Stomach and Bowel Flashcards
How is the jejunum connected to PAW?
SI Mesentery
Which part of LI are intraperitoneal?
Transverse and Sigmoid Colon
What is the lesser sac?
Peritoneal sac posterior to stomach and LO. Communicates with GS through epiploic foramen
What lies in free border of LO?
HA, HPV and BDuct
What are the 4/5 main regions of the stomach?
1) Cardia
2) Fundus
3) Body
4) Antrum
5) Pylorus
Which vertebral levels does stomach lie in?
T7 to L3
What are the folds called on internal stomach surface?
Rugae
What are the 2 stomach sphincters and which one is physiological? (Muscular function)
1) Inferior Oesophageal Sphincter (Phys)
2) Pyloric Sphincter
(Controls chyme exit from stomach)
Where does foregut end and midgut begin?
Major duodenal papilla (2nd part)
Stomach GC blood supply? (2)
1) Short gastrics
2) L&R Gastro-epiploic arteries
Stomach LC blood supply? (2)
L&R Gastric Arteries
What is right gastric and right gastro-epiploic branch of?
1) RG: Proper hepatic from CHA from coeliac trunk
2) RGE: Terminal branch of GD artery, from common HA from CT
What is LGE artery a branch of?
Splenic artery from coeliac trunk
Where does venous blood from GI tract, liver and spleen drain into?
HPV (to liver)
What are the innervations of stomach?
1) T5-9 Sympathetic
2) Vagus Parasympathetic
Where does oesophagus pass through stomach? And what structures pass alongside?
1) T10
2) Vagus nerve, oesophageal arteries/veins