The Gastrointestinal System - Blood supply to the gut: overview Flashcards

1
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What supplies the foregut?

A

Foregut – coeliac trunk

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2
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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
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