Gross Anatomy — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: What structure is contained within the falciform ligament?_____

Answer: Ligamentum teres hepatis (derivative of fetal umbilical vein)

Flashcard 162: The spinal cord is housed in the _____

Answer: vertebral canal

Flashcard 163: Which layer(s) of spermatic fascia cover an indirect inguinal hernia? _____

Answer: All three

Flashcard 164: The most posterior part of the heart is the _____

Answer: left atrium

Flashcard 165: What are anatomical locations that receive blood supply from the most distal branches of 2 arteries with limited collateral vascularity known as?_____

Answer: Watershed areas (border zones)

Flashcard 166: The _____ region of the stomach is thick-walled and includes the distal body and antrum

Answer: caudad

Flashcard 167: Segmental arteries of the kidney further branch into _____ arteries

Answer: interlobar

Flashcard 168: The area of the retina responsible for the highest visual acuity is the _____.

Answer: Fovea centralis

Flashcard 169: Which lymph node cluster drains the splenic flexure and the upper descending colon?_____

Answer: left colic lymph nodes

Flashcard 170: Identify the spinal cord section characterized by the presence of lateral horns and relatively small ventral/dorsal horns (lack of limb enlargements):

Answer: Thoracic

Extra: The thoracic spinal cord (T1-L2) is distinguished by the presence of the lateral horn (intermediolateral cell column) and the Nucleus Dorsalis of Clarke. It has relatively small ventral and dorsal horns compared to the cervical and lumbar enlargements, as it does not provide motor innervation to the limbs.