ABD FINAL — Fall 2024 Flashcards
- What is another name for the epiploic foramen?
Foramen of Winslow
- What hangs over the intestines like an apron?
The greater omentum
- What is the smooth membrane that lines the entire abdominal cavity and is reflected over the contained organs?
Peritoneum
- The right kidney is in contact with the:
Liver, colon, and adrenal gland.
- What is immediately outside the renal capsule?
Perinephric fat
- Which vessels carry the majority of the blood supply to the liver?
Portal veins
- Which vessel courses within line with the main lobar fissure?
Middle hepatic vein
- Which space contains the aorta?
Retroperitoneal
- What best describes the location of the first part of the duodenum?
Intraperitoneal
- What best describes the location of the descending colon?
Retroperitoneal
- What structure passes between the superior mesenteric artery and aorta?
Left renal vein
- What is the normal relationship of the gallbladder to the right kidney?
The right kidney is posterior to the gallbladder
- On transverse scans, the fundus of the gallbladder presents as a(an) ____
Circular echo-free structure
- The lesser sac:
Is a diverticulum of the greater sac located posterior to the stomach
- The normal adult liver should be ____ cm or less to be considered normal size
16 cm
- Which is an endocrine product of the pancreas?
Somatosatin
- What are three true factors regarding the celiac artery?
-First anterior branch off aorta
-Has three branches; the common hepatic, splenic, and left gastric arteries
-the superior mesenteric artery and the celiac artery may share a common trunk at their origin
(NOTE: the celiac artery does NOT originate from the posterolateral wall of the abdominal aorta)
- What forms the posterior border of the pancreas?
Splenic vein
- The primary duct that extends the entire length of the pancreas is the:
Duct of Wirsung
- The gonadal arteries arise from the aorta superior to the:
Inferior mesenteric artery
- Arteries that supply organs that require constant perfusion display which type of spectral waveform?
Low resistant
- In a sagittal scanning plane, the right renal artery can be seen as a(n)
Round, short axis structure posterior to the longitudinal IVC
- Where should the transducer be placed to visualize the common iliac veins?
Near the umbilicus
- In which portion of the gallbladder would you find a Hartmans pouch?
Neck
- The most efficient method to differentiate a bile duct from other structures is:
By the use of color Doppler.
- The renal parenchyma is made up of:
Cortex and the medulla
- Which ligament connects the anterior abdominal wall to the liver?
Falciform ligament
- What does Glissons capsule cover?
The liver and portal vessels
- What substance is elevated in the serum approximately 12 hrs after an insult to the pancreas but decreases to normal 24-36 hours after the insult?
Amylase
- What is the expected sonographic appearance of the pancreas of a 70 year old patient ?
HypERechoic to a normal liver
- What is the test for renal glomerular filtration?
Creatinine clearance
- The spleen is
The largest organ containing lymphoid tissue in the body
- What. Is the expected shape of the right adrenal gland ?
Triangle shape
- What are 4 structures that are commonly mistaken for an adrenal gland?
Diaphragmatic crus
Upper pole renal mass
Accessory spleen
Tail of the pancreas
Note: NOT Quadrate lobe of the liver