Liver, Pancreas & Spleen Flashcards
What are the main parts of the pancreas?
Head
Neck
Body
Tail
Name the pancreatic ducts and their sites where they open into.
Pancreatic duct -> major duodenal papilla
Accessory pancreatic duct -> minor duodenal papilla
Where do the arteries of the pancreas derive from?
Splenic a. (pancreatic branches)
Superior pancreaticoduodenal a.
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal a.
Name the artery that runs on the upper edge of the pancreas.
Splenic a.
Which lobes can be seen on the visceral surface of the liver?
Left lobe
Right lobe
Caudate lobe
Quadrate lobe
On which surface of the liver is the porta hepatis located?
Inferior/Visceral surface
What is the Greek name of the gallbladder?
Cholecysta
What are the parts of the gallbladder?
Fundus
Body
Neck
How is the common bile duct formed?
Common hepatic duct joins with cystic duct
Which rudimentary ligament is found at the inferior free edge of the falciform ligament, and what fetal anatomical item forms it?
Round ligament of liver, which is a remnant of the left umbilical vein
What is the name of the connective tissue capsule of the liver?
Glisson’s capsule
Where do the hepatic veins open into?
Inferior vena cava
Where is the spleen located?
Left hypochondrium, posterior to the stomach, at the level of ribs 9-10
Name three ligaments which are important in the fixation of the spleen.
Splenorenal ligament
Gastrosplenic ligament
Phrenicocolic Ligament
