lecture 15 - blood, lymphatics & nerves Flashcards
What are the branches of the abdominal aorta that supply the GI system (superior to inferior)?
Coeliac trunk, Superior mesenteric artery, Renal arteries L&R (not GI), Gonadal arterys L&R (not GI), Inferior mesenteric artery
What side of the midline does the inferior vena cava sit?
Right
What artery ultimately supplies the foregut (stomach, spleen, liver)?
Coeliac trunk
What are the organs of the foregut?
Liver, stomach, spleen
What are the 3 key branches of the coeliac trunk?
Gastric artery, splenic artery, common hepatic artery
What artery supplies the midgut (small intestine, part of proximal colon)?
Superior mesenteric artery
What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery that supply the GI tract?
Right colic artery, middle colic artery, ileocecal artery, jejunal artery, ileal artery
what artery supplies the hindgut (majority of colon, rectum)?
Inferior mesenteric artery
What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery that supply structures in the hindgut?
Left colic artery, sigmoid artery, superior rectal artery
What are the vasa recta of the intestines?
straight vertical arteries that supply the jejunum and ileum and arise from the bigger arteries that supply the gut
What artery supplies the ascending colon?
Right colic artery
What artery supplies the transverse colon?
Middle colic artery
What artery supplies the descending colon?
Left colic artery
Which arteries supply the sigmoid colon?
The sigmoid arteries
What artery supplies the rectum?
Superior rectal artery
