Anatomy Practical 2 Flashcards
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Where is the position of the pituitary gland?
Attached to undersurface of brain by infundibulum (pituitary stalk), in the sella turcica/pituitary fossa
Where is the sphenoid bone?
Middle cranial fossa
What are some features of the sphenoid bone?
Greater and lesser wings
Central sella turcica - lateral margins are anterior and posterior clinoids
What are the clinoid processes?
attachment sites for the dura
What is posterior to the sella turcica?
Clivus - slopes down to the foramen magnum where spinal cord exits skull
What is the thyroid gland covered by?
Infra-hyoid strap muscles
What is the function of infra-hyoid strap muscles?
Important in movements of the larynx and tongue
What is the SCM?
Sternocleidomastoid - most superficial and lateral of the infra-hyoid strap muscles
2 distal attachments to the manubrium and clavicle
Proximal attachment to mastoid process and skull base
Causes rotation of head and flexion if both SCM contract together
What is medial to the SCM?
Superior belly of the omohyoid
What are the properties of the omohyoid?
2 bellies connected by intermediate tendon that passes through a sling
L shaped muscle
inferior belly attaches to suprascapular notch
Where is the sternohyoid?
Medial to the omohyoid
Passes from sternum to hyoid
What is deep to the sternohyoid?
sternothyroid
thyrohyoid
Where is the thyroid gland positioned?
On the trachea
between the oblique line of the thyroid cartilage and 4th/5th tracheal ring
What does the thyroid gland consist of?
Left and right lobes
Isthmus
Pyramidal lobe
What is the artery supply and venous drainage of the thyroid gland?
arteries -> superior and inferior thyroid arteries (branch of thyrocervical trunk of subclavian)
Venous drainage -> via superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins
What are the properties of the right and left adrenal glands?
Right - triangular, on superior pole of right kidney
Left - crescentric, on superior-medial border of left kidney between superior pole and hilum
What are some properties of the pancreas?
A gland
Exocrine and endocrine functions
Retroperitoneal
Uncinate process, head, neck, body and tail
Where is the pancreas?
Head of pancreas is in C-shape of duodenum
Pancreas crosses midline with tail extending to splenic hilum on left
Lies across the posterior part of the abdomen from loop of duodenum to the spleen
Head surrounds SMA and vein with uncinate process wrapping around them posteriorly
What is the blood supply of the pancreas?
Mostly from Splenic artery (via coeliac trunk)
Head of pancreas - SMA - inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery/ coeliac -> gastroduodenal -> superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Where does the pancreatic lymph drain?
To coeliac and superior mesenteric pre-aortic lymph nodes
What happens at the major duodenal papilla?
Pancreatic duct opens into second part of the duodenum in conjunction with the common bile duct
What is the accessory pancreatic duct?
Opens into the duodenum slightly superiorly at minor duodenal papilla
What are the properties of the liver?
Largest organ of the body
Right upper quadrant of abdominal cavity
Below right dome of diaphragm
Anterior/superior surface and inferior/visceral surface
Divided into left, right, quadrate and caudate lobes
What is the anterior/superior surface of the liver?
Mostly covered with peritoneum
Double layer falciform ligament attaches to anterior surface to anterior abdominal wall
Thickened free lower border of ligament formed ligamentum teres
