head of the pancreas
  • starts at the junction with pylorus on the right and ends at duodena jejunal flexure on the left
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4 parts og duodenum

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  • superior horizontal first part
  • descending ventricle second part
  • inferior horizontal 3rd part
  • ascending vertical 4th part
102
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jejunum

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  • proximal 2/5 of the small intestine following the duodenum
  • left upper quadrant of the infracolic compartment of the abdominal cavity
  • ileum is the distal 3/5 of the small intestine - located right lower quadrant
103
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mesenteric border

A

concave margin of a small bowel loop
toward the axis of the root of the mesentery

104
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anti mesenteric border

A

the convex margin of small bowel loop
facing away from the axis of the root of the mesentery

105
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why is it good to be able to distinguish between mesenteric and anti mesenteric borders of small bowel loops

A

for radiologic diagnosis

106
Q

intra abdominal disease processes

A
  • diverticulosis = mesenteric border
  • mockers diverticulum = anti mesenteric border
107
Q

what does the large intestine consist of

A

cecum
appendix
ascending colon
transverse colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon
recum
anal canal

108
Q

most common location of the appendix

A

retro caecal

109
Q

variations in the position of the appendix

A

retro colic
retro caecal
sub caecal
pelvic
retro ideal
pre ideal

110
Q

what 2 sources is the anal canal developed

A
  • endodermal cloaca of the hindgut (upper 2/3)
  • ectodermal cloaca (proctodaeum ) (lower 1/3)
111
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what are the 2 embryonic regions of the anal canal delineated by

A

the pectinate (dentate) line

Above pectinate line = internal iliac lymph nodes
Below line = inguinal lymph nodes

112
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clinical significance of the pectinate (dentate) line

A

2 regions of the anal canal differ in their blood and nerve supply and lymphatic drainage above and below the pectinate line

113
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what nerves carry the sympathetic and visceral afferent fibres to and from the GI tract

A

splanchnic nerves

114
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types of splanchnic nerves

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Abdominopelvic splanchnic nerve (T5 L2/L3)
lower thoracic splanchnic
* greater splanchnic (T5 - T9/T10)
* lesser splanchnic (T10-T11)
* lumbar splanchnic (L1-L2/3)

115
Q

what carries parasympathetic and visceral afferent fibres to and from the GI tract

A

Vagus nerves
Pelvis splanchnic nerves (s2-s4)

116
Q

what leads to jaundice and pancreatitis in the binary tree and gallbladder

A

gall stones