Gut Development and Peritoneum Flashcards
left most organ in the abdominal cavity
spleen
The gut tube is divided into how many segments
3
The 3 segments of the gut tube
foregut, midgut, and hindgut
T/F: Innervation and blood supply to the gut tube segments is strongly patterned.
True
Accessory digestive organs
Spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, and liver
Which organ in the digestive system is a lymphoid organ not a part of digestion cut has same nerve supply as the gut?
Spleen
Where does the foregut to midgut transition occur?
Between second and third segment of duodenum
Where does the midgut to hindgut transition occur?
2/3 of the way through the transverse colon
Esophagus, stomach, duodenum (2/4), and accessory digestive organs (liver, gallbladder, spleen, and pancreas) are part of what gut segment?
Foregut
Duodenum (2/4), jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and 2/3 of transverse colon are part of what gut segment?
Midgut
Transverse (1/3), descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum are all part of what gut segment?
Hindgut
Each gut segment is supplied by an _________
unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta
Foregut derivatives are supplied by branches of ______
the celiac artery
Midgut derivatives are supplied by branches of ______
superior mesenteric artery
Hindgut derivatives are supplied by branches of ______
inferior mesenteric artery
Which artery is the largest of the gut?
superior mesenteric artery
Which artery is the shortest and simplest of the gut?
inferior mesenteric artery
Which artery is the most complex of the gut?
celiac artery
parietal peritoneum will have _____ innervation
somatic
Peritoneum on organs of abdominal organs
visceral peritoneum
double layers of peritoneum: bridges between visceral and parietal peritoneum
mesenteries