Anatomy

Question 1

What is the appendix?

Answer 1

The appendix is a blind-ended tube connected to the caecum, from which it develops embryologically.

Question 2

What is the caecum

Answer 2

The caecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon, located at the junction of the small and large intestines

Question 3

McBurneys point

Answer 3

1/3 distance from ASIS to umbilicus

Question 4

Transpyloric plane surface marking

Answer 4

L1 - mid way between jugular notch and upper border of pubic symphysis

Question 5

What are the boundaries of the epiploic foramen?

Answer 5

Anterior: Free edge lesser omentum (contains hepatic artery - compression = pringles manouvre)
Posterior: IVC
Superior: Caudate lobe
Inferior: D1

Question 6

Gallbladder function?

Answer 6

Store bile

Question 7

Calots triangle boundaries?

Answer 7

Anterior: Inferior border liver
Lateral: CBD
Medial: Cystic Duct

Contains cystic artery (sometimes anterior border)