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Name the 8 layers of the lateral abdominal wall from superficial to deep
1. Skin
2. superficial fascia
3. external obliques
4. internal obliques
5. transversus abdominis
6. transversalis fascia
7. extraperitoneal tissue
8. peritoneum
Name 9 major retroperitoneal organs/parts
1. pancreas (except bulb)
2. aorta
3. IVC
4. kidneys/ureters
5. adrenals
6. pancreas (except tail)
7. colon - descending
8. colon - ascending
9. rectum
What is contained in the adult derivative of the fetal vein?
ligamentum teres
(in the FALCIFORM ligament - connects the liver to the abdominal wall)
What is the surgical significance of the hepatoduodenal ligament?
It connects the greater and lesser sacs; may be accessed through the omental foramen to control bleeding because it contains the portal triad
What is the portal triad?
hepatic artery
portal vein
common bile duct
What may be cut during surgery to access the lesser sac?
What does it connect?
What does it contain?
- Gastrohepatic ligament
- Connects liver to lesser curvature of stomach
- Gastric arteries
In what structure are the gastroepiploic arteries contained?
Gastrocolic ligament (part of greater omentum; conects greater curvature to transverse colon))
In what structure are the short gastric vessels contained?
Gastrosplenic ligament (connects greater curvature of stomach to spleen)
In what structure are the splenic artery and vein contained?
Splenorenal ligament (connects spleen to posterior abdominal wall)
What are the layers of the digestive tract from inside to outside, including the enteric nervous plexuses
1. Lumen
2. Mucosa
- epithelium (absorption)
- lamina propria (support)
- muscularis mucosae (motility)
3. Submucosa
- submucosal (Meissner's) plexus
4. Muscularis externa
- inner circular layer
- outer longitudinal layer
5. Serosa/adventitia
Name the 8 layers of the lateral abdominal wall from superficial to deep
1. Skin
2. superficial fascia
3. external obliques
4. internal obliques
5. transversus abdominis
6. transversalis fascia
7. extraperitoneal tissue
8. peritoneum
Name 9 major retroperitoneal organs/parts
1. pancreas (except bulb)
2. aorta
3. IVC
4. kidneys/ureters
5. adrenals
6. pancreas (except tail)
7. colon - descending
8. colon - ascending
9. rectum
What is contained in the adult derivative of the fetal vein?
ligamentum teres
(in the FALCIFORM ligament - connects the liver to the abdominal wall)
What is the surgical significance of the hepatoduodenal ligament?
It connects the greater and lesser sacs; may be accessed through the omental foramen to control bleeding because it contains the portal triad
What is the portal triad?
hepatic artery
portal vein
common bile duct
What may be cut during surgery to access the lesser sac?
What does it connect?
What does it contain?
- Gastrohepatic ligament
- Connects liver to lesser curvature of stomach
- Gastric arteries
In what structure are the gastroepiploic arteries contained?
Gastrocolic ligament (part of greater omentum; conects greater curvature to transverse colon))
In what structure are the short gastric vessels contained?
Gastrosplenic ligament (connects greater curvature of stomach to spleen)
In what structure are the splenic artery and vein contained?
Splenorenal ligament (connects spleen to posterior abdominal wall)
What are the layers of the digestive tract from inside to outside, including the enteric nervous plexuses
1. Lumen
2. Mucosa
- epithelium (absorption)
- lamina propria (support)
- muscularis mucosae (motility)
3. Submucosa
- submucosal (Meissner's) plexus
4. Muscularis externa
- inner circular layer
- outer longitudinal layer
5. Serosa/adventitia
Where are Peyer's patches (lymphoid tissue) found?
In the lamina propria and submucosa of the ILEUM
Which section of intestine has crypts but no villi?
colon
What is the basal electric rhythm of the stomach?
3 waves/min
What is the basal electric rhythm of the dudoenum?
12 waves/min
What is the basal electric rhythm of the ileum?
9 waves/min
Where is nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium found?
esophagus
Where are villi and microvilli found?
small bowel:
dudoenum > jejunum > ileum
Where are Brunner's glands found?
What do they do?
duodenum
secrete alkaline/mucous fluid
Where are crypts of Lieberkuhn found?
What do they do?
Small and large intestine
Contain stem cells and secrete enzymes (maltase, sucrase, peptidases)
Where are the most goblet cells found in the small intestine?
jejunum
Where are plicae circulares found?
jejunum, ileum
What differentiates the ileum from the jejunum?
Presence of Peyer's patches (lymphoid tissue)
Meissner's plexus:
- Where is it?
- What does it do?
- What kind of neurons does it contain?
- In the submucosa
- regulates secretions, blood flow, absorption
- cell bodies of parasympathetic terminal effector neurons
Auerbach's plexus:
- Where is it?
- What does it do?
- What kind of neurons does it contain?
- between in the inner (circular) and outer (longitudinal) layers of the muscularis externa
- coordinates motility along gut wall
- cell bodies of parasympathetic terminal effector neurons
What type of muscle is found in the upper 1/3 of the esophagus?
striated
What type of muscle is found in the middle 1/3 of the esophagus?
striated and smooth
What type of muscle is found in the middle 1/3 of the esophagus?
smooth
At what spinal cord level does the celiac artery branch off the abdominal aorta?
T12
At what spinal cord level does the superior mesenteric artery branch off the abdominal aorta?
L1
At what spinal cord level does the renal artery branch off the abdominal aorta?
