GI Tract Organs II Flashcards
Foregut organs
pharynx, esophagus, stomach, 1st and 2nd parts of duodenum
Midgut organs
3rd and 4th parts of duodenum, small intestine (jejunum and ileum), large intestine (cecum, ascending colon and 2/3 of transverse colon).
Hindgut organs
1/2 transverse colon, large intestine (descending and sigmoid), rectum and anal canal
Associated organs with the GI tract?
liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands
The spleen is the largest …organ.
lymphatic
What does the spleen do?
Makes RBC in fetus and removes them in adults
Spleen blood vessels
splenic artery and vein
Where does the splenic artery come from?
celiac trunk/axis
Where does the splenic vein drain to?
hepatic portal vein
Most frequently injured organ in the abdomen?
spleen (rupture)
If there is a slight leakage of blood from the spleen where would the pain be?
epigastrium region and left flank
If there is a big bleed from the spleen and it made contact with the undersurface of the diaphragm, where would the pain be and what is it called?
sharp pain in the left shoulder known as Kehr’s sign
When does splenomegaly occur?
congestion due to portal hypertension, leukemia, mono
What is known as true referred pain from a splenic rupture?
left shoulder pain
Splenic vein thrombosis is called
left sided portal hypertension
Splenic vein thrombosis can cause ….from esophageal or gastric varices.
massive GI bleeding
Pancreas is an elongated… and …gland.
digestive and endocrine
Pancreas is composed of 4 parts…
head, neck, body, tail
Head of the pancreas is to the right of …and has a …process.
SMA
uncinate (hook shape) below and behind SMA
Neck of the pancreas is a short region that overlies…
SMA and SMV
The body of the pancreas is distal to the neck at which vertebral level?
L2
The tail of the pancreas touches the …
splenic hilum
The pancreas is ….
retroperitoneal
Which plane intersects the body of the pancreas?
transpyloric
The head of the pancreas attaches to the 2nd part of the … it is ….to common bile duct, gastroduodenal artery and IVC.
duodenum, anterior
Uncinate is …to SMA and SMV, …to renal artery and vein and ….the 3rd part of the duodenum.
posterior, anterior, above
The neck of the pancreas is …to SMA and SMV and portal vein.
anterior
The body of the pancreas is …to splenic artery and vein and left kidney and ….the omental bursa.
anterior, behind