Clonical Anatkmy Boom Flashcards
(146 cards)
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Superior angle of scapula level
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T2
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The suprasternal notch level
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T2/3
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The spine of scapula level
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T3
4
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Angle of Louis level
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T4/5
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Inferior angle of the scapula level
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T8 (overlies 7th rib)
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Xiphisternal joint level
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T9
7
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The trachea levels
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C6 - T4/5
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Tracheal bifurcation level
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T6
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Pleura inferior markings
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8th rib in midclavicular line
10th rib in midaxillary line
12th rib in lateral border of erector spinae muscle
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Lung inferior markings
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6th rib midclavicular line
8th rib midaxillary line
10th posteriorly (adjacent to vertebral column)
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Oblique fissure anteriorly
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6th costal cartilage anteriorly
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The ribs
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1-7 connect to the sternum by costal cartilages
8-10 connect with cartilage of the rib above
11-12 floating ribs
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Horizontal fissure
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4th costal cartilage anteriorly
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Costal cartilage - type of cartilage
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Hyaline cartilage
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At what muscle layer does neurovascular bundle of the ribs lie?
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Between internal and innermost intercostal
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Ribs neurovascular bundle
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VAN
Superior:
Vein
Artery
Nerve
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Posterior intercostal arteries are branches of:
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Superior intercostal branch of costocervical trunk: 1-2
Descending aorta: 3-11
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Intercostal veins are tributaries of:
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Azygos and hemiazygos vein
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Emergency chest drain:
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5th intercostal space, midaxillary line
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Medial arcuate ligament
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Covers psoas major
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Lateral arcuate ligament
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Covers quadratum lumborum
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Median arcuate ligament
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forms the anterior wall of the aortic hiatus (opening in the diaphragm to allow passage of aorta)
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Why the referred pain from diaphragm?
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Phrenic nerve contains sensory fibres from the central diaphragm. Irritation of diaphragm will cause referred pain to corresponding cutaneous area.
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Diaphragm openings
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T8 IVC
T10 oesophagus
T12 aorta
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T8 diaphragm opening
Aorta, thoracic duct, azygous vein
Lies in the midline
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T10 diaphragm opening
Oesophagus, left gastric artery, vein, and both vagus nerves
Lies left of midline
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T12 diaphragm opening
IVC, right phrenic nerve
Lies right of midline
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Bochdalek hernia
Posterior; through the diaphragm
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Morgagni hernia
Anteriorly (between xiphoid and costal origins??)
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Sliding vs rolling hiatus hernia:
Sliding- the upper stomach and lower oesophagus slide up (competence of cardia disturbed; regurg, heartburn;bleeding)
Rolling - cardia is in normal position, but fundus rolls up through the hiatus (para-oesophageal hernia)
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What is empyema
Pus between two pleural layers
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Carotid sheath
Common carotid A
Internal jugular vein
Vagus nerve
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Where do bronchial veins drain
Azygos system
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Lung innervation
Sympathetic T2-T5 (bronchiodilator; hence use of sympathominetics in asthma)
Parasympathetic (Vagus)-mucus secretion
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Oblique sinus of the heart
Between IVC and 4 pulmonary veins
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Heart dominance
Depends on which artery gives off posterior descending artery
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Transverse sinus of the heart
Between SVC, left atrium, pulmonary truck and aorta (when you put a finger behind aorta and pulmonary trunk)
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Blood from placenta to mother
Via umbilical vein (then becomes Ligamentum Teres)
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Tetralogy of Fallout
Pulmonary stenosis
Overriding aorta
Ventricular septal defect
Right ventricular hyper trophy
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Dysphagia lusoria
swallowing difficulty due to abnormal right subclavian artery passing behind oesophagus
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Superior mediastinum
Great vessels (aorta and pulmonary a), trachea, oesophagus, thymus, thoracic duct, vagus, left recurrent laryngeal n, phrenic nerves
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L and R vagus relations to oesophagus
Left anteriorly and right posteriorly
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Oesophagus layers from outside in
Connective tissue sheath
Muscular layer
Submucosa (containing glands)
Mucosa (stratified epithelium)
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Oesophagus lining
stratified squamous epithelium
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Stomach lining
Simple columnar epithelium
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Muscles of oesophagus
External longitudinal
Internal circular
⁃ Striated in upper 2/3
⁃ Smooth in lower 1-3
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Parts of oesophagus:
Superior to inferior
Cervical
Thoracic
Abdominal
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Blood supply to oesophagus:
Superior to inferior
Inferior thyroid artery (cervical part)
Descending thoracic aorta (thoracic part)
Left gastric a (abdominal part)
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Venous drainage of oesophagus:
Superior to inferior
Inferior thyroid veins (cervical part)
Azygos v (thoracic part)
Left gastric veins (abdominal part)
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Oesophagoscopy (points from upper incisor teeth)
7in beginning of oesophagus
11in oesophagus crossed by left bronchus
17in end of oesophagus
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Oesophageal stenosis/atresia
Upper oesophagus ends blindly. Lower oesophagus communicates with trachea at T4 level
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Carina level
T4/5
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Thoracic sympathetic trunk Ganglion
Receives white ramus with preganglionic fibres and gives off grey ramus with postganglionic
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Greater splanchnic nerve
T5-T10
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Lesser splanchnic nerve
T10-11
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Least splanchnic nerve
T13
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Sympathetic action on vessels
Vasoconstriction
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Inguinal ligament boarders
ASIS and public tubercle
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Xiphoid level
T9
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Transpyloric plane (of Addison)
L1
Half way bEtween suprasternal notch and top of publis OR hand’s BREADTH below the xiphoid
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What passes through transpyloric plane?
