Gi - Blood Supply To The Abdominal Organs

Front 1

Abdominal Aorta:
A. Begins at:
B. Intra or retroperitoneal?
C. Ends at?
D. Relation to vertebra?
E. Terminating branches?

Back 1

A. T12
B. retroperitoneal
C. L4
D. Anterior and Left
E. R and L common iliac aa.

Front 2

A. The IVC lies to the ______ of the abdominal aorta.
B. What makes up the sympathetic nerve fibers in the abdomen?

Back 2

A. Right
B. greater (T5-9)
lesser (T10-11),
least (T12) splanchnic nerves

Front 3

A. 4 primary nerve plexi on the aorta??
B. Location?
C. The left renal vein crosses ________ to the aorta and _______ to the superior mesenteric a.

Back 3

A. celiac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, renal
B. anterior/lateral surface
C. anterior, posterior

Front 4

Paired branches of the abdominal aorta? (7)

(I-S-L-S-R-G-C)
(In Sexy Lingerie See Red Go Crazy)

Back 4

inferior phrenic
subcostal
lumbar
suprarenal
renal
gonadal
common iliac

Front 5

Unpaired branches of the abdominal aorta? What level of the spine?

Back 5

celiac trunk (1st branch, T12-L1)
superior mesenteric (L1)
inferior mesenteric (L3)
sacral (L4)

Front 6

Branches of L gastric artery?

Branches of common hepatic artery?

Back 6

L gastric - esophageal

common hepatic -
gastroduodenal - R gastroepiploic, SPD (A and P)
proper hepatic - R gastric, then L and R hepatic --> cystic a.

Front 7

Branches of splenic artery?

Back 7

short gastric (greater curvature of stomach)
L gastroepliploic
terminal splenic branches

Front 8

arrangement of the duct system in liver/GB?

Back 8

R/L hepatic duct --> common hepatic duct --> (cystic duct) --> common bile duct

Front 9

What is the arrangement of structures in the portal triad?

What do the portal vein and hepatic artery deliver to the liver?

Back 9

Left - hepatic artery
Right - portal vein
Posterior - bile duct

Portal vein - nutrients
Hepatic artery - O2

Front 10

Hepatic veins carry deoxygenated blood to the ______.

Parasympathetic - what kind of fibers?
Sympathetic - what kind of fibers?

Back 10

IVC

PNS - visceral afferent (stretch)
SNS - visceral afferent pain fibers

Front 11

Superior mesenteric artery:
A. Relationship to the celiac trunk?
B. Emerges from the aorta? *Important*
C. Relationship to superior mesenteric vein?
D. branches to pancreas/duodenum?

Back 11

A. 1 cm inferior
B. posterior to neck of pancreas
C. Left
D. Inf. A/P PD

Front 12

Superior mesenteric:
A. What embryonic derivative?
B. Major branches to the SI?
C. Difference between jejunal and ileal branches?

Back 12

A. midgut
B. inf. P PD, jejunal, ileal
C. jejunal - long vasa recta, simple arcades
ileal - short vasa recta, complex arcades

Front 13

Superior mesenteric artery:
A. Colic branches?
B. Which artery supplies the ascending colon to RCF?
C. Which artery supplies the transverse colon?
D. Why can you easily resect the colon and maintain blood flow?

Back 13

A. A/P cecal, appendicular
B. R colic
C. Middle colic
D. marginal artery (of Drummond)

Front 14

A. The superior mesenteric vein drains into __________.
*IMPORTANT*

B. Which vein joins it to form the portal vein?

Back 14

A. portal vein

B. splenic vein

Front 15

Inferior mesenteric artery:
A. What embryonic derivative?
B. Major branches?
C. Point where there is no overlap between rectal/sigmoid arteries?

Back 15

A. hindgut
B. ascending (LCF)
descending (descending, upper sigmoid)
sigmoid (3-5 sigmoid branches)
superior rectal
marginal
C. Sudek's point

Front 16

Nerve supply:
A. What part of the colon is midgut?
B. SNS/PNS from?
C. What part of the colon is hindgut?
D. SNS/PNS from?

Back 16

A. colon to LCF
B. SNS: G/L/L splanchnic
PNS: VAGUS
C. LCF to anus
D. SNS: G/L/L splanchnic
PNS: S2-4 (penis off the floor)