Vessels Of The Abdomen: Coelic Trunk, SMA + IMA + Veins Flashcards
What does the coeliac trunk supply?
Foregut
What vertebral level does the coeliac trunk bifurcate from the abdominal aorta?
T12
What are the branches of the coeliac trunk?
Left gastric artery
Splenic artery
Common hepatic artery
Name the branches from the common hepatic artery
What is the CHA called after?
Gastroduodenal artery
Right gastric artery
CHA becomes proper hepatic artery
How do you find the coeliac trunk on a prosection?
1- find liver + lift left lobe
2- find stomach + pull to right
- coeliac trunk in middle ‘of the clock’
What does the superior mesenteric artery supply?
Midgut
What vertebral level does the superior mesenteric artery bifurcate from the abdominal aorta?
L1
What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery?
- Jejunal + ileal arteries
- Ileocolic trunk > appendicular artery (to appendix)
- Right colic artery
- Middle colic artery
How do you find the superior mesenteric artery in a prosection?
1- lift stomach + pancreas
2- at L1 (under pyloric sphincter)
What does the middle colic artery supply?
Transverse colon
What does the right colic artery supply?
Ascending colon
What does the ileocolic trunk supply?
Caecum
(Terminal ileum
Start of colon)
What do the jejunal + ileal arteries supply?
Jejunum
Ileum
What dos the inferior mesenteric artery supply?
Hindgut
What vertebral level does the inferior mesenteric artery bifurcate from the abdominal aorta?
L3