digest
greater omentum, lesser omentum, falciform ligament, mesentery, mesocolon
GERD is a disease of backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus. What does it stand for and what causes backflow
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
lower esophageal sphincter doesn't close
drainages of great saphenous and small saphenous vein
4 rectus eye muscles and their actions on the eyeball
superior rectus: elevates and adducts; inferior: depresses and adducts; medial: adducts; lateral: abducts
Borders of the axillary artery
from first rib to lower border of teres major
The percentage of saliva originating in the 3 pairs of salivary glands
70% in submandibular, 25% in parotid, 5% in sublingual
Carpal tunnel syndrome. What is it and what nerve is compressed
numbness, tingling and weakness in hand/arm. Median nerve runs through narrow wrist passage
temporal and maxillary veins drain into what vein
external jugular
The three layers of vascular tunic
iris, ciliary body, choroid
Major arteries of leg in descending order beginning with really big guy after the external iliac
femoral artery -> popliteal -> anterior/posterior tibial artery and fibular -> dorsalis pedis
Length of each part of small intestines
jejunum is 2.5m long and duodenum is 25cm, ileum is 3.5m
Difference between embolus and pulmonary embolism
embolus is a blood clot block in small vessels
pulmonary embolism is blood clot which travels to the lungs and blocks pulmonary artery
marginal artery supplies blood where
supplies the large intestine with dual blood supply
The divisions of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear
semicircular canals, vestibule, cochlea
branches of the aortic arch and further 2 branches of the branch which branches to the right
left subclavian artery, left common carotid, brachiocephalic-> right subclavian and right common carotid
function of gall bladder
store bile until needed for fat digestion
Polycystic kidney disease can also affect what other organs and what is cure
liver, pancreas, spleen and ovaries
no cure
The portal system is composed of 4 veins which drain the digestive tract and transport blood to the liver
hepatic portal vein, splenic vein, superior mesenteric vein, inferior mesenteric vein
The other words for scala media is
cochlear duct
circle of willis
anastomoses between anterior and posterior cerebral arteries
4 abdominal quadrants and their contents
upper right: liver and gall bladder; upper left: stomach and spleen; lower right: appendix, upper colon; lower left: sigmoid colon
developmental dysplasia of hip in baby girls. What is it
subluxation or dislocation of a baby girls hip joint during birth
draining of the thoracic body wall (hint: right and left posterior intercostal veins)
right posterior intercostal veins->azygos vein->superior vena cava
left posterior intercostal veins->hemiazygous vein and accessory hemiazygous vein-> azygous vein-> superior vena cava
explain how the order of movements in the middle ear after tympanic membrane converts sound waves into mechanical movements
vibrates malleus, which vibrates incus and ends up with vibration of stapes. Vibration further vibrated fluid contents of inner ear
4 visceral branches of descending aorta
bronchial, esophageal, mediastinal, pericardial