Abdominal viscera, peritoneal reflections, and pelvic floor and vascular anatomy, one landmark per card.
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- What structure connects the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?
- The falciform ligament
- What fetal structure does the ligamentum teres hepatis represent?
- The remnant of the fetal umbilical vein
- What fetal structure does the ligamentum venosum represent?
- The remnant of the fetal ductus venosus
- What two ligaments make up the lesser omentum?
- The hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments
- What three structures make up the portal triad found within the hepatoduodenal ligament?
- Portal vein, hepatic artery proper, and common bile duct
- In the portal triad, the common bile duct runs along the ____ free edge, with the hepatic artery proper to its left and the portal vein posterior to both.
- right
- What opening connects the greater and lesser peritoneal sacs?
- The epiploic foramen (of Winslow)
- Which ligament connects the greater curvature of the stomach to the spleen and carries the short gastric vessels?
- The gastrosplenic ligament
- Which ligament connects the spleen to the posterior abdominal wall and carries the splenic vessels and tail of the pancreas?
- The splenorenal (lienorenal) ligament
- What peritoneal fold hangs like an apron from the greater curvature of the stomach and drapes over the transverse colon?
- The greater omentum
- Which part of the pancreas is intraperitoneal rather than retroperitoneal?
- The tail of the pancreas
- Which parts of the duodenum are retroperitoneal?
- The second, third, and fourth parts
- Is the ascending colon intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
- Secondarily retroperitoneal
- Is the descending colon intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
- Secondarily retroperitoneal
- Are the kidneys intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
- Retroperitoneal