Gi Tract/abdomen Facts To Know

Front 1

perforated ulcer in 1st part of duodenum affects...

Back 1

hepatic artery

Front 2

xiphoid
umbilicus
L levels

Back 2

T12
l5

Front 3

Dermatomes
xyphoid
umbilicus
pubic

Back 3

T7
t10
L1

Front 4

Innervation of abdominal wall

Back 4

thoracoabdominals
T7-L1

Front 5

Lymph drainage

Back 5

above umbilicus-axillary
below umb-inguinal

Front 6

which fascia for surgery suturers?

Back 6

scarpas

Front 7

how to surgically get to kidney?

Back 7

posteriorly without disturbing cut

Front 8

aponeurosa upper/lower

Back 8

lower deficient abdominally

Front 9

arcuate line

Back 9

where rectus sheath ends

Front 10

inferior epigastric artery and vein anastamose with

Back 10

superior epigastric artery

Front 11

borders of inguinal canal

Back 11

rectus abd, infer epi a&v, inguinal canal/ligament

Front 12

Direct Hernias

Back 12

pass medially to vessels , can be in inguinal triangle

Front 13

indirect

Back 13

passes laterally to infer vessels, through deep inguinal ring

Front 14

spermatic cord

Back 14

genitofemoral nerve, piminiform, ductus deferans, testicular artery

Front 15

testes coverings

Back 15

ext spermatic fascia-ext oblique apon
cremaster muscle-int oblique aponeurosa
int spermatic fascia- transverse fascia

Front 16

indirect congenital inguinal hernia

Back 16

herniation of gut through the spermatic cord and into scrotum, pushes into unclosed processus vaginalis

Front 17

incomplete indirect inguinal hernia

Back 17

intestine pushing downward on CLOSED processus vaginalis

Front 18

hydrocoele

Back 18

fluid collects in unclosed part of the processus vaginalis

Front 19

ectopic testes

Back 19

testis lie in an abormal positon after passing through the inguinal canal due to abnormal attachment of gubernaculum- tests descended but not in normal position
also infertile?

Front 20

chryptorchid

Back 20

undescended testes ramein in abdominal cavity, most commonly in inguinal canal. testes do not mature and are INFERTILE
not confused with retractile testis which are result of very strong cremaster muscle.

Front 21

supracolic

Back 21

stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen

Front 22

infracolic

Back 22

small intestine, ascending and descending colon

Front 23

omentums

Back 23

ligaments between organs

Front 24

mesentary

Back 24

connection of organ to abdominal wall

Front 25

hepatorenal pouch

Back 25

space between liver and right kidney
directly continuous with right paracolic gutter

Front 26

ligament of treitz

Back 26

connects 4th part of duodenum to diaphragm; serves as landmark for duodenojejunal junction
junction between duodenum and jejunum.

Front 27

intraperitoneal

Back 27

organ to posterior wall
stomach, liver, duodenum, spleen, tail of pancreas, jejunum and ileum, cecum and appendix, transverse colon
sigmoid colon

Front 28

retroperitoneal

Back 28

kidney, ureters, aorta, ivc, sympathetic trunks

Front 29

2nd retro

Back 29

head and body of pancreas
duodenum 2,3,4
ascending colon
descending colon
rectum

Front 30

peritoneal cavity Males:
peritoneal cavity female;

Back 30

nothing
infundibula of uterine (fallopian tubes) and ovaries
could lead to ectopic pregnancy in abdominopelvic cavity and abdominopelvic infections

Front 31

air will accumulate in

Back 31

suphrenic space. (gravity)

Front 32

ceolic trunk

Back 32

t12, foregut, lower esophagus to upper 1/2 of duodenum

Front 33

superior mesentary

Back 33

L1, midgut, lower 1/2 of duodenum to left colic flexure

Front 34

inferior mesentaric artery

Back 34

L3, LCF to upper rectume

Front 35

ulceration to posterior wall of stomach

Back 35

erosion to splenic vessels

Front 36

portal system

Back 36

a-c-v-c

Front 37

superior mesentary branch

Back 37

ileo and jejunal--arcades---vasa recta

Front 38

midgut

Back 38

distal duod-LCF

Front 39

hindgut

Back 39

LCF, sigmoid, superior rectal
marginal artery

Front 40

porta hepatis

Back 40

houses the bile duct, hepatic artery, and portal vein :)

Front 41

Hartmanns pouch

Back 41

top of gallbladder where gallstones may be stuck

Front 42

Pringle maneuver

Back 42

when there are lacerations to the liver and it is bleeding profuesly, blood inflow must be stopped. hepatic artery and portal vein are clamped so liver can be saved!!!

Front 43

common bile enters into

Back 43

2nd part of duodenum, joins with pancreatic duct and crosses ampulla and papilla(sphincter of Odi)

Front 44

lymph drainage from the liver

Back 44

to celiac nodes and then to cisterna chyli

Front 45

cholecystitis

Back 45

inflammation of gallbladder due to gall stones

Front 46

biliary colic

Back 46

contraction and shaking as stones get stuck in cystic duct and try to come out

Front 47

jaundice

Back 47

if gallstone gets stuck in common bile duct and cannot pass to the gut, bile will leak into the blood and cause JAUNDICE

Front 48

pancreas artery

Back 48

superior and inferior duodenal artery

Front 49

pancreas vein

Back 49

drain to portal vein

Front 50

pancreas lymph

Back 50

celiac trunk and superior mesenteric trunk

Front 51

landmark of sphincter of odi and major duodenal papilla

Back 51

cross-section between foregut and midgut

Front 52

spleen artery

Back 52

splenic artery--celiac trunk to the left

Front 53

spleen vein

Back 53

splenic vein --joins with superior mesentery to become portal vein

Front 54

spleen lymph nodes

Back 54

celiac nodes--cisterna chyli

Front 55

lateral to medial nerves of post abdominal wall

Back 55

subcostal t12
iliohypgastric L1
ilioinguinal L1
lateral femoral
genitofemoral

Front 56

inguinal nerve

Back 56

upper 3rd of scrotum and labia major

Front 57

l2/l4

Back 57

femoral and obturator