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Lecture 8-Hepatic Portal System Flashcards

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Portal venous system drains blood from?

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  • Portal venous system drains blood from the spleen, pancreas, and all GI organs between distal esophagus and rectum
    • Then the blood is shunted through the liver where it is filtered and then returned to the heart via the IVC
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2 main characteristics of the blood in the hepatic portal vein?

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O2 poor, nutrient rich

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Why is the blood filtered?

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Do not want toxins to enter your blood stream directly so after GI absorption they are put into the liver to be filtered

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Caval (systemic) system?

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Blood from the rest of the body is transferred by systemic veins
-This system directs blood to the heart through the SVC and IVC

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Portacaval anastomoses

-What are they?

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Areas in the body where the portal and systemic circulations are connected
-However, little blood is transferred since the pressures in each are equal

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Portacaval anastomoses

-Examples?

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Esophagus, umbilicus, and rectum

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Hepatic portal system

  • Starts as?
  • Ends as?
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  • Starts as capillaries in the digestive system

- Ends as capillaries in the liver

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Hepatic portal vein-MAIN characteristic?

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VALVELESS

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Hepatic portal vein-Function?

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Brings the blood from GI organs to liver to be filtered (liver is drained by hepatic veins)

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Portal vein

-Formed by?

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-Splenic vein
-Superior mesenteric vein
-Inferior mesenteric vein
(Enters either the superior mesenteric vein or the splenic vein)

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Hepatic portal system

-Where does it form?

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Posterior to the neck of the pancreas

Ends as right and left branches in the liver

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Portal triad-3 components and their “typical arrangement?

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  • Proper hepatic a-left
  • Portal vein-posterior
  • Bile duct-right
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The portal triad is surrounded by?

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The hepatoduodenal ligament (part of the lesser omentum)

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Porta hepatis

-What is it?

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Deep fissure on the inferior surface of the liver through which all neurovascular structures (except hepatic veins) and hepatic ducts enter and leave the liver

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Direct tributaries of the portal vein?

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  • Paraumbilical vv (anterior wall)
  • Cystic v
  • Left gastric
  • Right gastric
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Direct tributaries of the splenic vein?

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  • Splenic vein (proper)
  • Short gastric vv
  • Left gastro-omental v
  • Pancreatic vv
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Direct tributaries of the superior mesenteric vein?

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  • Right gastro-omental v

- Pancreaticoduodenal vv

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Superior mesenteric vein

-Relationship with SMA?

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  • Parallels the superior mesenteric a on the right

- Tributaries drain the same parts of the small and large intestines supplied by the branches of the SMA

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Superior mesenteric vein

-Joins the splenic vein to form?

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Joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein posterior to the neck of the pancreas

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Superior mesenteric vein

-Tributes?

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  • Intestinal vv-jejunal and ileal vv
  • Ileocolic v-cecal and appendicular v
  • Right colic
  • Middle colic
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Inferior mesenteric vein

-Tributaries drain?

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The same parts of the large intestine that were supplied by branches of the inferior mesenteric artery

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Inferior mesenteric vein

-Formed by?

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The superior rectal vein drains superiorly to join branches of the left colic veins

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Inferior mesenteric vein joins the splenic or SMV to form?

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The portal vein

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Inferior mesenteric vein

-Tributes?

