Gallbladder

Question 1

Extends from the point where the common hepatic duct meets the cystic duct; drains into the duodenum after it joins with the main pancreatic duct

Answer 1

CBD

Question 2

Storage pouch for bile

Answer 2

Gallbladder

Question 3

Small opening in the duodenum in which the pancreatic and CBD enter to release secretions

Answer 3

Ampulla of Vater

Question 4

Massive enlargement of the gallbladder

Answer 4

Hydrops

Question 5

Tiny valves found wi the CD

Answer 5

Heister’s valve

Question 6

Refers to CBD and CHD when cystic duct is not seen

Answer 6

Common duct

Question 7

Connects the gallbladder to the CHD

Answer 7

Cystic duct

Question 8

Central area of the liver where the portal vein, common duct, and hepatic artery enter

Answer 8

Porta hepatis

Question 9

Small portion of the gallbladder that lies near the cystic duct where stones may collect

Answer 9

Hartmann’s pouch

Question 10

Travels horizontally through the pancreas to join the CBD at the ampulla of Vater

Answer 10

Pancreatic duct

Question 11

Small muscle that guards the ampulla of Vater

Answer 11

Sphincter of Oddi

Question 12

Yellow pigment in bile formed by the breakdown of rbc’s

Answer 12

Bilirubin

Question 13

Removal of gallbladder

Answer 13

Cholecystectomy

Question 14

Gallbladder fundus is bent back on itself

Answer 14

Phrygian cap

Question 15

Bile duct system the drains the liver into the CBD

Answer 15

CHD

Question 16

Gallstones in the gallbladder

Answer 16

Cholelithiasis

Question 17

Calcification of gallbladder wall

Answer 17

Porcelain gallbladder

Question 18

Inflammation of the bile duct

Answer 18

Cholangitis

Question 19

Small polyploid projections from the gallbladder wall

Answer 19

Adenomyomatosis

Question 20

Sonographic pattern found when the gallbladder is packed with stones

Answer 20

Wall echo shadow ( WES) sign

Question 21

Cancer at the bifurcation of the hepatic ducts; may cause asymmetrical obstruction at the biliary tree

Answer 21

Klatskin’s tumor

Question 22

Low level echoes found along the posterior margin of the gallbladder; move with change in position

Answer 22

Sludge

Question 23

Hormone secreted into the blood by the mucosa of the upper small intestine; stimulates contraction of the gallbladder and pancreatic secretion of enzymes

Answer 23

Cholecystokinin

Question 24

Variant of adenomyomatosis; cholesterol polyps

Answer 24

Cholesterolosis

Question 25

Inflammation of the gallbladder; acute or chronic

Answer 25

Cholecystitis

Question 26

Cystic growth on the common duct that may cause obstruction

Answer 26

Choledochal cyst

Question 27

Small septum wi the gallbladder, usually arising from the posterior wall

Answer 27

Junctional fold

Question 28

Small, well defined soft tissue projection from the gallbladder wall

Answer 28

Polyp

Question 29

Stones in the bile duct

Answer 29

Choledocholithiasis

Question 30

An uncommon cause of extrahepatc biliary obstruction as a result of an impacted stone in the cystic duct creating extrinsic mechanical compression of the CHD

Answer 30

Mirrizi syndrome

Question 31

What causes increasing pressure in the biliary tree with pus accumulation

Answer 31

Cholangitis

Question 32

Multiple cystic structures that converge toward the porta hepatis are seen as what

Answer 32

Caroli’s disease