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Ch 7 - Abdomen
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The specialized supportive tissue that functions to encase the intestines and attach them to the abdominal wall:
Mesentery
The specialized supportive tissue that attaches the lesser curvature of the stomach and duodenum to the liver:
Lesser omentum
The superior portion of the greater omentum that connects the diaphragm and the posterior aspect of the fundus and esophagus:
Gastrophrenic ligament
The peritoneal spaces divided by the mesentery of the small intestine:
Left and right infracolic spaces
This peritoneal ligament is NOT related to the liver:
Phrenocolic ligament - connects the left (splenic) flexure of the colon to the diaphragm
The anatomic structure that divides the peritoneal spaces into 2 main compartments:
Transverse colon
The peritoneal space located between the descending colon and the left abdominal wall:
Left paracolic gutter
Which retroperitoneal space contains the ascending and descending colon, pancreas, and duodenum?
Anterior pararenal space
Which retroperitoneal space contains the left kidney and adrenal gland?
Left perirenal space
The primary structure that divides the retroperitoneal spaces:
Renal (Gerota's) fascia
The apron portion of the greater omentum that is attached to the transverse colon:
Gastrocolic ligaments
The most anterior portion of the stomach:
Body
The spleen is located ________ to the stomach.
Posterior
These lobes are seen only on the visceral aspect of the liver:
*Quadrate lobe
*Caudate lobe
The neck and body of the gallbladder are more ________ than the fundus.
posterior and superior
The upper portion of the stomach is termed the:
Fundus
The ileum of the small intestine empties into the ______ and is the _______ portion of the small intestine.
Cecum; longest
This artery is NOT a branch of the celiac trunk:
Inferior pancreatoduodenal
The celiac trunk does NOT supply this organ:
Jejunum of small intestine
Which branch of the abdominal aorta branches off of the anterior just below the celiac trunk?
Superior mesenteric artery
The superior mesenteric artery supplies:
*Majority of the small intestine
*Right side of the large intestine
The lymph nodes that drain the organs are in the ______ group.
Visceral
The lymph nodes of the abdomen are clustered near the:
Abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava
The following are tributaries of the inferior vena cava:
*Inferior phrenic veins
*Gonadal veins
*Renal veins
The _____ veins contribute to the superior vena cava.
Jugular
The most superior paired parietal branches of the abdominal aorta are the ________ arteries.
inferior phrenic
Which vessels join to form the inferior vena cava?
Common iliac veins
Which superior paired visceral branches of the abdominal aorta supply the adrenal glands?
Middle suprarenal arteries
4 muscles of the anterior and lateral walls of the abdomen include:
*External oblique
*Internal oblique
*Transversus Abdominis
*Rectus Abdominis
The insertion points of the internal oblique muscles of the abdomen are on the:
Lower 3 ribs
The insertion points of the external oblique muscles of the abdomen are on the:
Linea alba and iliac crest
The action of the pyramidalis muscle is to:
Tense the linea alba
Which abdominal wall muscle acts to flex the trunk?
Rectus abdominis
The oblique muscles (internal and external) of the abdominal wall act to:
*Compress the abdominal viscera
*Flex and rotate the spine
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