Stomach

Question 1

In the supine position, the cardial orifice of the stomach lies ____ to the left _____ (rib or costal cartilage? ), ___cm from the ____ plane and the level of ____ vertebra

Answer 1

posterior; 6th costal cartilage; 2-4; MEDIAN, T11

Question 2

In the supine position, the fundus usually lies ____ to the left _____ (rib or costal cartilage) in the plane of the ____

Answer 2

posterior, 6th RIB; MCL

Question 3

In the supine position, the pyloric part of the stomach lies at the level of the ___ plane (midway between the jugular notch and pubic crest), transectig the ___ costal cartilages and __ vertebra

Answer 3

transpyloric; 5th; L1

Question 4

In the erect position, the pyloric part of the stomach may transect ___ - ___ vertebra

Answer 4

L2, L4

Question 5

The greater curvature of the stomach passes inferiorly from the _________ to the __________, continuing medially to reach the pyloric antrum

Answer 5

5th intercostal space; 9-10th left costal cartilage

Question 6

The bed of the stomach is formed superiorly to inferiorly by the [6 structures]

Answer 6

left dome of the diaphragm, spleen, left kidney and suprarenal gland, splenic artery, pancreas, transverse mesocolon

Question 7

Blood supply of the lesser curvature comes from the __________ of the celiac trunk

Answer 7

left and right gastric arteries

Question 8

Blood supply of the greater curvature comes from the _______

Answer 8

right and left gastro-omental/gastroepiploic arteries

Question 9

Blood supply of the fundus and upper body receive blood from the ______

Answer 9

short and posterior gastric arteries

Question 10

right and left gastric vein drain into ___

Answer 10

hepatic portal vein

Question 11

the short gastric veins and left gastro-omental veins drain into the _____ which joins the ____ to form the ______

Answer 11

splenic vein, SMV, HPV

Question 12

the right gastro-omental vein drains into the _____

Answer 12

SMV

Question 13

This vein, which ascends over the pylorus to the right gastric vein is used by surgeons to identify the pylorus

Answer 13

prepyloric vein

Question 14

lymph from the superior 2/3 of the stomach drains along the [vessels] to the ____

Answer 14

R/L gastric vessels; gastric lymph nodes

Question 15

lymph from the fundus and superior part of the body of the stomach drains along the [vessels] into the ____

Answer 15

short gastric arteries and left gastro epiploic vessels; pancreaticosplenic lymph nodes

Question 16

lymph from the right 2/3 of the inferior 1/3 of the stomach drains along the [vessels] to the ____

Answer 16

right gastro-omental vessels; pyloric lymph nodes

Question 17

lymph from the left 1/3 of the greature curvature drains along the [vessels] into the

Answer 17

short gastric and splenic vessels; pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes

Question 18

parasympathetic nerve supply, from the post. and ant. vagal trunks enters the abdomen through the ____

Answer 18

esophageal hiatus

Question 19

the anterior vagal trunk runs toward the _____ of the stomach and gives of [name the 3 branches]

Answer 19

lesser curvature; hepatic, duodenal and anterior gastric branches

Question 20

the posterior vagal trunk which also runs toward the lesser curvature of the stomach supplies branches to the _______ surfaces of the stomach and gives rise to [2 branches]

Answer 20

celiac branch (passes through celiac plexus), posterior gastric branch

Question 21

sympathetic nerve supply is from ___ to ___ segments of the spinal cord

Answer 21

T6-T9

Question 22

sympathetic nerve supply passes to the celiac plexus through the ______ and distributed through the plexuses around the [arteries]

Answer 22

greater splanchnic nerve; gastric and gastro-omental arteries