Lab 4 Abdominal Viscera 3 Flashcards
What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery?
left colic artery, sigmoid arteries, superior rectal artery
Transverse trajectory toward the superior end of the descending colon
left colic artery
3-4 arteries that pass through the sigmoid mesocolon to supply the sigmoid colon
sigmoid arteries
Terminal end of the IMA, supplying the proximal rectum via right and left branches
superior rectal artery
IMA and left ureter lie in the ____ space with the vessels ___ to the ureter. The vessels going to the descending colon stay more or less ___ while the vessels going to the sigmoid colon become ____ as they approach the sigmoid colon.
retroperitoneal space
anterior
retro
intraperitoneal
The tributaries of what parallel the branches of the IMA?
inferior mesenteric vein
Tracing the IMV superiorly along the left side of the IMA, passing posterior to the pancreas to join the ____ or ____ (less common).
splenic vein
superior mesenteric vein
RLQ, intraperitoneal, own mesentery
cecum
Attached to the cecum at the confluence of the teniae coli
veriform appendix
Mesentery of the appendix containing what artery?
mesoappendix, appendicular artery- a branch of the ileocolic artery
Extends superiorly from the cecum from the level of the ileocecal junction to the right colic flexure
ascending colon
Extends from the right colic flexure to the left colic flexure. The ___ flexure is more superior than the ___. This allows ___ to be freely mobile. What are the two mesenteries here?
transverse colon
left is more superior than the right
transverse colon freely mobile
transverse mesocolon and greateromentum
Extends inferiorly form the left colic flexure to the LLQ
descending colon
Extends from the descending colon at the iliac crest to the level of the 3rd sacral segment within the pelvis where it is continuous with the rectum. What is the mesentery?
sigmoid colon
sigmoid mesocolon
3 narrow bands of longitudinal muscle
teniae coli
Outpouchings of the colon wall
haustrum
Small accumulations of fat covered by visceral peritoneum
omental appendices (epiploic appendices)
What is found on the anterior surface of the pancreas? BEWARE
pancreaticoduodenal vessels