Final 2nd yr fall Flashcards
Another name for the Pancreatic duct
Duct of wirsung
The gallbladder is located _______margin of the liver
What separates the left and right lobes of the liver
posterior Inferior
Falciform ligament
A hormone used to contract the gallbladder to release bail
Cholecystokinin CCK
Name for having gallstones
Cholelithiasis
A viral infection of the Parotid gland is known as
Mumps
The esophagus extends from C-5 – C6 to
T 11
Wave like involuntary contractions that help propel food down the esophagus are called
Peristalsis
Where does the barium gravitate when a patient is supine?
The fundus or the top of the stomach
Another name for the head of pancreas and C-loop of duodenum
The romance of the abdomen
The turning in mixing activity of chime in the small intestines
Rhythmic segmentation
Carbs proteins lipids and vitamins are all digested except
Vitamins
They are not digested
The radioLucent contrast media in double contrast studies of the G.I. tract is normally what
Magnesium citrate co2
What condition may prevent the use of water soluble contrast agents for a geriatric patient
Dehydration
Water soluble contrast agents such as Gastro view is much faster than barium due
To its laxative properties
Lead aprons should be the equivalency of what during fluoroscopy ?
.50
RAO esophagram projections: The body should be how many degrees
35 to 40
Why is a RAO position preferred rather than an LAO during an esophagram???
RAO puts the heart and vertebra in between the esophagus better than in LAO
What modality would be preferred for someone with Barrett’s Esophagus
Nuclear medicine
What is the maneuver called when the radiologist asked the patient to bear down as if having a bowel movement
Valsalva maneuver
A lucent halo in the duodenum could be
Ulcer
The longest portion of the small intestine
Feathery and coiled spring appearance of the intestine
Ilium
Jejenum
Another name for appendix
Not considered a part of the colon
Vermiform
Cecum, rectum
Outpouches in the distal ileum
Small herniations of the intensional wall
Meckels diverticulum
Diverticulosis
Diverticulitis is inflammation of small herniations
Apple core lesion in the lower G.I.
Stove pipe appearance of the colon
Neoplasm
Ulcerative colitis