The Abdomen, Pelvis and Pelvic limb AND Vessels & Nerves of the Abdominal Viscera Flashcards
Quiz 5
The abdominal muscles (wall) receives vascular supply from
1- cranial abdominal a.
2- cranial epigastric a.
3- caudal epigastric a.
4- deep circumflex iliac aa.
The ventral and lateral abdominal wall receives nervous supply from:
Cranial iliohypogastric n. (L1)
Caudal iliohypogastric n. (L2)
Ilioinguinal n. (L3)
Lateral cutaneous femoral n. (L4)
Pertaining to Ilium
Ilio
Pertaining to ventral part of abdomen
Hypo
Pertaining to
Stomach
Gastric
Start of the Deep vessels (arteries) of the abdominal wall
Abdominal Aorta
The Abdominal Aorta gives rise to
External Iliac a.
The External Iliac a. gives rise to
Femoral a.
Deep femoral a.
The Deep femoral a. gives rise to
pudendoepigastric trunk
The Pudendoepigastric trunk gives rise to
Caudal epigastric a.
Ext pudendal a.
The Ext pudendal a. gives rise to
Caudal superficial
epigastric a. (cse)
What does the Caudal superficial epigastric a. (cse) supply to
Supplies cranial and caudal abdominal +
inguinal mammae and prepuce in male A small dorsal branch of the c.s.e.
Male: supply scrotum
Female: supply labia
External pudendal a. Origin
Originates from pudendoepigastric trunk
External pudendal a. gives rise to
Caudal superficial epigastric a.
External pudendal a. Emerges from
Superficial Inguinal ring
External pudendal a. supplies to
Gracilis muscle
The double peritoneal fold which encloses the spermatic cord and the testis; made up of a visceral layer which is adherent to the testis and cord, and a parietal layer
which lines the scrotum and the inguinal canal.
Vaginal Tunic
The diverticulum which encloses the round ligament of the uterus; found in free edge of the “perpendicular” sheet of the broad ligament;
passes from caudal pole of the ovary to (and usually through) the inguinal canal.
Vaginal process
Structures passing through the Male inguinal canal.
External pudendal artery and vein
Genitofemoral nerve
Cremaster muscle
Spermatic cord
Where does the Genitofemoral nerve in the male arise from?
Arises from ventral branch of L3 and L4
What does the Genitofemoral nerve innervate?
Innervates Cremaster muscle and a part of the prepuce
Where does the cremaster arise from?
Arises from the internal abdominal oblique m. and attaches to parietal vaginal tunic near the testis.
What is the action/ function of the cremaster muscle?
Raise and lower the scrotum in order to regulate the temperature of the testis and promote
spermatogenesis.
What does the spemaritc chord contain?
Vas deferens
Testicular a.
Testicular vein (pampiniform plexus)
Testicular lymph vessels
Testicular nerve plexus (L3 – L5 )-ANS
How is the spermatic chord carried through the inguinal canal?
Carried through the inguinal canal by the descent
of the testis
Structures passing through the Female inguinal canal.
External pudendal artery and vein
Genitofemoral nerve
Vaginal process
What does the genitofemoral nerve innervate?
Pubic area
What does the vaginal process contain?
Peritoneal diverticulum
accompanied by round
ligament of uterus.
Fold of peritoneum that passes from the umbilicus to the diaphragm and also attaches
to the liver
Falciform ligament
Found in the free margin of falciform ligament
Round ligament of the liver
Fetal remnant of the umbilical vein
Round ligament of the liver
What does the median ligament in the fetus contain?
The urachus* (stalk of the embryonic allantois)
The umbilical artery as it is continuous from the lateral ligaments (round lig. of bladder).
Located caudal to the umbilicus, attaches to bladder
Median ligament of the bladder
Fetal remnant of the Allantois (an embryonic membrane); a canal that drains the urinary bladder of the fetus
that runs within the umbilical cord.
Urachus
Branches of Internal Iliac arteries
Umbilical arteries
The remnants of the umbilical arteries in the lateral ligaments of the bladder.
Round ligament of bladder
An internal organ of the abdomen.
Viscus (plural: viscera)
Name of the space between the superficial and deep leaves of the greater omentum
Omental bursa
Doubled-layered sac that attaches to the greater curvature of stomach. Lacelike with fat deposition along vessels and covers to the jejunum and ileum
Greater Omentum
Name of the two leaves of the Greater omentum and what they contain
Superficial leaf ( ventral body wall) contains spleen
Deep leaf (abdominal organs) contains the left lobe of the pancreas
Section of greater
omentum that attaches spleen to stomach
Gastroplenic ligament
Lies on the floor of pelvic inlet (area between abdomen and pelvis)
Urinary when contracted (empty)
Lies on the floor of abdomen and adapts in shape by displacing movable viscera (can reach transverse plane to umbilicus
Urinary when distended (full)
Small and consist of short cervix, body,
two long horns.
When gravid, lies on the floor of abdomen, horns gravitate cranially and ventrally to lie medial to costal
arch
Uterus
Located in the superficial leaf (omentum) along greater curvature of stomach. Caudally, it can reach a transverse plane to midlumbar region
Spleen
Closely associated with the circulatory
system, where it functions in the
destruction of old red blood cells
Provides lymphocytes/ antibodies to immune system, hence its absence may lead to a predisposition to certain infections
Spleen
If anesthetized with a barbiturate, it
may be abnormally enlarged. Barbiturates relax smooth muscle tone, allowing for pooling of blood in splenic sinusoids
Spleen
Muscular partition between thoracic and
abdominal cavities
Muscle of inspiration
Contains:
Tendinous center: v-shaped and non-muscular
Muscular periphery (lumbar, costal, sternal)
Diaphragm
Cranial part of diaphragm that bulges into thorax
Cupula
Passageway for aorta,
azygos vein, thoracic duct
Aortic hiatus
Passageway for
esophagus, vagal nerve trunk, esophageal
vessels
Esophageal hiatus
Passageway for caudal
vena cava
Caval foramen
Diaphragm arterial supply
The phrenic a. (from
(phrenicoabdominal a.) between cranial mesenteric a. and renal a.
Secretes bile salts which emulsify ingested fat; bile is stored in the gallbladder
Liver
The six lobes of the Liver
Right medial lobe
Right lateral lobe
Quadrate lobe
Left medial lobe
Left lateral lobe
Caudate lobe
Which lobe contains
the fossa for the gallbladder?
Right Medial Lobe
Why is the Left lateral lobe concave?
Gastric Impression
Caudate process
Renal Impression of the caudate lobe of the liver
Papillary process
(Caudaute lobe)
Lies in lesser curvature of stomach
Located in a fossa between the quadrate and right medial lobe of the liver
Gallbladder
The neck area of the gallbladder continues as
Cystic Duct
Union of hepatic and cystic ducts form the
Bile duct
The bile duct courses through the wall of descending duodenum and terminates at the
Major duodenal Papilla
Secretes proteolytic/ digestive enzymes and insulin (hormone that controls blood sugar levels)
Located in greater omentum
Pancreas
Three parts of the pancreas
Right/left lobe and body
Empties with bile duct into duodenum at the
major duodenal papilla
Pancreatic duct (smaller)
Empties into duodenum at the minor duodenal papilla
Accessory pancreatic duct (larger)
The dog’s stomach is
Monogastric
Examples of monogastric species:
dog, rabbit, pig, horse, human