Stomach

Question 1

what is the stomach?

Answer 1

an intraperitoneal digestive organ between the oesophagus and the duodenum

Question 2

what is the anatomical positin of the soamhc?

Answer 2

in a supine patient it is mainly in the hypochondriac, epigastric and umbilical regions

Question 3

where is the cardia?

Answer 3

surrounding the superior opening of the stomach
at T11

Question 4

what is the fundus?

Answer 4

a rounded, often gas filled, portion of the stomach
superior and left of the cardia

Question 5

what is the stomach body?

Answer 5

the central large portion
inferior to the fundus

Question 6

what is the pylorus?

Answer 6

the bit that connects the duodenum and the stomach

Question 7

what is the pylorus split into?

Answer 7

pyloric antrum
pyloric canal
pyloric sphincter

Question 8

wat vertebral level is the pyloric plane at?

Answer 8

L1

Question 9

what is the greater curvature?

Answer 9

it forms the long, convex, lateral border of the stomach

Question 10

what is the position of the greater curvature?

Answer 10

arises from the cardiac notch
arches backwards and passes inferiorly to the left
curved to the right and continues medially to reach the pyloric antrum

Question 11

what is the greater curvature supplied by?

Answer 11

short gastric arteries
right and left gastro-mental arteries

Question 12

what is the lesser curvature?

Answer 12

forms the shorter, concave, medial surface of the stomach

Question 13

what is the most inferior part of the lesser curvature?

Answer 13

incisura angularis

Question 14

what does the incisura angular is of the lesser curvature indicate?

Answer 14

the junction of the stomach body and pyloric region

Question 15

what does the lesser curvature give attachment to?

Answer 15

the hepatogastric ligament

Question 16

what is the lesser curvature supplied by?

Answer 16

left gastric artery
right gastric branch of the common hepatic artery

Question 17

what is the gastro-oesophageal junction?

Answer 17

an abrupt change from the stratified squamous epithelium of the oesophagus to simple columnar epithelium of the cardia

Question 18

what does the pyloric sphincter do?

Answer 18

controls the flow of why,e from the stomach to the duodenum
smooth muscle = autonomic

Question 19

where does the arterial supply to the stomach come from?

Answer 19

the celiac trunk and its branches

Question 20

what do the right and left gastric arteries run along?

Answer 20

the lesser curvature
anastomose together

Question 21

where does the right gastric artery arise from?

Answer 21

it is a branch of the common hepatic artery

Question 22

where does the left gastric artery come from?

Answer 22

it arises directly form the celiac trunk

Question 23

where do the left and right gastro-omental arteries run along?

Answer 23

the greater curvature
anastomose together

Question 24

where does the left gastro-mental artery arise from?

Answer 24

it is a branch from the splenic artery

Question 25

where does the right gastro-mental artery arise from?

Answer 25

it is the terminal branch of the gastroduodenal artery

Question 26

where does the right and left gastric veins drain into?

Answer 26

the splenic vein
which then further drains into the hepatic portal vein

Question 27

where does the short gastric and right and left gastro-mental veins drain into?

Answer 27

ultimately the superior mesenteric vein

Question 28

what is the parasympathetic innervation of the stomach?

Answer 28

vagus nerve
via the vagal trunk

Question 29

what is the sympathetic innervation of the stomahc?

Answer 29

coeliac plexus
via the greater splanchnic nerve

Question 30

where to the gastric and gastro-omental lymph nodes drain into?

Answer 30

the coelic lymph nodes