Upper GI Tract Flashcards
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Peritoneum
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- serous lining of the abdomen
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Parietal Peritoneum
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- lines interior body wall
(deep to the transversalis fascia and endopelvic fascia)
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Visceral Peritoneum
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- reflects off the wall of the abdominal cavity and suspends or encloses abdominal viscera
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Peritoneal Cavity
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- potential space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum
- contains a small amount of serous fluid that lubricates the peritoneum and allows the mobile viscera to glide freely
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Mesenteries
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- double layers of visceral peritoneum that enclose an organ and connect it to the posterior abdominal wall
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Peritoneal Ligaments
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- double layers of peritoneum that pass from one organ to another or from an organ to the body wall to hold them in place
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Omenta
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- folds of peritoneum extending from the stomach to other abdominal organs
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Subdivisions of the Peritoneal Cavity
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Greater Sac
Lesser Sac (Omental Bursa)
Retroperitoneum
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Greater Sac
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- main portan of abdominal cavity
- mesentary attached to the trensverse colon divides the greater sac into two compartments - Supracolic and Infracolic
- these compartments communicate with each other via the right and left paracolic gutters
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Hepatogastric Ligament
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- attaches along the lesser curvature of the stomach
- contains the left and right gastric vessels and branches of the vagus nerve
- part of the lesser omentum
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Hepatoduodenal Ligament
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- thickened free border of the lesser omentum between the porta hepatis and the first portion of the duodenum
- contains the proper hepatic artery, portan vein, and bile duct
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Four Lobes of the Liber
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Left Lobe
Right Lobe
Caudal Lobe (Dorsal)
Quadrate Lobe (Anterior)
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Gastrosplenic Ligament
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- between the greater curvature of the stomach and the hilum of the spleen
- contains short gastic vessels and is the origin of the gastroepiploic vessels
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