The Gastrointestinal System - Blood supply to the gut: overview Flashcards
1
Q
What supplies the foregut?
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Foregut – coeliac trunk
2
Q
What supplies the intestines?
What forms the haptic portal vein?
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• Midgut – superior mesenteric artery Distal duodenum/ small intestines/ caecum/ proximal colon • Hindgut – inferior mesenteric Distal colon/ rectum, anastomosis with small • Formation of the hepatic portal vein – SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN – SPLENIC VEIN – INFERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN