Vasculature of the GI Organs and Spleen

Question 1

__________ is the smallest and typically the first branch of the celiac a.; continues along the___________________ and anastomoses with the terminal brr. of the ____________

Answer 1

left gastric a

lesser curvature of the stomach

right gastric a.

Question 2

__________ courses toward the spleen; gives brr. to the left lobe of the pancreas, and gives off branches that enter the spleen at the hilus

Answer 2

splenic a

Question 3

the main trunk of the splenic a. makes a “U” turn and changes its name to the

Answer 3

left gastroepiploic a

Question 4

the largest of the celiac a. branches; supplies the liver, parts of the stomach, duodenum and the pancreas

Answer 4

hepatic a

Question 5

______________ is the terminal br. of the hepatic a.; gives off the _______________ and the __________________

Answer 5

gastroduodenal a

right gastroepiploic a.

cranial pancreaticoduodenal a

Question 6

you will need to look between the descending duodenum and the pancreas, where the pancreas should be gently reflected in order to view this vessel

Answer 6

cranial pancreaticoduodenal a

Question 7

_________________ arises from the gastroduodenal a. and anastomoses with the __________________

Answer 7

right gastroepiploic a.

left gastroepiploic a

Question 8

sometimes referred to as the axis of the root of the mesentery

Answer 8

cranial mesenteric a

Question 9

has right and left arcades; supplies the transverse and descending colon

Answer 9

middle colic a.

Question 10

has right and left arcades; supplies the transverse colon and distal part of the ascending colon

Answer 10

right colic a.

Question 11

continuation of the common trunk after the right colic artery is given off

Answer 11

ileocolic a.

Question 12

courses around the dorsal surface of the cecum, providing a major arterial supply to this organ

Answer 12

cecal br.

Question 13

_________________ continuation of the ileocolic a. after it gives off the cecal br.; courses in the mesoileum to finally anastomose with the last __________

Answer 13

mesenteric ileal a.

Question 14

The __________________ branch of the cranial mesenteric a. that courses toward the caudal duodenal flexure; provides brr. to the ______________________ and the _________________

Answer 14

caudal pancreaticododenal a.

right lobe of the pancreas

descending duodenum

Question 15

_________ are the last 2-3 branches of the cranial mesenteric a. that supply the ileum; the last one anastomoses with the ____________. of the ileocolic a

Answer 15

ileal aa

mesenteric ileal a

Question 16

cranial br. of the caudal mesenteric a. that supplies the descending colon

Answer 16

left colic a.

Question 17

_______________ is the caudal br. of the caudal mesenteric a. that supplies the _______________________

Answer 17

cranial rectal a.

cranial part of the rectum