anatomy 3

Question 1

how do we divide the regions of the abdomen

Answer 1

we divide it by invisible lines, we have the subcostal plane and then the intertubercular lines. these are crossed with the mid clavicular lines to make the 9 segments of the abdomen, these are helpful for when we examine the abdomen of a patient

Question 2

what can the lesser omentum also be called

Answer 2

the ventral mesogastrium

Question 3

what are the folds of the stomach called and what makes them

Answer 3

the rugae are the folds of the stomach which are made by mucosal folds

Question 4

whats different about the muscularis mucosae of the stomach

Answer 4

it has 3 layers, innermost oblique, inner circular then outer longitudinal

Question 5

what is the duodenum to the jejunum called

Answer 5

the DJ flexure

Question 6

what are the areas of the stomach called

Answer 6

the fundus at the top, the cardia is a small start bit, the body, and then the pyloric antrum which ends at the pyloric sphincter

Question 7

what does the transpyloric plane go through

Answer 7

the pyloric sphincter and it also goes through the gall bladder

Question 8

what connects the liver to the anterior wall of the abdomen

Answer 8

the falciform ligament - this is also what divides the liver into its two lobes

Question 9

what carries the hepatic circulation

Answer 9

the lesser mesentery carries the portal triad to the liver

Question 10

how can we go from the greater sac to the lesser sac

Answer 10

Via the omental foramen which takes us between the IVC and the portal triad of the liver.
Through the greater omentum
Through the lesser Omentum
through the transverse mesocolon
Gastrosplenic ligament - between stomach and the spleen
splenorenal