Week 11 Flashcards
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What is the peritoneum and what does it line and cover?
Continuous serous membrane
Lines abdominal cavity
Covers abdominal organs
How many layers of mesothelium is in the peritoneum? What is between the layers?
2
potential space - peritoneal cavity
What is contained within the peritoneal cavity usually?
peritoneal fluid secreted by mesothelium
allows layers to slide over each other
functions of the peritoneum?
supports viscera
provides pathways for blood vessels and lymph to travel to and from the viscera
what are the 2 layers of the peritoneum?
parietal peritoneum
visceral peritoneum
what does the parietal peritoneum line?
internal surface of the abdominopelvic wall - closest to skin
where is the parietal peritoneum derived from?
somatic mesoderm in embryo
what is the parietal peritoneum nerve supply? what does this result in (pain)?
same somatic nerve supply as region of abdominal wall that it lines
pain is well localised
what is the parietal peritoneum sensitive to?
pressure
pain
laceration
temperature
where does the visceral peritoneum cover?
majority of abdominal viscera (organs) by invagination
what is visceral peritoneum derived from?
splanchnic mesoderm in embryo
what nerve supply does visceral peritoneum have? what does this mean?
same autonomic nerve supply as viscera it covers
pain is poorly locailsed
what is visceral peritoneum sensitive to?
sretch, chemical irritation
what is pain from the visceral peritoneum referred to? what are these supplied by?
dermatomes
same sensory ganglia and spinal cord segments as nerve fibres innervating viscera
what are intraperitoneal organs?
spleen
stomach
liver
what are retroperitoneal organs? what specific organs are thee?
not related to visceral peritoneum and only overs anterior aspect
oesophagus, rectum, kidneys, some duodenum, descending colon, pancreas, adrenal glands, proximal ureters, renal vascalature
where are kidneys found? what covers them?
T12-L3
ribs 11 and 12
why is the right kidney lower than the left?
liver displaces kidney
functions of kidney?
filters waste
produces urine
regulate blood pressure, ions, pH, osmolarity, volume, glucose level
which hormones does the kidney produce?
calcitrol
erythropoeitin
function of calcitrol?
raises blood calcium levels by increasing absorption from the gut, kidney, and simulation of release from bones
function of erythropoitin?
secreted in response to hypoxia or low blood glucose, increases RBCs
what is in the hilum of the kidney?
renal artery
renal vein
ureter
what is within the cortex of the kidney?
supporting tissue
glomeruli, bowmans capsule, convuluted tubules