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  • Left colic v
  • Sigmoid v
  • Superior rectal v
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Veins of the stomach and esophagus | -Blood drains superiorly into?
The azygous system
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Veins of the stomach and esophagus | -Blood drains inferiorly into?
Blood drains inferiorly into the portal system
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Veins from GI tract normally drain into?
Portal vein (directly or indirectly)
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Veins from posterior structures, such as kidneys, drain into?
IVC
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Inferior Vena Cava - Veins that join to form IVC? Where do they join? - Location relative to aortic bifurcation?
- Common iliac veins join to form IVC at L5 | - Formation is posterior to and inferior the aortic bifurcation
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Where is the IVC relative to the aorta?
The IVC lies to the right of the aorta
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Inferior vena cava | -Drains the posterior body wall?
- Posterior body wall muscles - Genitourinary system - Lower limbs
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Inferior vena cava | -Posterior body wall-genitourinary system is drained by?
Internal iliac veins
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Inferior vena cava | -Posterior body wall-lower limbs are drained by?
External iliac veins
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Inferior vena cava | -Main tributaries?
- Common iliacs - Lumbar (segmental) veins - Renal veins - Hepatic veins - RIGHT gonadal and suprarenal veins (not left)
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Where do the left gonadal and suprarenal veins drain into?
Enter the left renal vein which goes into IVC
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Portal hypertension
Pressure in the portal system is unusually high compared to the systemic circulation
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Portal hypertension-How is it related to liver failure (cirrhosis)?
Makes blood flow through the liver more difficult
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Varicies - what are they? - pneumonic?
Weakened sections of veins from being stretched and thin from backflow of portal blood into small systemic veins -Gut, butt, caput
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Portal-caval 'Anastomoses' | -4 main ways for blood to bypass the liver?
- Esophageal varicies - Caput medusae - Colic veins to retroperitoneal veins - Rectal varicies
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Portal-caval 'anastomoses' - What happens in liver cirrhosis-Blood can't get into the liver so? - How is this possible?
- Blood flows back through the portal system and through the interconnections with the IVC to return to the heart - Possible because the portal system does not have valves
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Portal-caval 'anastomoses' | -The back up of blood in the systemic system causes?
Varicosities
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Esophageal varicies | -Esophageal branches of? Connect with?
-Esophageal branches of left gastric vein connect with veins on lower thoracic esophagus
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Esophageal varicies | -Portal drainage?
Left gastric-->portal vein
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Esophageal varicies | -Systemic drainage?
Esophageal v.-->Azygos v-->SVC
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Esophageal varicies | -Clinical signs?
- Bleeding - Black tarry stools - Medical emergency
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Caput medusae | -Portal drainage?
-Paraumbilical veins (in falciform ligament)
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Caput medusae | -Systemic drainage?
Superficial epigastric veins-inferior epigastric and superficial epigastric veins of the anterior abdominal wall empty into the external iliac and femoral veins
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Colic veins to retroperitoneal veins | -Portal drainage?
Veins draining the ascending colon (SMV) and descending colon (IMV)
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Colic veins to retroperitoneal veins | -Systemic drainage?
Retroperitoneal veins that drain the posterior body wall | -The veins of Retzius drain into lumbar veins which in turn drain into the IVC
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Rectal varicies | -Portal drainage?
Superior rectal veins
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Rectal varicies | -Caval drainage?
Middle and inferior rectal veins Middle/inferior rectal veins-->internal iliac veins-->common iliac veins
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Rectal varicies | -Clinical sign?
Hemorrhoids-veins prolapse through rectum
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Rectal varicies | -Clinical sign-hemorrhoids-why are they painless?
Happens in upper 2/3 of anal canal-visceral innervation
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Pectinate line - Above pectinate line - which part of anal canal? - Innervation?
- Upper 2/3 of anal canal | - Visceral innervation (not painful)
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Visceral pain
- Internal organs damaged - Caused by activation of pain receptors in chest, abdomen, or pelvis - Pain is vague and not well localized
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Pectinate line - Below pectinate line - Which part of anal canal? - Innervation?
- Lower 1/3 of anal canal | - Somatic innervation (painful)
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Somatic pain
- Body surface or msk tissues damaged | - Pain is dull or aching
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TIPS procedure - Route to take to get to portal vein? - What do you do once you get to the portal vein?
Jugular vein-->SVC and IVC--> hepatic vein tributary = liver parenchyma-->portal vein -Put stent in portal vein to allow blood to flow through the liver normally instead of flowing backward
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Review the picture on slide 23!!
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GI Midterm (11 decks)

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