Organs
Supracolic viscera:
- Stomach
- Body
- Greater curvature
- Lesser curvature
- Cardia
- Fundus
- Pylorus
- Gastric folds (gastric rugae)
- Pyloric sphincter
- Duodenum
- Superior (first) part
- Descending (second) part
- Horizontal (third) part
- Ascending (fourth) part
- Circular folds (plicae circulares)
- Ampulla of duodenum (duodenal cap)
- Major duodenal papilla
- Minor duodenal papilla
- Liver
- Right lobe
- Left lobe
- Quadrate lobe
- Caudate lobe
- Diaphragmatic surface
- Bare area
- Inferior border
- Visceral surface
- Portal triad
- Porta hepatis
- Gallbladder
- Pancreas
- Head
- Uncinate process
- Neck
- Body
- Tail
- Spleen
Infracolic Viscera:
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
- Ascending colon
- Transverse colon
- Right colic (hepatic) flexure
- Left colic (splenic) flexure
- Descending colon
- Cecum
- Appendix
- Sigmoid colon
- Haustra
- Teniae coli
- Omental appendices (epiploic appendages)
- Semilunar folds (plicae semilunaris)
- Rectum
- Kidneys
- Renal (fibrous) capsule
- Renal cortex
- Renal columns
- Renal medulla
- Renal sinus
- Renal pyramids
- Renal papilla
- Minor calyx
- Major calyx
- Renal pelvis
- Ureter
- Suprarenal (adrenal) glands
Ducts
- Right hepatic duct
- Left hepatic duct
- Common hepatic duct
- Cystic duct
- Common bile duct
- Main pancreatic duct
- Accessory pancreatic duct (if present)
- Hepatopancreatic ampulla (Ampulla of Vater)
Ligaments
- Coronary ligament
- Falciform ligament
- Round ligament of the liver (ligamentum teres hepatis)
- Ligamentum venosum
Arteries
- Main branches of the celiac trunk:
- Left gastric artery
- Splenic artery
- Left gastro-omental (gastroepiploic) artery
- Common hepatic artery
- Hepatic artery proper
- Right gastric artery
- Left hepatic artery
- Right hepatic artery
- Cystic artery
- Gastroduodenal artery
- Supraduodenal artery
- Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
- Right gastro-omental (gastroepiploic) artery
- Hepatic artery proper
- Superior Mesenteric Artery
- Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
- Small Intestinal (jejunal and ileal) arteries
- Ileocolic artery
- Appendicular artery
- Right colic artery
- Middle colic artery
- Inferior Mesenteric Artery
- Left colic artery
- Sigmoid arteries
- Superior rectal artery
- Marginal Artery of Drummond
- Abdominal aorta
- Common iliac arteries (right and left)
- Renal arteries (right and left)
- Testicular/ovarian arteries (right and left)
Veins
- Splenic vein
- Superior mesenteric vein
- Inferior mesenteric vein
- Hepatic portal vein
- Hepatic veins (x4)
- Inferior vena cava
- Common iliac veins (right and left)
- Renal veins (right and left)
- Right testicular/ovarian vein
Muscles
- Psoas major
- Psoas minor
- Quadratus lumborum
- Iliacus
- Diaphragm
- Apertures (openings) of diaphragm:
- Caval foramen
- Esophageal hiatus
- Aortic hiatus
Nerves
- Genitofemoral nerve (L1/L2)
- Subcostal nerve (T12)
- Iliohypogastric nerve (L1)
- Ilioinguinal nerve (L1)
- Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (lateral femoral cutaneous nerve) (L2/L3)
- Femoral nerve (L2/L3/L4)
- Obturator nerve (L2/L3/L4)
- Lumbosacral trunk (L4/L5)
- Sympathetic trunk
Clinical Correlations
- Gastric ulcers
- Duodenal ulcers
- Ileal (Meckel) diverticulum
- Carcinoma of stomach – Troisier’s sign
- Head of the pancreas tumor
- Cholecystectomy
- Portal-systemic (portocaval) anastomoses (portal hypertension)
- Gastroesophageal
- Esophageal varices
- Paraumbilical
- Caput medusa
- Anorectal
- Hemorrhoids
- Ischemia of intestine
- Arterial anastomoses between:
- Celiac trunk and superior mesenteric arteries
- Superior mesenteric and Inferior mesenteric arteries
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Nutcracker syndrome
- Testicular varicocele
- Kidney stones (renal calculi)
- Common constriction sites of the ureter
- Horseshoe kidney
- Psoas abscess – referred pain
- (Acquired) Hiatal hernia