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11/23/2008

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Term
What are the branches of the celiac trunk?
Definition

Left Gastric

 

Splenic - gives rise to pancreatic branches including the dorsal pancreatic artery, some short gastric arteries, and the left gastroepiploic artery

 

Common Hepatic - gives rise to proper hepatic artery, right gastric artery, gastroduodenal

 

Proper hepatic divides into left and right hepatic. Right hepatic gives rise to the cystic

 

Gastroduodenal gives rise to the right gastroepiploic and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

Term
What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery?
Definition

Inferior pancreaticoduodenal which has anterior-inferior and posterior-inferior branches

 

Middle colic which has left and right branches

 

Right colic

 

Ileocolic which divides into ascending colic, anterior and posterior cecals, appendicular, ileal branches

 

Intestinal arteries

Term
What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery?
Definition

Left colic artery

 

Sigmoid arteries

 

superior rectal artery - note this is the termination of the inferior mesenteric artery

Term
What feeds into the portal vein?
Definition

It is formed by the union of the splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein

 

inferior mesenteric can join either the splenic or the superior mesenteric or the junction of those two veins

 

Receives the left gastric (coronary)

 

 

 

 

Term
What feeds into the splenic vein?
Definition

Short gastric

 

left gastroepiploic

 

pancreatic

Term
What feeds into the inferior mesenteric vein?
Definition

formed by the union of the superior rectal and sigmoid veins

 

receives the left colic vein

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