Class 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
peritonisation of the spleen
intraperitoneal
true/false the spleen moves with respiration
true
ribs related to the spleen
9, 10 and 11 on the lef
costal cartilage of the gallbladder
9th right costal cartilage
hilum of spleen
vein, artery and lymphatic vessels
4 functions of spleen
- storage of RBCs
- removing old RBCs
- iron tore
- phagocytosis
which part of the pancreas is retro
neck
2 main arterial supplies of the pancreas
splenic and gastroduodenal
where does the pancreatic duct open into the duodenum
major duodenal papilla
two ligaments along the top of the liver
coronary and left triangular ligaments
round ligament is a remnant of what structure
umbilical vein
top lop of liver
caudate
where is the bare area of the liver
top left, where it is in contact with the diaphragm
what fold wraps around the porta hepatis
lesser omentum
structures that make up the porta hepatis
hepatic artery, portal vein and hepatic ducts
duct of gallbladder
cystic duct
function of bile
solubises fat
where does bile come from in the liver
secreted by hepatocytes and collected in bile canaliculi
what is calot’s triangle
triangle of the cystic duct, common heaptic ducts and inferior surface of the liver
what does the spleen look like on histology
quite pink and homogeneous with white and red pulp
content of spleen white pulp
lymphoid aggregations of WBCs (lymphocytes and macrophages)
content of spleen red pulp
vascular parenchyma with sinusoids (a specialised capillary)
which part of the pancreas does the transpyloric plane go through
the neck
which has a more feathery appearance on barium study, jejunum or ileum
jejunum
