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Lecture 19 - Abdominal Veins and Visceral Innervation Flashcards

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What are the two systems of venous drainage?

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  1. Portal system
  2. Caval system
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What is the portal system?

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  • Blood from some abdominal viscera drains into the portal vein
  • Filtered by the liver
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What are the abdominal viscera that drains into the portal vein?

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  1. Spleen
  2. Pancreas
  3. Gallbladder
  4. GIT
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What neurovasculature connects the portal system to the inferior vena cava?

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Via hepatic veins

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Where do the hepatic veins drain into the IVC?

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Below diaphragm before passing through the caval hiatus

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What form the capillaries in the portal system?

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Two veins

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What is the caval system?

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Blood from the rest of the lower body drains into the inferior vena cava

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Where does the caval system pass?

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Through the central tendon of the diaphragm at T8 (through caval hiatus)

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How is blood carried back to the inferior vena cava?

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Via paired veins

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Where is the IVC located in relation to the midline?

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To the right of the midline

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What does the location of the IVC cause left veins to do?

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  1. Left veins can be substantially longer
  2. Left veins drain into the renal vein
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What left veins are substantially longer?

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Renal vein

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What left veins drain into the renal vein?

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  1. Suprarenal vein
  2. Gonadal veins
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What do the right veins drain into?

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The inferior vena cava

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What are the structures of the caval system?

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  1. Inferior phrenic vein
  2. Hepatic veins
  3. Suprarenal vein
  4. Renal veins
  5. Gonadal veins
  6. Common iliac vein
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What is left renal vein entrapment syndrome?

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  • AKA nutcracker syndrome
  • Compression of the left renal vein
  • Passes between abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery
  • Leads to blockage of venous return
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What is the consequence of nutcracker syndrome?

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  • Problems with venous drainage from left kidney and left gonad
  • Symptoms: Referred pain, blood in urine, and varices
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What 3 major vessels drain into the portal vein?

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  1. Splenic vein
  2. Inferior mesenteric vein
  3. Superior mesenteric vein
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Where does the splenic vein drain blood from?

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  1. Spleen
  2. Foregut (large portion: esophagus, stomach, pancreas)
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Where does the inferior mesenteric vein drain blood from?

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Hindgut

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Where does the inferior mesenteric vein drain?

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Splenic vein

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Where does the superior mesenteric vein drain blood from?

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Midgut

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The joining of which neurovasculature creates the portal vein?

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  1. Splenic vein
  2. Inferior mesenteric artery
  3. Superior mesenteric vein
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Where does blood enter in the portal system?

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  1. Proper hepatic artery
  2. Portal vein
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What does blood in the portal vein contain?

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Venous blood contains nutrients and toxins

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What does the proper hepatic artery supply?

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Regular arterial blood supply to the liver

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What is the function of the portal system?

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  1. Blood filtration
  2. Nutrient metabolism
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What is the portal triad?

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  1. Portal vein
  2. Proper hepatic artery
  3. Bile duct
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29
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What are portosystemic anastomoses?

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  • Occurs in individuals with elevated pressure in the portal vein
  • Blood that normally drains via the portal system enters systemic circulation
  • Occurs at these sites
30
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What can portosystemic anastomoses lead to?

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Enlargement of veins in these regions (exp: varices/caput medusae)

31
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Where are the 3 portosystemic anastomoses?

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  1. Gastroesophageal junction
  2. Anterior abdominal wall around umbilicus
  3. Anorectal junction
32
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What type of innervation does the lumbar plexus provide?

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Somatic innervation

33
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What are the nerves of the lumbar plexus?

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  1. Iliohypogastric
  2. Ilioinguinal
  3. Genitofemoral
  4. Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh
  5. Femoral
  6. Obturator
34
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What are the two types of viscera motor innervation?

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Sympathetic and parasympahtetic

35
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What effects can sympathetic innervation have on the body?

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  • Increase epinephrine release
  • Decrease urine production
  • Decrease GI motility
36
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What effects can parasympathetic innervation have on the body?

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  • Relaxation of sphincters
  • Increase digestive enzyme production
  • Increase GI motility
  • Increase urine production
37
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What are prevertebral ganglia?

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Where preganglionic sympathetic neurons of sympathetic splanchnics synapse

38
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What are the 4 prevertebral ganglia?

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  1. Celiac ganglia
  2. Superior mesenteric ganglion
  3. Aorticorenal ganglion
  4. Inferior mesenteric ganglion
39
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What neurons synapse in the celiac ganglia?

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Greater splanchnic nerve

40
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What neurons synapse in the superior mesenteric ganglion?

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  1. Lesser splanchnic nerve
  2. Least splanchnic nerve
41
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What neurons synapse in the aorticorenal ganglion?

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Lesser splanchnic nerve

42
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What neurons synapse in the inferior mesenteric ganglion?

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Lumbar splanchnic nerve

43
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What are the 4 plexes of visceral sympathetic innervation?

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  1. Celiac and renal plexes
  2. Superior mesenteric plexus
  3. Inferior mesenteric plexus
  4. Superior hypogastric plexus
44
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What makes up the celiac and renal plexes?

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Thoracic splanchnic n. + vagal trunk branches

45
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Where does the celiac and renal plexes innervate?

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Foregut and kidneys

46
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What makes up the superior mesenteric plexus?

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Lesser and least splanchnic n. + vagal trunk branches

47
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Where does the superior mesenteric plexus innervate?

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What makes up the inferior mesenteric plexus?

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Lumbar splanchnic n. + vagal trunk branches

49
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Where does the inferior mesenteric plexus innervate?

50
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Where does superior hypogastric plexus innervate?

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Pelvic viscera

51
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What passes through these plexes but do not synapse in prevertebral ganglia?

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Parasympathetic neurons + visceral sensory neurons

52
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What do visceral plexes follow to reach their destinations?

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Follow vessels/major arteries

53
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What is an example of the plexus following a major artery?

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Superior mesenteric plexus:
Follows superior mesenteric artery + major branches to midgut

54
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Where does most of the parasympathetic innervation of the abdomen originate from?

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Vagus nerve

55
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Where is parasympathetic innervation carried?

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  • Through the diaphragm (along the esophagus)
  • Via anterior and posterior vagal trunks
56
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What does the parasympathetic innervation innervate?

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Foregut and midgut

57
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Where does parasympathetic innervation of the hindgut and pelvis come from?

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S2-S4 sacral outflow

58
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What does the parasympathetic innervation from S2-S4 arise as?

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Pelvic splanchnic nerves

59
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Where do the pelvic splanchnic nerves run?

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  • Enters inferior hypogastric plexus
  • Axons ascend toward inferior mesenteric region
60
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Where does visceral sensation from organs return?

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To spinal cord

61
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How does visceral sensation return to the spinal cord?

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Via plexes and splanchnic nerves

62
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What are spinal levels associated with?

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Referred pain patterns to the corresponding dermatomes (ipsilaterally)

63
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What are the associated spinal levels for the liver?

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What are the associated spinal levels for the stomach?

65
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What are the associated spinal levels for the spleen?

66
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What are the associated spinal levels for the kidneys?

67
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What are the associated spinal levels for the small intestine ?

68
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What are the associated spinal levels for the ascending colon?

69
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What are the associated spinal levels for the transverse colon?

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What are the associated spinal levels for the descending colon?

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What are the associated spinal levels for the sigmoid colon?

72
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What are the associated spinal levels for the rectum?

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