Abdomen

Question 1

What are the five sections of the duodenum

Answer 1

Superior duodenum
Descending duodenum (on the right)
Inferior duodenum
The gastroduodenal artery
The ascending duodenum

Question 2

What is meant by retroperitoneal

Answer 2

Structures that would be behind the peritoneum

Question 3

What organs are retroperitoneal

Answer 3

S: Suparenal (adrenal gland)
A: aorta/IVC
D: duodenum (not the first 2cm)
P: pancreas
U: urethra
C: colon (ascending and descending)
K: kidneys
E: (o)esophagus
R: rectum

Question 4

What are the 9 areas of the abdominal cavity

Answer 4

Right and left hypochondrium
Right and left lumbar
Right and left iliac
Epigastric (top middle)
Umbilical (central)
Hypogastric (bottom middle)

Question 5

What is the difference between the abdominal cavity and the peritoneal cavity

Answer 5

The peritoneal cavity would be within the abdominal cavity
Peritoneal cavity would be between the visceral and the parietal peritoneum

Question 6

What is the lower boundary of the abdominal cavity

Answer 6

The upper plane of the pelvic cavity

Question 7

What is ascites?

Answer 7

The build up of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Normally leads to swelling of the cavity
Caused by the liver malfunctions (cirrhosis, liver failure and disease, kidney diseases etc…)

Question 8

What are the intra peritoneal organs

Answer 8

Stomach
Cecum
Jejunum
Illeum
Transverse colon
Sigmoid colon

Question 9

What is the function of the mesentary

Answer 9

Membrane that would attach the stomach and the small intestine to the walls of the abdominal cavity

Question 10

What is the difference in the location of the greater and the lesser omentum

Answer 10

When have a sideways view of a medial Sagitta cross section
Lesser omentum is above the stomach.
Greater omentum is below the stomach.

Question 11

What is the function of the greater omentum

Answer 11

Would contain lymphocytes and would allow an immune response to be carried out within the abdomen