(L1)
Pylorus
Pancreatic neck
Duodenojejunal flexure
Gall bladder fundus
Hila of the kidneys
+ spinal cord terminates
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Subcostal plane
L3 (inferior margin of 10th rib)
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What lies at subcostal plane?
Origin of IMA
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Supracristal plane
L4 - summits of iliac crests
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What lies at L4 level?
Aortic bifurcation
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Liver surface markings
Right 10th rib midaxillary
Right 5th intercostal midaxillary
Left 5th intercostal midclavicular
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Spleen surface markings
Left 9th, 10th, 11th rib posteriorly
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Which kidney is lower?
R kidney is about 2,5cm lower
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Upper pole of the kidney level
Posteriorly, deep to 12th rib
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Lower abdominal fasciae
superficial fatty later (of Camper
deep fibrous layer (of Scarpa)
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Perineal fascia
Colles' fascia (from deep fibrous Scarpa's fascia)
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McBurney's point
2/3rd of a way laterally from umbilicus to ASIS
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inguinal canal
Passes between internal and external inguinal rings;
it lies parallel and directly above inguinal ligament
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inguinal canal relations
-anterior (external oblique covers fully + internal oblique covers lateral 1/3)
-posterior (conjoint tendon medially, transversalis fascia laterally)
-above (internal oblique and transversus abdominis
- below (lies inguinal ligament)
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what is conjoint tendon
fused common insertion of internal oblique and transversus muscles into pubic crest
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what does inguinal canal transmit?
male: spermatic cord, ilioinguinal nerve
female: round ligament of uterus, ilioinguinal nerve
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layers of the scrotum
some damn enligshman called it the testes:
skin, dartos fascia/muscle, external spermatic f, cremasteric f, internal spermatic f, tunica vaginalis, tunica albuginea
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where does external spermatic fascia arise from?
external oblique m
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where does cremasteric fascia arise from?
internal oblique m
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where does internal spermatic fascia arise from?
transversalis fascia
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what does spermatic cord comprises of?
3a (testicular, cremasteric, artery to the vas)
3x (pampiniform plexus, cremasteric v, testicular v)
3n (cremaster n, sympathetic nerves, ilioinguinal n ON the cord, not IN)
3 others (lymphatics, vas deferens, patent processus vaginalis if pathology)
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What does patent processus vaginalis signify?
indirect inguinal hernia
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indirect inguinal hernia
Passes through internal and external rings, INTO THE SCROTUM (can be reduced + fingertip on internal ring)
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direct inguinal hernia
medial to internal ring, pushes directly through posterior wall of inguinal canal
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indirect vs femoral hernia
indirect: superior and medial to pubic tubercle
femoral: inferior and lateral to pubic tubercle
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hernia's relation to epigastric vessels
direct hernia is medial to epigastric vessels
indirect hernia is lateral
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where is femoral pulse felt?
mid inguinal point (halfway asis and pubic symphysis)
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falciform ligament
fold of peritoneum that attaches liver to anterior wall (near umbilicus) - divides liver into right and left lobes
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ligamentum teres
obliterated fetal umbilical vein - lies in the free border of falciform ligament
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total body water distribution
total body water 70kg x 0.6 = 42L
42L= 1/3 (extracellular fluid) 14L + 2/3 (intracellular fluid) 28L
extracellular fluid 14L = 1/4 (Plasma) 3.5L + 3/4 (interstitial fluid)10.5L
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what is lienorenal ligament?
connects kidney and spleen
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what is portal triad?
portal vein, hepatic artery, common bile duct
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where does the lesser sac open?
into the main peritoneal cavity via the epiploic foramen
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Pringle's manouvre
Squeezing the hepatic artery to reduce bleeding (hepatoduodenal ligament is clamped)
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vein of Mayo
marks the junction of pylorus with the duodenum
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Duodenal papilla
Guarded by the sphincter of Oddi
Opening of the common bile duct and main pancreatic duct
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how to identify duodenojejunal junction?
