Anterior abdominal cavity and foregut study guide
 
WTF is the celiac trunk? Hepatic portal system?
 
 
 
What are the components of the foregut? Midgut? Hindgut?
 
 
 
What does it mean if something is intraperitoneal? Primarily retroperitoneal? Secondarily? What organs of the abdominopelvic cavity fall into these classes?
 
 
 
What is the omentum? Lesser? Greater? What are the ligaments associated with each?
 
 
 
 
What is a mesentery? What does THE mesentery suspend? Transverse mesocolon? Sigmoid mesocolon? Why do we not have mesocolon for the ascending and descending mesocolon?
 
 
 
What are the two divisions of the peritoneal cavity? Which will you be able to see only once you move the stomach? What connects these two sacs (bound anteriorly by what?)?
 
 
 
What are the regions of the stomach? What space allows the salad to mix (there's always room for dessert)? What part surrounds where the esophagus opens up? The main portion? What is the last portion? What delineates it? Where does it lead to?
 
 
 
 
What is the purpose of rugae? The pyloric sphincter? What is the site of acid reflux?
 
 
 
What are gastric ulcers?
 
 
 
 
What is the most common type of hiatal hernia? What is a "rolling" hernia? What are the implications of having one of these? Which is more severe?
 
 
 
What are the four parts of the duodenum? Which parts are retroperitoneal? Where are the major and minor duodenal papilla? What is the function of the suspensory ligament of the duodenum? Where do the skeletal muscle fibers in the suspensory ligament come from?
 
 
 
Is the spleen intra- or retroperitoneal? What does it do? Why is it a problem if you can palpate it?
 
 
 
What are the two main functions of the pancreas? Is it intra- or retroperitoneal? What are the 5 regions of the pancreas?
 
 
 
Is the liver intra- or retroperitoneal? What ribs are superficial to it? What is the falciform ligament and its purpose? What is the ligamentum teres? What are the coronary and triangular ligaments? What area of the liver is not covered in visceral peritoneum?
 
 
 
What is the porta hepatis? Portal triad?
 
 
 
What is the ductus venosus? Liagmentum venosus?
 
 
 
How many segments does the left division of the liver have? Right division? Which anatomical segment of the liver is supplied by the right and left hepatic arteries and portal vein?
 
 
 
What is the blood supply for the foregut? Midgut? Hindgut? All the guts?
 
 
 
What are the three main branches of the celiac trunk? What does the left gastric artery anastomose with? What are the three main branches of the splenic artery? What do they supply?
 
 
 
What are the three main branches of the common hepatic artery?
 
 
 
What is the hepatic portal system? What does the hepatic portal vein carry? Hepatic vein?
 
 
 
How could you get portal hypertension? What are the collateral circulations? What are the different types of varices you could obtain? What is ascites?
 
 
 
What is the biliary system? What is the spincter of oddi? Triangle of Calot?