Thorax/Abdomen — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: Which lymph node cluster drains the jejunum and ileum? _____

Answer: Superior mesenteric

Flashcard 92: The blood supply to the middle 1/3 of the ureter is _____

Answer: Gonadal and common iliac arteries (highly variable)

Flashcard 93: The blood supply to the proximal ureter comes from the _____

Answer: renal artery

Flashcard 94: Which branch of the celiac trunk runs a tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas to supply the spleen?

Answer: Splenic artery

Extra: The splenic artery is one of the three main branches of the celiac trunk. It follows a characteristic tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas. It provides blood supply to the spleen, the fundus of the stomach (via short gastric arteries), and the greater curvature of the stomach (via the left gastro-omental artery).

Flashcard 95: Which artery is associated with anteroapical myocardial infarction?_____

Answer: Distal left anterior descending (LAD) artery

Flashcard 96: Which arteries arise from the splenic artery and supply the fundus of the stomach?

Answer: Short gastric arteries

Extra: These arteries arise from the distal splenic artery at the splenic hilum and reach the fundus of the stomach by traveling within the gastrosplenic ligament.

Flashcard 97: The lesser curvature of the stomach is supplied by the _____ arteries

Answer: gastric

Flashcard 98: Which sympathetics (2) innervate the regions of the foregut and midgut? _____

Answer: Greater and lesser splanchnics (T5 - T12)

Flashcard 99: What type of diaphragmatic hernia involves upward displacement of the gastroesophageal junction?_____

Answer: Sliding hiatal hernia

Flashcard 100: Which lymph node cluster drains the upper duodenum? _____

Answer: Celiac