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Organs esophagus, stomach, 1/2 of duodenum, 1/3 of transverse

liver, gall bladder, jejunum, ileum, colon, descending

pancreas, 1/2 of cecum, ascending and sigmoid

duodenum colon, 2/3 of colon, rectum,

transverse and 2/3 of anal

colon canal

Arteries & Celiac Superior Mesenteric Inferior Mesenteric

branches splenic, left gastric, inferior pancreati- left colic,

short gastric, coduodenal, superior rectal

common hepatic, intestinal middle

right gastric, colic, right colic,

gastroduodenal ileocolic

Veins Portal vein Portal vein Portal vein

Lymph Celiac nodes Superior Mesenteric Inferior Mesenteric

(supracolic nodes (infracolic Nodes (infracolic

compartment) compartment) compartment)

Nerves:

Parasympathetic Vagus Vagus Pelvic Splanchnic,

(S 2,3,4)

Sympathetic Greater thoracic Lesser thoracic Least thoracic

splanchnic (T 5–9) splanchnic (T 10,11) splanchnic (T12),

Upper lumbar

splanchnic (L1.2)

Pain refers to: Epigastric region Umbilical region Suprapubic region

ABDOMINAL ORGANIZATION BASED ON EMBRY0LOGY

Structures Foregut Midgut Hindgut

Modified, with permission, after a table by Joseph D. Bast, Ph. D. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biol-
ogy, University of Kansas Medical Center.

Esophagus Azygos veins with left Esophageal varices,

gastric and short gastric veins intractable hematemesis

Umbilicus Paraumbilical veins with Caput medusae

superior and inferior epigastric veins

Rectum Superior rectal vein with middle and Internal and external

inferior rectal veins hemorrhoids

PORTAL-SYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSES OCCUR

IN SEVERAL AREAS

Location Anastomotic Connections Signs and Symptoms