inferior mesenteric vein descends immediately to the left from duodenojejunal junction
suspensory ligament of Treitz (connects right diaphragm and duodenal termination)
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superior pancreaticoduodenal artery arises from?
the gastroduodenal artery
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inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery arises from?
superior mesenteric artery
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gallstone ileus
small bowel obstruction due to gallstones
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posterior duodenal ulcer
might erode gastroduodenal artery posteriorly
+ close relation to pancreas
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anatomical relation between duodenum and common bile duct
CBD is immediately posterior to 1st part of duodenum
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notch on the lesser curve of the stomnach
incisura angularis
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jejunum vs ileum
jejunum: less arcades and longer vessels + valvulae conniventes - circular folds
ileum: more arcades, shorter
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how to discern colon from caecum or rectum?
colon has fat filled peritoneal tags - appendices epiploicae
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how to discern colon and caecum from rectum?
taniae coli (3 longitudinal smooth muscle ribbons)
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what's the most common position of the appendix?
retrocolic or retrocaecal - 75%
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What artery supplies the appendix?
Appendicular artery, branch of ileocolic artery
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Valves of Houston
lateral inlfexions in the rectum
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imperforate anus
failure of breakdown of the separating membrane between endoderm of hindgut and ectoderm of cutaneous invagination
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lining of rectum
upper half: columnar epithelium (adenocarcinoma)
lower half: squamous epithelium (squamous tumour)
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Rectum blood supply
upper half: superior rectal artery (from IMA) + superior rectal vein (IMV-> splenic vein -> portal vein)
lower half: inferior rectal artery (internal pudental artery -> internal iliac artery) + inferior rectal vein (internal pudental v -> interna iliac artery)
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lymphatics of rectum
upper part of rectum (above mucocutaneous junction) drains to superior rectal vessels to lumbar nodes
lower part: drains to inguinal nodes (groin nodes)
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Nerve supply of the rectum
upper anal canal: autonomic plexus
lower anal canal: somatic inferior rectal nerve (branch of pudendal nerve)
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internal anal sphincter
involuntary muscle
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external anal sphincter
voluntary muscle
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haemorrhoids
pathological engogrements of submucosal arterovenous cushions
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haemorrhoids grades
grade 1 - contained to the anal canal
grade 2 - come out during defecation but spontaneously reduce
grade 3 - need to be reduced manually
grade 4 - cannot be manually reduced
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most common type of anal fistula?
low level (passing through the lower part of external sphincter)
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origin level of Coeliac axis
T12
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foregut blood supply
coeliac axis
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midgut blood supply
Superior mesenteric artery
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hindgut blood supply
inferior mesenteric artery
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origin of SMA
L1
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origin of IMA
L3
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portal venous system
Inferior mesenteric vein joins splenic vein
then splenic vein joins superior mesenteric vein behind the NECK of the pancreas
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how can portal system be blocked (portal hypertension)?
Prehepatic: thrombosis of portal vein
Hepatic: cirrhosis
Posthepatic: congenital stenosis of hepatic veins
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What are the possible communications between portal and systemic circulations?
oesophageal varices
rectal
liver - caput medusae
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oesophageal varices
oesophageal branch of left gastric vein and oesophageal veins of the azygous system
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rectal communication of portal and systemic circulation
superior rectal branch of IMA and inferior rectal veins (draining into internal iliac vein)
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caput medusae
connection between portal branches in the liver and veins of abdominal wall (along the falciform ligament of umbilicus)
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oesophageal mucosa and lower anal canal lining
stratified squamous epithelium
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alimentary tract lining
columnar epithelium
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pyloric antrum
secretes alkaline juice and gastrin
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body of the stomach secretions
pepsin and HCl (oxyntic cells)
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Brunner's glands
submucosal glands of the duodenum
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Meissner autonomic nerve plexus
lies in submucosal layer
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Auerbach autonomic nerve plexus
lies between circular and longitudinal muscle coats
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the alimentary tract boundaries
foregut - up to entry of bile duct into the duodenum
midgut - up to the distal transverse colon
hindgut - up to ectodermal part of anal canal
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Meckels's diverticulum
remains embryonic vitellointestinal duct (communication between primitive midgut and yolk sac)
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Examphalos
midgut herniation at the umbilicus after birth
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ligamentum teres
obliterated remains of left umbilical vein
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ligamentum venosum
Fibrous remnant of the foetal ductus venosus (shunts oxygenated blood from left umbilical vein to IVC)
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Porta hepatis (anatomy)
the common hepatic duct – anteriorly and to the right;
the hepatic artery – anteriorly and to the left;
the portal vein – posteriorly
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falciform ligament
from umbilicus to the liver; bears ligamentum teres in its free border
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