Abdomen — Flashcards

The ureter arises from the _____, then travels past the following structures in the listed order: - travels under the gonadal arteries over the belly of the psoas muscle- travels over the common iliac arteries- and finally under the uterine artery / vas deferens

Relations of the neck of the pancreas:Posterior: 3 veins-_____-Superior mesenteric vein-Inferior mesenteric (in 1/3rd individuals)

Relations of the head of the pancreas:Anterior:-_____ part of duodenum-Origin of the transverse mesocolon

The three branches of the celiac trunk are the _____, splenic, and left gastric arteries

The inferior phrenic artery branches off the _____ at T12

The liver has _____ major and 3 minor fissures.

Major portal fissures of the liver:The left portal fissure, which contains the left hepatic vein, divides the liver into the left anterior/medial sector (segments _____ and III) and left posterior/lateral sector (segments II).

While the middle suprarenal artery comes off the _____, the superior suprarenal artery comes off the inferior phrenic artery and the inferior suprarenal artery comes off the renal artery

The _____ ligament borders the omental foramen, which connects the greater and lesser sacs

The subcoastal plane of the abdomen lies at the _____ border of L3 vertebra, and 10th coastal cartilage