| Celiac trunk | Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) | Inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) | |
| Level | T12 | L1 | L3 |
| Branches | LHS (Left Hand Side) | MRI (distal to proximal) | LeSS |
| 1. | Left gastric artery | Middle colic artery | Left colic artery |
| 2. | common Hepatic artery | Right colic artery | Sigmoid arteries |
| 3. | Splenic artery | Ileocolic artery | Superior rectal artery |
| 4. | Intenstinal branches (ileal, jejunal) | ||
| 5. | Inferior pacreaticoduodenal artery |
Normal distribution Non-normal distribution a. Positive skew: Longer or fatter tail on right b. Negative skew: Longer or fatter tail on left 2X2 tables Disease present Disease absent Test positive TP FP Test negative FN TN Event Non-event Exposed or Treatment a b Non-exposed or Placebo c d Formulae Incidence…
Adrenal cortex synthesize steroids. Mnemonic: GFR – Salt, Sugar, Sex Zona gomerulosa: Salt (Aldosterone) Zona fasciculata: Sugar (Cortisol) Zona reticulosa: Sex (Testosterone) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) Deficiency of 3 different enzymes can cause Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Mnemonic: Remember the mnemonic GFR, first layer of cortex synthesizes aldosterone and the last layer…
Pons in latin, refers to a “bridge”. Pons varolli is a part of brain-stem, that links thalamus with medulla oblongata. The cross-section of pons is similar to the midbrain as described earlier but few things must be kept in mind: The orientation of lemnisci in midbrain is more or less…