Front | Back |
Venous blood from which organs enter the portal vein?
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Spleen
Pancreas Gallbladder Abdominal part of GI tract |
Which two veins unite to form the portal vein?
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Splenic vein
Superior mesenteric vein |
Which branches do the portal vein divide into?
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Right and left branches
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Which veins stem from the portal vein?
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Right and left branches
Right and left gastric veins Cystic veins Para-umbilical veins |
Which veins stem from the splenic vein?
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Short gastric veins
Left gastro-omental vein Pancreatic veins Inferior mesenteric vein |
Where does the superior mesenteric vein drain blood from?
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Small intestine
Caecum Ascending colon Transverse colon |
Which veins stem from the SMV?
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Jejunal vein
Ileal vein Ileocolic vein Right colic vein Middle colic vein --- Right gastro-omental vein Anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal vein Posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal vein |
Where does the inferior mesenteric vein drain blood from?
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Left colic flexure
Descending colon Sigmoid colon Rectum |
Which veins stem from the IMV?
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Left colic vein
Sigmoid veins |
Which vein does the IMV stem from?
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Splenic vein
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Where does lymph from the abdominal GI tract drain to?
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Pre-aortic lymph nodes
(Three sets: coeliac, superior mesenteric and inferior mesenteric) |
Where does lymph from the coeliac nodes drain to?
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Cisterna chyli
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Where does lymph from the superior mesenteric nodes drain to?
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Coeliac nodes
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Where does lymph from the inferior mesenteric nodes drain to?
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Superior mesenteric nodes
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