Abdomen & Musculoskeletal Flashcards
Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis, trauma, or congenital defect
Aneurysm
Loss of appetite for food
Anorexia
Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension
Ascites
Loud, gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyperperistalsis: occurs with early bowel obstruction, gastroenteritis, diarrhea
Borborygmi
Blowing, swooshing sounds heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially occluded
Bruit
First or proximal part of large intestine
Cecum
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis
Lower border of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th, 9th, and 10th ribs
Costal margin
Angle formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column on the posterior thorax, overlying the kidney
Costovertebral angle (CVA)
Midline longitudinal ridge in the abdomen, a separation of abdominal rectus muscles
Diastasis recti
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
Name of abdominal region between the costal margins
Epigastrium
Abnormal enlargement of liver
Hepatomegaly
Abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal musculature
Hernia
Ligament extending from pubic bone to anterior superior iliac spine, forming lower border of abdomen
Inguinal ligament
Midline tendinous seam joining abdominal muscles
Linea alba
Complete absence of peristaltic movement that may follow abdominal surgery or complete bowel obstruction
Paralytic ileus
Rough, grating sound heard through the stethoscope over the site of peritoneal inflammation
Peritoneal friction rub
Double envelope of serous membrane that lines the abdominal wall and covers the surface of most abdominal organs
Peritoneum
Inflammation of the peritoneum
Peritonitis
Congenital narrowing of pyloric sphincter, forming outflow obstruction of stomach
Pyloric stenosis
Heartburn; burning sensation in upper abdomen due to reflux of gastric acid
Pyrosis
Midline abdominal muscles extending from rib cage to pubic bone
Rectus abdominis muscles
Abnormally sunken abdominal wall, as with malnutrition or underweight
Scaphoid