Accessory organs

Question 1

ligamentous attachments of spleen

Answer 1

Gastrosplenic-Stomach to spleen (part of GO)
splenorenal: attaches spleen to kidney and body wall

inferior part of spleen rests on phrenicocolic ligament

Question 2

Pancreatic cancer

Answer 2

can cause obstruction of bile duct—>GB enlargement—>retention of bile and secondary jaundice

Question 3

Subphrenic recess

Answer 3

extensions of greater sac b/w anterior liver and diaphragm
bounded deeply and posteriorly by the the coronary lig
divided into R and L by the falciform ligament

Question 4

Hepatorenal recess

Answer 4

extension of the greater sac b/w the visceral surface of the liver and kidney

bounded superiorly by the posterior coronary ligament
**where fluid often accumulates, esp if prone
drain just below 12th rib

Question 5

aberrant L hepatic a.

Answer 5

arises from the L gastric a.

Question 6

aberrant R hepatic a.

Answer 6

arises from the SMA

Question 7

referred pain from the gallbladder

Answer 7

initially resides in the epigastric region
shifts to the T8-9 dermatomes due to inflammation of surrounding peritoneum
may also refer to the C3-5 dermatomes