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Jejunum, Ileum and Large Intestines Flashcards

1
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What is the longest part of the GI tract?

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jejunum and ileum

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Describe the jejunum and ileum?

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convoluted tube that runs from the duodenojejunal junction to the ileocecal valve

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What best describes the change from jejunum to ileum?

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gradual - no clear boundary

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4
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Where does the jejunum lie?

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upper left abdomen

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5
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Where does the ileum lie?

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lower right abdomen and partly in the pelvis

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6
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What is the ratio of jejunum to ileum?

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40% jejunum - 60% ileum

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7
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What do the jejunum and ileum had from and what are they suspended by?

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posterior abdominal wall by the mesentery

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8
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What structures does the small intestine cross?

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  • base crosses 3rd part of the duodenum
  • aorta
  • inferior vena cava
  • right gonadal vessels
  • right ureter
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9
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What is contained within the mesentery?

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  • branches of the superior mesenteric artery, forming anastomatic arcades
  • branches of the superior mesenteric vein
  • lymph vessels
  • nerves
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10
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Describe the jejunum?

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  • wide
  • more plica circulares
  • no peyer’s patches
  • MALT (mucous associated lymphoid tissue)
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11
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Describe the ileum

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  • narrow
  • fewer plic circulares
  • numerous Peyer’s patches (aggregations of lymphoid tissue along the antimesenteric border)
  • MALT
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12
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What does the ilecocecal valve consist of?

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2 horizontal folds of mucous membrane that project around the orifice of the ileum

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13
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Where is the ileocecal valve situated?

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at the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine (caecum)

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What is the function of the ileocecal valve?

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limit the refluc of colonic contents into the ileum and possibly control the flow of ileal contents into the caecum

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15
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What are jejunal and ileal arteries branches of?

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superior mesenteric artery

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16
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Where does the superior mesenteric artery arise from?

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aorta at the lower border of L1

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17
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What does the superior mesenteric artery supply?

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Supplies the midgut (from ampulla of Vater in duodenum to 2/3 along the transverse colon)

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18
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What does the superior mesenteric artery form within the mesentery?

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series of vascular anastomotic arcades

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19
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What has one pr two arcades with long vasa recta in the mesentery?

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jejunum

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20
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What has many arcades with short vasa recta in its mesentery?

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ileum

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21
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Where do jejunal and ileal veins drain into? And what does this eventually form?

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superior mesenteric vein

portal vein

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22
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Draw a diagram indicating the lymphatic drainage of the small intestine

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23
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How is the mucous memrbane of the small intestine adapted to increase asbsoprtive SA?

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raised in multiple villi (finger-like projections)

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24
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What is the function of the lacteal at the centre of each villus?

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absoption of digested fats and lipids (chyle)

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25
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Where does chyle pass from and to?

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  • pass from lacteals into mesenteric lymph channels
  • don’t pass through lymph nodes
  • coverge on cisterna chyli
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26
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Where does cisterna chyli lie and where does it pass through?

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  • lies in upper abdomen
  • pass through diaphragm as the thoracic duct
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27
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Draw a diagram showing the nerve supply of the small intestine

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28
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Where is pained referred from the small intestine

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periumbilical (T10)

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29
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What are the functions of the large intestine?

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  • fluid-electrolyte balance - absorbs fluids and salts
  • Dries out the chyme to form faeces
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30
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Where does the LI run between?

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caecum to the rectum and anal canal

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31
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How long is the LI?

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approximately 1.5m long

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32
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What are the components of the LI?

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Caecum, ascending colon, hepatic (right colic) flexure, transverse colon, splenic (left colic) flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon

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33
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What parts of the LI are retroperitoneal?

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ascending & descending colon

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34
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What parts of the LI are on the mesentery? (intraperitoneal)

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transverse & sigmoid colon

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35
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How does the diameter of the LI compare with the SI?

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larger unless contracted by a wave of peristalsis

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36
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What do longitudnal smooth muscle fibres thicken to form?

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3x taenia coli

37
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What length are taenia coli?

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shorter than the LI

38
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What are the sacculations/pouches of the LI known as?

A

haustra

mobile

39
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What is the name for the tags of fat in the LI?

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Possesses epiploic/omental appendices (appendices epiploicae)

40
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What does the LI lack that is present in the SI?

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Peyer’s patches

41
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What is the widest and first part of the LE?

42
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Where is the caecum located?

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Lies below the junction of the ileum with the large intestine in the right iliac fossa

43
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What is the caecum continous with?

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Continuous with the ascending colon

44
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What is the caecum covered by?

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Covered by peritoneum but not on a mesentery

45
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How does the ileum enter the caecum?

