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BMS 228 Anatomy > W4 Liver, Stomach, Spleen & Pancreas > Flashcards

W4 Liver, Stomach, Spleen & Pancreas Flashcards

1
Q

What is the largest internal organ in the body

A

liver

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2
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Where does the liver mainly lie

A

right hypochondrium, close to the diaphargm

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3
Q

What protects the liver

A

rib cage

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4
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How many lobes does the liver have

A

4

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5
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What is the largest lobe of the liver

A

right lobe

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6
Q

What is the liver a derivative of

A

embryonic foregut

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7
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Where does the liver receive its blood from

A

coeliac trunk

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8
Q

What does 70% of the blood supply to the liver come from

A

hepatic portal vein

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9
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Describe 70% of the blood arriving at the liver

A

nutrient rich venous blood

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10
Q

What a function of the liver (bile)

A

synthesises and secretes bile into the duodenum

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11
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How does the liver secrete bile into the duodenum

A

through the common bile duct

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12
Q

Where does the quadrate lobe of the liver sit

A

lower visceral surface, between gall bladder and fossa

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13
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Where does the caudate lobe of the liver sit

A

upper visceral surface, between inferior vena cava and fossa

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14
Q

What is the bare area of the liver

A

change in texture on posterior surface, where coronary ligaments have pealed back

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15
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What is the function of the triangular ligaments

A

attach the left and right lobes to the diaphragm

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16
Q

What is the function of the falciform ligament

A

divides left and right lobes

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17
Q

What type of structure is the gall bladder

A

intraperitoneal

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18
Q

What is the function of the gall bladder

A

concentrate and store bile

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19
Q

Where does the gall bladder lie

A

right hypochondrial region of the abdomen

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20
Q

What is the function of the vena cava in reference to the liver

A

takes blood from the liver back to the heart

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21
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What is the function of the hepatic artery

A

supplies non-parenchymal structures of liver with blood

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22
Q

What is the hepatic artery derived from

A

coeliac trunk

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23
Q

What is the dominant blood supply of the liver

A

hepatic portal vein

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24
Q

What does the hepatic portal vein allow the liver to perform

A

detoxification

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25
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What is the function of the hepatic veins

A

collect venous blood

26
Q

What do the hepatic veins drain into

27
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What is the function of the hepatic duct

A

drain bile from the liver

28
Q

What is the function of the coronary ligament

A

suspend liver from the diaphragm

29
Q

What is the function of the cystic duct

A

connect gall bladder to hepatic duct

30
Q

What is the function of the porta hepatis

A

separates the caudate and quadrate lobes

31
Q

Describe the porta hepatis

A

deep transverse fissure

32
Q

At what level does the oesophagus penetrate the diaphragm

33
Q

What are the four regions of the stomach

A

cardiac, pylorus, body and fundus

34
Q

What regions of the stomach serve as a reservoir for food

A

fundus and body

35
Q

What region does the oesophagus enter the stomach

36
Q

Where is the food broken down into chyme

A

pyloric antrum

37
Q

What is the function of the pyloric sphincter

A

separate stomach from duodenum

38
Q

What nerve supply does the stomach receive

A

vagus nerve

39
Q

Where does the vagus nerve enter the abdomen

A

either side of the oesophagus

40
Q

Describe the sympathetic innervation of the stomach

A

coeliac plexus supplies the stomach with sympathetic fibers

41
Q

What does the coeliac plexus surround

A

root of coeliac trunk

42
Q

How many arteries supply the stomach

43
Q

What arteries supply the lesser curvature of the stomach

A

right and left gastric

44
Q

What arteries supply the greater curvature of the stomach

A

right and left gastro-epiploic

45
Q

What are rugae

A

folds to increase surface area

46
Q

Where are rugae mainly found

A

body of the stomach

47
Q

What do rugae aid

A

churn up of food

48
Q

Where does the pancreas lie

A

posterior abdominal wall behind the stomach

49
Q

What are the regions of the pancreas

A

head, neck, body, tail and uncinate process

50
Q

Where does the body of the pancreas lie

A

left of the midline

51
Q

What does the tail of the pancreas reach

A

hilium of the spleen

52
Q

What blood vessels supply the pancreas

A

branches of the coeliac artery - splenic artery

53
Q

Where does the pancreas receive additional blood supply from

A

Superior mesenteric artery

54
Q

Where does the head of the pancreas sit

A

curve of the duodenum

55
Q

Where does the aorta and vena cava pass in reference to the pancreas

A

posteriorly to the head

56
Q

Where does the spleen lie

A

left hypochondrium, mid axillary line adjacent to 9th and 11th ribs

57
Q

What is a unique characteristic of the spleen

A

notched anterior border

58
Q

What supplies the spleen with blood

A

splenic artery

59
Q

What vein does the splenic vein join onto

A

inferior mesenteric vein

60
Q

What are splenic nodules

A

common non cancerous lesions found in the spleen - clotted blood

61
Q

What is the portal triad composed of

A

hepatic artery, hepatic vein, bile ductule

BMS 228 Anatomy (9 decks)

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