Small & Large Intestines Flashcards
What are the regions of the small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What are the regions of the large intestine?
Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal
Blood supply of the foregut
Celiac trunk
Blood supply of the midgut
Superior mesenteric artery
Blood supply of the hindgut
Inferior mesenteric artery
What does the superior mesenteric artery supply?
Midgut
What organs are in the midgut?
Jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, transverse colon
Where will the superior mesenteric artery arise from?
Abdominal aorta at level of L1
Name seven branches of the superior mesenteric artery
- Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
- Middle colic artery
- Right colic artery
- Ileocolic artery
- Appendicular artery
- Jejunal arteries
- Ileal arteries
What does the middle colic artery supply?
Transverse colon
What does the right colic artery supply?
Ascending colon
What does the ileocolic artery supply?
Cecum
Blood supply of transverse colon
Middle colic artery
Blood supply of ascending colon
Right colic artery
Blood supply of cecum
Ileocolic artery
Veins of the abdomen mirror arteries and drain into…
superior or inferior mesenteric veins
Superior mesenteric vessels have 15-18 branches for…
jejunum and ileum
Superior mesenteric vessels unite to form loops called ___ that give rise to ___
loops called arterial arcades that give rise to vasa recta
What vessel drains jejunum and ileum?
Superior mesenteric vein
The superior mesenteric vein unites with ___ to form ___
unites with splenic vein to form portal vein
Superior mesenteric vessels are surrounded by…
superior mesenteric plexus
What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic innervations of superior mesenteric vessels?
Sympathetic: T8-T10 (greater and lesser splanchnic nerves)
Parasympathetic: Vagus nerve
Intestines are held in place in relation to organs and abdominal walls by…
principle mesentery
Where is the root of the mesentery?
Duodenal junction/flexure (left side of L2) to ileocolic junction (right side of SI joint)
What are lacteals?
Specialized lymphatic vessels in intestinal villi of the jejunum and ileum that absorb fat
Mesenteric lymph nodes drain to…
superior mesenteric lymph nodes
Where will lacteals drain through?
Juxta-intestinal, mesenteric, and superior central lymph nodes in principle mesentery
Terminal ileal lymph branches drain to…
ileocolic nodes along ileocolic artery
Where in the small intestine are Peyer patches found?
Ileum lymphoid tissue nodules
T8-10 sympathetic fibers innervate…
small intestines via superior mesenteric plexus