Thorax/Abdomen — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: What structure is responsible for breast cancer metastasis to the vertebrae? _____

Answer: Azygos vein

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Flashcard 82: _____ hernias are medial to epigastric vessels

Answer: Direct

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Flashcard 83: Neurogenic tumors = _____ mediastinum Thymomas = _____ mediastinum

Answer: posterior

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Flashcard 84: Which lymph node cluster drains the trachea and esophagus? _____

Answer: Mediastinal

Flashcard 85: What is the medial border of the inguinal (Hesselbach) triangle? _____

Answer: Lateral border of rectus abdominis

Flashcard 86: Arcuate arteries of the kidney further branch into _____ arteries

Answer: interlobular

Flashcard 87: Which lymph node cluster drains the colon up to the splenic flexure? _____

Answer: Superior mesenteric

Flashcard 88: The blood supply to the proximal ureter comes from the _____

Answer: renal artery

Flashcard 89: Which branch of the celiac trunk runs a tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas to supply the spleen?

Answer: Splenic artery

Extra: The splenic artery is one of the three main branches of the celiac trunk. It follows a characteristic tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas. It provides blood supply to the spleen, the fundus of the stomach (via short gastric arteries), and the greater curvature of the stomach (via the left gastro-omental artery).

Flashcard 90: Which lymph node cluster drains the testes and ovaries? _____

Answer: Para-aortic