Hindgut

Question 1

what are the structures of the hindgut?

Answer 1

remaining 1/3rd of transverse colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon
rectum
upper part of anal canal
epithelium of urinary bladder and most of the urethra

Question 2

what is the blood supply of the hindgut and where does this originate from?

Answer 2

inferior mesenteric artery from a branch of the abdominal aorta at L3

Question 3

what are the branches of the IMA?

Answer 3

left colic
sigmoid
superior rectal artery

Question 4

what is the terminal branch of the IMA?

Answer 4

superior rectal artery

Question 5

what distinguishes the large intestine from the small intestine?

Answer 5

omental appendices (small, fatty, peritoneal like projections)
hausfrau /  sacculations (bulliges)
teniae coli (thickened bands of smooth muscle longitudinally)

Question 6

what part of the hindgut is an intestinal diverticulum?

Answer 6

appendix

Question 7

what is the most common position of the appendix?

Answer 7

retrocecal

Question 8

what is a feature of the appendix?

Answer 8

contains masses of lymphatic tissue

Question 9

what is the term for the site of maximum tenderness in someone with acute appendicitis?

Answer 9

Macburneys point

Question 10

what is found at vertebra level S3?

Answer 10

recto-sigmoid junction

junction between the sigmoid colon and the rectum

Question 11

what are two features of the anal canal?

Answer 11

internal and external anal sphincters

Question 12

where would you find omental appendices and what are they?

Answer 12

the large intestine

they are small, fatty, peritoneal like projections

Question 13

what is the parasympathetic supply of the hind gut?

Answer 13

Vagus and pelvic splanchnic nerves S2,3,4

Question 14

what artery is the middle and inferior rectal arteries branches of?

Answer 14

internal iliac artery