Abdomen

Question 1

What is the general description of the abdomen

Answer 1

region between diaphragm and pelvis, extends superiorly intro rib cage into 5th intercostal

Question 2

layers of the abdomen in order

Answer 2

1. skin
2. superficial fascia- fatty layer, membranous layer
3. Rectus abdominus
4. external oblique
5. internal oblique
6. transverse abdominus
7. extraperitoneal fat
8. parietal peritoneum

Question 3

anterior rectus sheath

Answer 3

covers the rectus abdominus

Question 4

posterior rectus sheath

Answer 4

on the other side of rectus abdominus

Question 5

what are the anterior ab wall nerves?

Answer 5

lower 6 thoracic nerves and the first lumbar
ilioinguinal nerve
iliohypogastric nerve

Question 6

what is located in Right Hypochondriac

Answer 6

liver and gall bladder

Question 7

what is located in Left Hypochondriac

Answer 7

stomach and spleen

Question 8

what is located in epigastric

Answer 8

stomach, liver, pancreas

Question 9

what is located in Right lateral

Answer 9

ascending colon

Question 10

what is located in left lateral

Answer 10

descending colon

Question 11

what is located in umbilical

Answer 11

greater omentum, transverse colon, small intestine

Question 12

what is located in right inguinal

Answer 12

cecum, appendix

Question 13

what is located in left inguinal

Answer 13

sigmoid colon

Question 14

what is located in the pubis?

Answer 14

urinary bladder and uterus when the woman is pregnant

Question 15

what is the inguinal canal?

Answer 15

oblique passageway made up of internal oblique, transverse abdominus, and transversalis fascia. It connects the extra-peritoneal space to scrotum or labia majora

Question 16

what passes through the inguinal canal?

Answer 16

males: spermatic cord
females: not an opening it is where the round ligament of the uterus attaches

Question 17

what is the spermatic cord

Answer 17

vas deferenes, blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, and cremaster muscles

Question 18

functions of liver

Answer 18

1. synthesize fatty acids
2. regulate blood glucose
3. removes toxins
4. secretes bile
5. filters blood
6. hormone regulation
7. store fat and soluble vitamins
8. processes amino acids
9. makes plasma proteins

Question 19

parts of stomach

Answer 19

fundus- top
cardiac region- by esophageal opening
pyloric canal- by pyloric sphincter,
pyloric atrium- by pyloric canal

Question 20

functions of stomach

Answer 20

breaks down food

stores food

Question 21

outside of stomach is called

Answer 21

greater curveture

Question 22

inside of stomach

Answer 22

lesser curvature

Question 23

function of spleen

Answer 23

filters bloods, removes toxins
filters antigen
blood storage

Question 24

functions of pancrease

Answer 24

secretes insulin and glucagon

secretes digestion enzymes

Question 25

what are the retroperitoneal structures

Answer 25

SAD PUCKER

1. suprarenal gland
2. aorta
3. Duodenum
4. Pancrease
5. Ureters/ urinary bladder
6. colon- ascending/ descending
7. kidney
8. esophagus
9. rectum

Question 26

what branches off the celiac trunk

Answer 26

left gastric, splenic artery, common hepatic

Question 27

what comes off the splenic artery?

Answer 27

dorsal pancreatic

Question 28

what branches off the common hepatic artery

Answer 28

right gastric, gastroduodenal

Question 29

what branches off gastroduodenal

Answer 29

right gastroepiploic