GI Viscera Flashcards

1
Q

foregut includes _

A

oral pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum

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2
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beginning of the foregut is _

A

oral pharynx

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3
Q

esophagus innervation

A

vagus nerve

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4
Q

esophagus muscle type

A

skeletal and smooth

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5
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esophageal blood supply

A

upper: esophageal branches of inferior thyroid arteries
middle: esophageal branches of descending aorta
lower: esophageal branches of left gastric and left inferior phrenic artery

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6
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esophageal veins

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upper: esophageal branches of inferior thyroid veins
middle: esophageal branches of azygous system of veins
lower: esophageal branch of left inferior phrenic and left gastric vein

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7
Q

main pancreatic duct is _

A

ventral

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8
Q

accessory pancreatic duct is _

A

dorsal

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9
Q

foregut receives blood from _

A

celiac artery

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10
Q

midgut receives blood from _

A

superior mesenteric artery

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11
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midgut is comprised of _

A

the small intestine and some of large intestine

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12
Q

hindgut receives blood from _

A

inferior mesenteric artery

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13
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hindgut is comprised of _

A

bottom half of large intestine

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14
Q

lesser curvature arteries

A

right and left gastric arteries

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15
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greater curvature arteries

A

right and left gastroepiploic arteries

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16
Q

celiac artery gives rise to _

A

left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic

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17
Q

common hepatic artery is comprised of _

A

gastroduodenal, supraduodenal, right gastric, proper hepatic, right and left hepatics, cystic arteries

18
Q

arteries are named according to _

A

destination, not origin

19
Q

gastroduodenal gives rise to _

A

posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal, right gastroepiploic, and anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal

20
Q

splenic nerve gives rise to _

A

pancreatic, left gastroepiploic, and short gastric

21
Q

superior mesenteric artery branches into _

A

inferior pancreaticoduodenal, intestinal, middle colic, right colic, and ileocolic

22
Q

inferior mesenteric artery branches into _

A

left colic, sigmoidal (4 branches), and superior rectal

23
Q

jejunum function

A

moves up and down to propel things through duodenum and prevent clog

24
Q

Meckel’s diverticulum

A

remnant of vitelline duct; can cause ileal ulcerations (18 inches from ileocecal junction)

25
Q

ileum does not contain _

A

circular folds but does contain lymph nodules (jejunum contains circular folds)

26
Q

tenia coli

A

3 narrow strips of longitudinal smooth muscle along the length of the colon

27
Q

McBurney’s point

A

diagonal in right lower quadrant connecting umbilicus to anterior superior iliac spine; determines suspected appendicitis

28
Q

diverticulitis

A

bubble like outpockets of colon; can burst and drop into greater sac

29
Q

portal vein components

A

superior mesenteric, splenic, and inferior mesenteric

30
Q

portal system pathway

A

capillary –> portal vein –> capillary (liver sinusoids) –> hepatic vein (systemic)

31
Q

common hemorrhage sites

A

esophageal varices, middle rectal vein, and umbilical vein

32
Q

portal hypertension can lead to _

A

dilated veins radiating upward from caput medusa

33
Q

internal sphincter

A

smooth muscle

34
Q

external sphincter

A

skeletal muscle

35
Q

levator ani

A

kinks anorectal junction for maintenance of fecal coontinence

36
Q

internal hemorrhoids occur at _

A

internal venous plexus (No pain)

37
Q

external hemorrhoid location _

A

external venous plexus (pain and itch)

38
Q

anal sinuses

A

depression between anal columns that secrete lubricating mucus

39
Q

lymphatic drainage of ducts follows _

A

branches of arteries and/or bile ducts

40
Q

lymphatic drainage to cisterna chyli via_

A

celiac and superior-inferior mesenteric nodes