Hindgut Flashcards
1
Q
All organs associated with the hindgut receive their arterial supply from branches off the _____ ____.
A
Inferior mesenteric artery.
2
Q
What organs are part of the hindgut?
A
Transverse colon, Descending colon, Sigmoid colon, Proximal rectum.
3
Q
What are the 3 branches of the IMA?
A
Left colic artery, Sigmoidal arteries, and Superior rectal artery.
4
Q
What sympathetically innervates the foregut?
A
Greater and Lesser splanchnic nerve.
5
Q
What sympathetically innervates the midgut?
A
Greater and Lesser splanchnic nerve.
6
Q
What sympathetically innervates the hind gut?
A
Lumbar splanchnic nerves.
7
Q
What parasympathetically innervates the foregut and midgut?
A
Vagus nerve.
8
Q
What parasympathetically innervates the hindgut?
A
Pelvic splanchnic nerves.