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enters the caecum obliquely and partly invaginates into it, forming ileocaecal orifice

46
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What is the veriform appendix?

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A blind intestinal diverticulum, from the posteromedial aspect of the caecum

47
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What cinverge of the root of the veriform appendix? And what is the name of this point?

A

The 3 taeniae coli converge at the root of the vermiform appendix

Root of vermiform appendix is at McBurney’s point

48
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Describe the submucosa of the veriform appendix

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packed full of lymphoid tissue

49
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Where is the veriform appendix suspended?

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suspended on a short but highly variable mesoappendix that transmits the appendicular vessels

50
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What are the differnet anatomical positions the veriform appendix can be found in?

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retrocaecal (65%); pelvic (30%); subcaecal; retroileal; pre- ileal

51
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Where does the base of the appendix most often lie deep to?

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a point that is one third of the way along the oblique line joining the right anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (McBurney point).

52
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Where is the ascending colon located?

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in the right lumbar region

53
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What is the ascending colon between?

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caecum and hepatic flexure

54
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Describe the attachment of the ascending colon

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secondarily retroperitoneal

55
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Where is the right parabolic gutter formed?

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between ascending colon and posterior abdominal wall

56
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Where does the transverse colon extend between?

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hepatic and splenic flexures

57
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What is the transverse colon suspended by?

A

transverse mesocolon

58
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Describe the attachment of the transverse colon

A

intraperitoneal

59
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What is the hepatic (right colic) flexture related to?

60
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What is the splenic (left colic) flexture related to?

61
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What is the transverse mesocolon?

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mesentery of the ytransverse colon

62
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What does the root of the transverse mesoclon cross?inferior edge of the pancreas in the left lumbar region

63
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Where is the descending colon located?

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left lumbar regiom, hidden anteriroly by the small intestine

64
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What forms the left paracolic gutter?

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descending colon and posterior abdominal wall

65
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What is the sigmoid colon a continuation of?

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Continuation of the descending colon in front of the pelvic inlet

66
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What is the sigmoid colon suspended by?

A

sigmoid mesocolon

67
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What is the sigmoid colon continous with?

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Continuous with the rectum in front of the 3rd sacral vertebra

68
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Where is the rectum located within the peritoneum?

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Retroperitoneal

69
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Where does the rectum begin?

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in front of 3rd sacral vertebra

70
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What does rhe rectum follow the curve of?

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sacrum and coccyx

71
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Where does the rectum end?

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Ends in front of the tip of the coccyx by piercing the pelvic diaphragm & becoming continuous with the anal canal

72
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What does the rectum lack?

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Lacks taenia, haustra or appendices epiploica

73
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What is the function of the rectum?

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Stores faeces

74
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How long is the anal canal

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approx. 4cm

75
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What is the anal canal

A

canal from pelvic diaphragm to the anus

conduit to the outside world

76
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Where does the superior mesenteric artery originate

A

lower border of L1 vertebra

77
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What do branches of the superior mesenteric artery supply?

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part of the large intestine, from vermiform appendix to proximal 2/3 of the transverse colon

78
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What are the 3 main branches of the superior mesenteric artery that form anastomoses in the LI

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− Ileocolic artery: Caecum; appendicular artery

− Right colic artery: Ascending colon

− Middle colic artery: Transverse colon

79
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Describe the appendicular artery

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a terminal artery that runs close and parallel to the appendi

80
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Where does the inferior mesenteric artery arise from?

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arises from aorta at L3

81
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What do the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery supply?

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supply distal 1/3 of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon & sigmoid colon

82
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What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery and what do they supply?

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− Left colic artery: Splenic flexure, descending colon

− Sigmoid artery: Sigmoid colon

83
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What does the inferior mesenteric artery end as?

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ends as the superior rectal artery supplying the rectum & anal canal

84
Q

What nerves run with the coeliac trunk to the foregut?

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− Sym from T5-9 (greater splanchnic)

− PSym from vagus

85
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What nerves run with the superior mesenteric artery to the midgut?

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− Sym from T10-11 (lesser splanchnic)

− PSym from vagus

86
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What nerves run with the inferior mesenteric artery to the hindgut?

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− Sym. from T12-L3 (least splanchnic and lumbar splanchnic nerves)

− Psym. from S2-4

87
Q

Where does pain from areas supplied by the coeliac trunk refer to?

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epigastric region (T7-9)

88
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where does Pain from areas supplied by Superior
mesenteric artery refer to?

A

Periumbilical region (T10-11)

− Appendicitis pain in the first 6-8h

89
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Where does pain from areas supplied by the inferior mesenteric artery refer to?

A

suprapubic region (T12)

MD3002 - GI Anatomy (11 decks)

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