Antatomy

Question 1

the ____ is the largest organ in the body

Answer 1

liver

Question 2

where is the liver located and how much does it weigh

Answer 2

triangular in shape, located directly below the diaphragm (right upper quadrant) and weighs roughly 3.5 pounds

Question 3

the liver is divided into how many lobes

Answer 3

4

Question 4

what are the two main lobes of the liver

Answer 4

right and left

Question 5

how many segments does the right lobe of the liver have

Answer 5

three

Question 6

name the segments of the right lobe of the liver

Answer 6

right lobe proper, the caudate lobe, quadrate lobe

Question 7

what is a Reidel lobe

Answer 7

a variant found in women where there is an additional lobe located in the posterior interior aspect of the right lobe

Question 8

what shape is the gallbladder

Answer 8

pear-shaped sac

Question 9

where is the gallbladder located

Answer 9

in a shallow fossa on the posterior surface of the right lobe of the liver

Question 10

what are the three portions of the gallbladder

Answer 10

fundus, body, and neck

Question 11

what is the Hartmann pouch

Answer 11

a small pouch found in the posterior neck of the gallbladder

Question 12

where is a prime site for gallstones

Answer 12

Hartmann pouch

Question 13

how many layers are in the wall of the gallbladder and name them

Answer 13

3; outer serous, middle muscular, and inner mucous

Question 14

which layer has folds (rugae) and what is their function

Answer 14

the inner mucous layer; to promote passage of bile with contractions of the gallbladder

Question 15

what is the name of the duct that comes off the neck of the gallbladder

Answer 15

cystic duct

Question 16

what are the spiral valves of Heister

Answer 16

membranous folds that arise from the lumen of the cystic ducts

Question 17

what is the function of the spiral valves of Heister

Answer 17

prevent the collapse or distention of the cystic ducts

Question 18

which ducts converge to form the common bile duct (CBD)

Answer 18

common hepatic duct and the cystic duct

Question 19

what is the CBD also known as

Answer 19

choledochus

Question 20

when the CBD joins the pancreatic duct it become the _______ also known as ________

Answer 20

hepatopancreatic ampulla or ampulla of Vater

Question 21

how many areas is the pancreas divided into; name them

Answer 21

4; head, neck, body, tail

Question 22

where is the pancreas located

Answer 22

the head is in the C-loop of the duodenum

Question 23

what is the main pancreatic duct known as

Answer 23

the duct of Wirsung

Question 24

the portal vein is located where

Answer 24

posterior surface of the liver

Question 25

the portal vein is formed by uniting the _______ and the _______

Answer 25

splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein

Question 26

what is the duct of Santorini

Answer 26

a minor accessory dict that is found branching off the superior aspect of the duct of Wirsung