Anatomy

Question 1

Epiploic foramen

• Discription
• Boundaries

Answer 1

Passage between the greater and lesser sac.

Boundaries
- Anterior= bile duct, portal vein, hepatic artery

• Posterior= IVC
• Inferior= Duodenum
• superior= caudate lobe of liver

Question 2

Arterial supply of the omentum

Answer 2

Gastroepiploic artery

• Left is a branch from splenic
• Right is a branch from gastroduodenal

Question 3

Portosystemic anastomosis on oesophagus

Answer 3

Gastro-oesophageal junction

• left gastric vein
• Azygous vein

If portal hypertension= gastric/ oesophageal varices

Question 4

Stomach anatomy

- Different sections and their function

Answer 4

Fundus (superior)
- Storage zone

Body

• Contains chief cells= release pepsinogen
• Oxyntic cells= secretes H+

Antrum
- Contains G cells= release gastrin

Pyloric sphincter
- Circular muscle