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9 Cards in this Set
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What are cisterna chyli?
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A large swelling to the right of the aorta inferior to the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm; this is where the thoracic duct begins for lymphatic drainage.
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Where does the thoracic duct drain into the venous system?
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Into the venous system in the neck at the junction of the left internal jugular vein and left subclavian vein.
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What GI structures are part of the foregut?
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Esophagus, stomach, first and second parts of duodenum, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.
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What GI structures are part of the midgut?
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Third and fourth parts of duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, proximal 2/3 of transverse colon.
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What GI structures are part of the hindgut?
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Distal 1/3 of transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal.
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What main artery and vein supply foregut? Parasympathetic innervation? Sympathetic innervation?
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Celiac trunk and splenic vein; vagus nerve branches; greater splanchnic nerves (from T5-T9).
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What main artery and vein supply midgut? Parasympathetic innervation? Sympathetic innervation?
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Superior mesenteric artery and superior mesenteric vein; vagus nerve branches; lesser splanchnic nerves (T9-11) and least splanchnic nerves (T12-L1).
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What main artery and vein supply hindgut? Parasympathetic innervation? Sympathetic innervation?
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Inferior mesenteric artery and inferior mesenteric vein; pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2-4); lumbar splanchnic nerves (L1-2).
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Which type of autonomic NS axons synapse in the prevertebral ganglia?
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SANS preganglionic axons only; PANS preganglionic axons are “passing through” and synapse on the target organs to the postganglionic axons.
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