Abdominal regions and quadrants
How many abdominal quadrants are there?
4
Stomach
What organ produces insulin?
Pancreas
What artery supplies most of the abdominal organs?
Descending aorta
what structure marks the inferior border of the thoracic cavity and separates it from the abdomen
diaphragm
Name the four abdominal quadrants?
Right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
What part of the small intestine is responsible for most nutrient absorption and why?
Jejunum because of plicae circulares
Liver
What veins carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver
hepatic portal vein
which structure passes through the diaphragm at the t8 level
inferior vena cava
Which abdominal quadrant contains the stomach and spleen?
Left upper quadrant
What organ produces bile and processes nutrients
Liver
Which organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine
kidneys
What are the three main branches of the descending aorta that supply the gut
Celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, inferior mesenteric artery
What is the opening in the diaphragm that allows passage of the esophagus and what nerve also passes through this
esophageal hiatus vagus nerve
Which abdominal quadrant is most commonly associated with the appendix?
Right lower quadrant
What organ stores and concentrates bile
gallbladder
What organs lies posterior to the stomach and is important for digestion and blood sugar regulation
pancreas
Draw the portal vein system
compare to teachers diagram
which ligament connects the liver to the anterior abdominal wall
falciform ligament
What are the nine abdominal regions used for more precise anatomical location?
Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
What are the three dimensions of the gut and what parasympathetic and sympathetic nerve innervates each?
Foregut parasympathetic-vagus sympathetic celiac ganglia
Midgut parasympathetic-vagus sympathetic- superior mesenteric ganglia
Hindgut parasympathetic- pelvic splanchnic sympathetic- inferior mesenteric ganglia
kidneys, pancreas, aorta, inferior vena cava
draw the descending aorta diagram
compare to correct diagram
What structure attaches the lesser curvature of the stomach to the liver?
lesser momentum