Midterm Flashcards
diaphragm motor innervation
phrenic nerve C3-5)
diaphragm sensory innervation
- mostly phrenic nerve
- peripheral edges supplied by intercostal nerves
distribution of nerve in diaphragm
- L and R phrenic distributed radially = central incisions in radial fashion
- intercostals distribute transversely at peripheral edge = transverse incisions transverse or circumferential
diaphragm arterial supply
- superior surface: superior phrenic arteries, musculophrenic artery, pericardiophrenic arteries
- inferior surface: inferior phrenic arteries
venous drainage of diaphragm
- R inferior phrenic vein drains into IVC at caval hiatus
- L inferior phrenic vein joins L adrenal vein and drains in to left renal vein
diaphragmatic hiatuses
- caval T8
- esophageal T10
- aortic T12
paired branches of abdominal aorta
- inferior phrenic (upper L1/lower T12)
- middle adrenal (L1)
- lumbar (L1-L4)
- renal (L2)
- gonadal (lower L2)
- bifurcation to common iliacs (L4)
unpaired branches of abdominal aorta
- celiac axis (upper L1/lower T12)
- superior mesenteric (lower L1)
- inferior mesenteric (L3)
- median sacral (L5)
spinal cord blood supply
great radicular artery arising from lumbar arteries
azygous formation
right ascending lumbar vein merges with right subcostal vein
hemiazygous formation
left ascending lumbar vein merges with left subcostal vein
IVC bypass
left/right ascending lumbar veins connect common iliac, iliolumbar, and lumbar veins to azygous/hemiazygous systems and can bypass IVC in case of thrombosis
distribution of vagus nerves
- celiac plexus
- renal plexus
- superior mesenteric plexus
- superior to splenic flexure to supply foregut and midgut
- gonads
lower esophageal sphincter
- not a true sphincter and more of a high pressure area
- angle of his near cardia helps prevent reflux
barrett’s esophagus
- esophagus is normally stratified squamous epithelial
- chronic reflux results in columnar cell metaplasia and can be treated with anti-reflux
Z line
junction of esophageal and gastric tissue (squamous and columnar junction)
cardia
portion of stomach just distal to esophageal-gastric junction
fundus
most superior portion, superior to place of esophageal-gastric junction
body
main reservoir of the stomach, distal half is the antrum
pylorus
muscular sphincter area that connects to the duodenum
chief cells
- located in the body
- secrete enzymes
parietal cells
- located in the body
- secrete gastric acid
G cells
- located in the antrum
- secrete gastrin
lesser curvature blood supply
L/R gastric arteries
greater curvature blood supply
L/R gastroepiploic arteries
gastro-omental
fundus and upper body blood supply
short and posterior gastric arteries
pyloric blood supply
gastroduodenal artery
innervation of stomach and duodenum
- parasympathetic: anterior/posterior vagal trunks
- sympathetic: celiac ganglia
4 parts of duodenum
- transverse
- descending (overlies hilum of right kidney, IVC, and iliopsoas)
- ascending (crossed by SMA and SMV)
- transitional (becomes jejunum at ligament of treitz)
transverse duodenum ulceration
posterior penetrating ulceration of transverse duodenum can cause severe hemorrhage from gastroduodenal artery
duodenal papilla
- major papilla: opening into descending duodenum the drains the common bile ducts and major pancreatic duct through sphincter of oddi
- minor papilla: opening in to duodenum that drains accessory pancreatic duct
ampulla of vater
- union of major pancreatic duct and common bile duct that drains into the major papilla through sphincter of oddi
- located halfway down descending duodenum
- marks transition from foregut to midgut
blood supply of duodenum
inferior and superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries
pancreatic buds
- dorsal: becomes head, neck, body, tail
- ventral: becomes uncinate process
pancreatic duct formation
- dorsal duct degenerates or may become accessory pancreatic duct of santorini
- ventral duct becomes main pancreatic duct of wirsung
parts of pancreas
- head (in duodenum C curve)
- neck (overlies SMA/SMV)
- body
- tail
- uncinate process (posterior to SMV)
spleen functions
- oversized lymph node
- storage of RBC and platelets
- eliminate senescent and damaged cells
- filter antigens
splenectomy complications
- thrombocytosis leading to thrombosis
- toxic shock syndrome from encapsulated gram + cocci
extrahepatic bile ducts
- junction of cystic duct and common bile duct is highly variable
- common bile duct empties into ampulla of vater and met by pancreatic duct
triangle of calot
- inferior edge: cystic duct
- superior edge: liver
- medial edge: common/R hepatic duct
- contains the cystic artery
epiploic foramen of winslow
hole in gastrohepatic ligament behind the portal hepatis that can be used to tamponade bleeding from hepatic arteries
portal triad
- portal vein
- proper hepatic artery
- common bile duct
hepatic portal vein
-IMV joins the splenic vein and merges with SMV to form portal vein
portal hypertension
- can be caused by alcoholic or post-necrotic cirrhosis
- dilation of portal systemic anastomes can cause life threatening bleeding form varices
portal-systemic anastomoses
- paraesophageal (varices)
- paraumbilical (caput medusa)
- superior/inferior rectal (hemorrhoids)
- retroperitoneal
ventral mesentery
becomes the liver, falciform ligament, and lesser omentum
hepatic ligaments
- falciform ligament: contains ligamentum teres and ligamentum venosum
- round ligament: connects liver to umbilicus
- coronary ligament: continuation of falciform that runs along superior surface