GUT QUADRANTS Flashcards
Which division of the gut tube is the Spleen found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Spleen is in the foregut and LUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the proximal 2/3 of the Traverse Colon found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Proximal 2/3 of the Transverse Colon is in the midgut and RUQ/LUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Ileum found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Ileum is in the midgut and all quadrants
Which division of the gut tube is the Sigmoid Colon found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Sigmoid Colon is in the hindgut and LLQ
Which division of the gut tube is the distal 1/3 of the Transverse Colon found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Distal 1/3 of the Transverse Colon is in the hindgut and LUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Stomach found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Stomach is in the foregut and LUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Rectum found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Rectum is in the hindgut and RLQ/LLQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Esophagus found?
Esophagus is in the foregut
Which division of the gut tube is the Descending Colon found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Descending Colon is in the hindgut and LUQ/LLQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Cecum found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Cecum is in the midgut and RLQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Liver found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Liver is in the foregut and RUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Appendix found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Appendix is in the midgut and RLQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Gallbladder found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Gallbladder is in the foregut and RUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Pancreas found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Pancreas is in the foregut and RUQ/LUQ
Which division of the gut tube is the Jejunum found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Jejunum is in the midgut and all quadrants
Which division of the gut tube is the Ascending Colon found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found?
Ascending Colon is in the midgut and RUQ/RLQ
Which division of the gut tube is the proximal Duodenum found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found? What are the two sections of the proximal Duodenum?
Proximal Duodenum is in the foregut and RUQ
- Parts are the superior and descending
Which division of the gut tube is the distal Duodenum found? Which abdominal quadrant is it found? What are the two sections of the distal Duodenum?
Distal Duodenum is in the midgut and RUQ
- Parts are the horizontal and ascending
What is the blood supply (artery) and venous drainage of the foregut?
A: Celiac trunk
V: Gastric veins, Splenic vein
What is the lymphatic drainage of the foregut?
Celiac lymph nodes
What is the blood supply (artery) and venous drainage of the midgut?
A: SMA
V: SMV
What is the lymphatic drainage of the midgut?
Superior mesenteric lymph nodes
What is the blood supply (artery) and venous drainage of the hindgut?
A: IMA
V: IMV
What is the lymphatic drainage of the hindgut?
Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes
What pathway does visceral pain of the foregut follow?
Sympathetic in reverse then to dorsal root/horn
What pathway does visceral pain of the midgut follow?
Sympathetic in reverse then to dorsal root/horn
What pathway does visceral pain of the hindgut follow?
Parasympathetic in reverse then to dorsal root/horn
Which splanchnic nn. are utilized in the sympathetic pathway for the foregut? Which ganglion is utilized?
Greater splanchnic nn. (T5-9) to Celiac ganglion (synapse)
Which splanchnic nn. are utilized in the sympathetic pathway for the midgut? Which ganglion is utilized?
Lesser splanchnic nn. (T10-11) to Celiac ganglion OR Superior mesenteric ganglion (synapse)
Which splanchnic nn. are utilized in the sympathetic pathway for the hindgut? Which ganglion is utilized?
Lumbar splanchnic nn. to Inferior mesenteric ganglion (synapse)
Which nerves are utilized in the parasympathetic pathway for the foregut?
Vagus nn.
Which nerves are utilized in the parasympathetic pathway for the midgut?
Vagus nn.
Which nerves are utilized in the parasympathetic pathway for the hindgut?
Pelvic splanchnic nn. (S2-4)
Which nerve is utilized in the sympathetic pathway for the kidney? Which ganglion is utilized?
Least splanchnic n. (T12) to Renal ganglion (synapse)
Which nerve is utilized in the parasympathetic pathway for the kidney?
Vagus nn.
What pathway does visceral pain of the kidney follow?
Sympathetic in reverse then to dorsal root/horn
Which nerve is utilized in the sympathetic pathway for the adrenal gland? Where does it synapse?
Least splanchnic n. (T12) directly to the wall of the Adrenal Gland (synapse)