L2
At what spinal cord level do the testicular/ovarian arteries branch off the abdominal aorta?
L3
At what spinal cord level abdominal aorta bifurcate into the right and left iliac arteries?
L4
At what spinal cord level does the inferior mesenteric artery branch off the abdominal aorta?
L3
Stomach to proximal duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
- blood supply?
- embryologic origin?
- parasympathetic innervation?
- celiac artery
- foregut
- vagus
Spleen
- blood supply?
- embryologic origin?
- parasympathetic innervation?
- celiac artery
- mesoderm
- vagus
Distal duodenum to proximal 2/3 of transverse colon
- blood supply?
- embryologic origin?
- parasympathetic innervation?
- superior mesenteric artery
- midgut
- vagus
Distal 1/3 of transverse color to upper portion of rectum
- blood supply?
- embryologic origin?
- parasympathetic innervation?
- inferior mesenteric artery
- hindgut
- pelvic
What arteries supply the lesser curvature of the stomach?
LEFT GASTRIC artery (branch of celiac)
RIGHT GASTRIC artery (branch of common hepatic, branch of celiac)
What artery supplies the duodenal bulb?
SUPERIOR PANCREATICODUODENAL artery (branch of gastroduodenal, branch of common hepatic, branch of celiac)
What arteries supply the greater curvature of the stomach?
RIGHT GASTROEPIPLOIC (branch of gastrodudoenal, branch of common hepatic, branch of celiac)
LEFT GASTROEPIPLOIC (branch of splenic, branch of celiac)
What arteries supply the fundus of the stomach?
SHORT GASTRICS (branches of splenic, branch of celiac)
What arteries supply the liver?
HEPATIC ARTERY --> RIGHT HEPATIC, LEFT HEPATIC
What artery supplies the gall bladder?
CYSTIC ARTERY (branch of hepatic, branch of common hepatic, branch of celiac)
Superior pancreaticoduodenal (celiac) has collateral circulation with _____
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal (SMA)
Superior epigastric artery (internal thoracic) has collateral circulation with _______ and ___________
Internal mammary (subclavian) and
inferior epigastric (external iliac)
Middle colic artery (SMA) has collateral circulation with ________
left colic artery (IMA)
Superior rectal artery (IMA) has collateral circulation with ___________
middle rectal artery (internal iliac)
Portosystemic anastamoses between which vessels produces esophageal varices?
left gastric vein (portal) and esophageal vein (systemic)
Portosystemic anastamoses between which vessels produces caput medusae?
paraumbilical vein (portal) and superficial and inferior epigastric veins (systemic)
Portosystemic anastamoses between which vessels produces internal hemorrhoids?
superior rectal vein (portal) and middle and inferior rectal veins (systemic)
What anastamoses can be surgically created to relieve portal hypertension?
1. connect spleinc vein (portal) to renal vein (systemic)

2. connect portal vein to IVC
Embryologic origin above pectinate line?
hindgut
Embryological origin below pectinate line?
ectoderm
Type of hemorrhoids above and below pectinate line?
above: internal (non-painful)
below: external (painful - inferior rectal nerve)
Type of cancer above and below pectinate line?
above: adenocarcinoma
below: squamous cell carcinoma
Arterial supply above and below pectinate line?
above: superior rectal artery (IMA)
below: inferior rectal artery (internal pudendal)
Venous drainage above and below pectinate line?
above: superior rectal vein --> IMV (portal)
below: inferior rectal vein --> internal pudendal vein (systemic)
What is the space of Disse?
lymphatic drainage in liver
What zone is most susceptible to viral hepatitis?
periportal zone (Zone I)
What zone is most sensitive to ischemia and toxic injury?
pericentral vein (Zone III)
Which zone contains the P450 system?
pericentral vein (Zone III)
Which zone is the site of development of alcoholic hepatitis?
pericentral vein (Zone III)
what is the relationship between the sphincter of Oddi and the ampulla of Vater?
sphincter surrounds ampulla (lumen of duct)
What structures are contained in the femoral triangle?
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Empty space
Lymphatic (deep inguinal)
What are the borders of the femoral triangle?
Superior: inguinal ligament
Inferolateral: sartorius muscle
Medial: adductor longus muscle
What is contained in the femoral sheath (fascial tube below inguinal ligament)?
Artery
Vein
Empty space
Lymphatic (deep inguinal)
"hourglass stomach"
sliding hiatal hernia
(stomach --> esophageal hiatus of diaphragm @ T10 --> GE junction displaced)
Normal GE junction; cardia of stomach moves into thorax
paraesophageal hernia (less common)
Where does a direct inguinal hernia protrude?
Hasselbach's triangle:
medial to inferior epigastric vessels
lateral to medial umbilical ligament
through abdominal wall
Where does an indirect inguinal hernia protrude
In internal (deep) inguinal ring:
lateral to inferior epigastric arteries
Etiology of indirect inguinal hernia in an infant?
Failure of processus vaginalis to close; follows path of spermatic cord --> scrotum
What is the difference between an indirect and direct inguinal hernia regarding the layers of spermatic fascia that cover them?
Indirect - covered by all 3 layers (external, cremasteric, internal)
Direct - covered only by external fascia
What is the leading cause of bowel incarceration?
femoral hernia (more common in women)
Where does a femoral hernia protrude?
In the femoral canal (below inguinal ligament, inferolateral to pubic tubercle