- There were four Portocaval sites discussed in the slides. Site two occurs at the colon and includes these portal/venous vessels.
- If you're thinking about clock distribution, the ileocolic, right colic, and middle colic arteries would be found at these times.
- After filtration through the liver, blood drains into the inferior vena cava from the _____________ veins.
- A continuous artery along the border of the large intestine formed by the anastomoses of the major branches to the large intestine from the superior mesenteric artery and inferior mesenteric artery.
- This system is responsible for directing blood from parts of the GI tract, pancreas, and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.
- The superior mesenteric artery supplies blood to _______ of the small intestines and _____ of the large intestines.
- These are sites where venous blood is shared by veins from the portal and caval systems
- The hepatic portal vein is formed by the joining of these two veins
- The _______ and _______ veins converge behind the head of the pancreas to supply the hepatic portal vein, which enters the liver to filter the blood.
- This vessel supplies blood to the large intestine distal to the splenic flexure and the proximal portion of the rectum.
- There were four Portocaval sites discussed in the slides. Site three occurs at the umbilicus and includes these portal/venous vessels. Blockage at this site results in this condition.
- These connections may serve as alternative sites for venous blood return in the event of obstructed blood flow through the liver.
- The joining of the superior mesenteric vein with the splenic vein to form the hepatic portal vein happens behind this organ.
- This vessel supplies blood to the right half of the greater curvature of the stomach.
- Which vessel branches off of [is a continuation of? Anastomoses with?] the right gastrioepiploic artery?
- This artery supplies the right half of the lesser curvature of the stomach.
- What vessel does the left gonadal vein drain into?
- This vessel supplies blood to the left half of the greater curvature of the stomach.
- What vessel does the right gonadal vein drain into?
- In the slides, there was mention of notable asymmetrical venous drainage. What are the names of the veins that make their way to the IVC asymmetrically?