Lecture 29: Abdomen and pelvic vessels

Question 1

List the 4 parietal branches of the abdominal aorta

Answer 1

-Phrenicoabdominal aa
-Cranial abdominal aa
-Lumbar aa
-Deep circumflex iliac aa

Question 2

List the 5 visceral branches of the abdominal aorta

Answer 2

-Celiac artery
-Cranial mesenteric artery
-Renal aa
-Testicular/ovarian aa
-Caudal mesenteric artery

Question 3

What are the three branches of the celiac artery

Answer 3

Left gastric, hepatic, splenic arteries

Question 4

What are the 3 branches of the hepatic artery?

Answer 4

Hepatic, right gastric and gastroduodenal arteries

Question 5

Where does the right gastric artery go?

Answer 5

Lesser curvature of the stomach, lesser omentum

Question 6

What are the two branches of the gastroduodenal artery

Answer 6

Right gastroepiploic and cranial pancreaticoduodenal arteries

Question 7

What does the right gastroepiploic artery supply

Answer 7

greater curvature of stomach and greater omentum

Question 8

What does the cranial pancreaticoduodenal artery supply

Answer 8

early duodenum and adjacent right lobe of the pancreas

Question 9

What does the left gastric artery supply

Answer 9

lesser curvature of stomach, has esophageal branches

Question 10

What are the 3 branches of the splenic artery

Answer 10

Pancreatic branches, short gastric aa, and left gastroepiploic artery
-splenic continues on to supply spleen through hilus

Question 11

What do the pancreatic branches of the splenic artery supply

Answer 11

left lobe of the pancreas

Question 12

What do the short gastric arteries supply

Answer 12

fundus of the stomach

Question 13

What does the left gastroepiploic artery supply

Answer 13

greater curvature of the stomach and greater omentum

Question 14

What organs/structures does the celiac artery supply

Answer 14

Spleen, pancreas, stomach, esophagus, liver, GB, duodenum, greater and lesser omentum

Question 15

What are the 4 branches of the cranial mesenteric artery?

Answer 15

-Ileocolic artery
-Caudal pancreaticoduodenal artery
-Jejunal aa
-Ileal aa

Question 16

What are the branches of the ileocolic artery

Answer 16

colic branch, cecal artery, mesenteric ileal branch, right and middle colic aa

Question 17

What does the right colic artery supply

Answer 17

distal ascending colon, Rt colic flexure, initial transverse colon

Question 18

What does the middle colic artery supply

Answer 18

Distal transverse colon, Lt colic flexure, initial descending colon

Question 19

What does the caudal pancreaticoduodenal artery supply

Answer 19

distal descending duodenum and adjacent Rt lobe of pancreases

Question 20

What are the two branches of the caudal mesenteric artery

Answer 20

left colic and cranial rectal aa

Question 21

What does the left colic artery supply

Answer 21

distal descending colon

Question 22

What does the cranial rectal artery supply

Answer 22

initial rectum

Question 23

Female Repro: What are the 3 branches of the internal iliac artery

Answer 23

Umbilical, internal pudendal (branches to vaginal a), caudal gluteal arteries

Question 24

Male Repro: What are the 3 branches of the internal iliac artery

Answer 24

Umbilical, internal pudendal (branches into prostatic and then ductus deferens), and caudal gluteal arteries

Question 25

Explain the difference between the portal vein and the hepatic veins

Answer 25

Portal vein drains organs and blood enters liver and then exits via hepatic veins to the CVC

Question 26

What organs does the portal vein drain

Answer 26

spleen, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines

Question 27

What are the 4 veins that use the portal vein

Answer 27

Gastroduodenal, splenic, cranial and caudal mesenteric

Question 28

What organs does the gastroduodenal vein drain

Answer 28

Pancreas, stomach, duodenum, greater omentum

Question 29

What organs does the splenic vein drain

Answer 29

spleen, stomach, pancreas, greater omentum

Question 30

What organs does the cranial mesenteric vein drain

Answer 30

jejunum, ileum, caudal duodenum, pancreas