Gallbladder

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Common bile duct

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 gallbladder

Answer 4

Hydrops

Question 5

Tiny valves found within the cystic duct

Answer 5

Heiser’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 part 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

Gallbladder variant in which part of the fundus is bent back on itself

Answer 12

Phrygian cap

Question 13

Bile duct system that drains the liver into the CBD

Answer 13

Common hepatic duct

Question 14

Gallstones in the gallbladder

Answer 14

Cholelithiasis

Question 15

Calcification of the gall wall

Answer 15

Porcelain gallbladder

Question 16

Inflammation of he bile duct

Answer 16

Cholangitis

Question 17

Excessive bilirubin accumulation causes yellow pigmentation of the skin; first in whites of eyes

Answer 17

Jaundice

Question 18

Small polyploid projections from the gallbladder wall

Answer 18

Adenomyomatosis

Question 19

Gallbladder packed with stones

Answer 19

Wes sign; wall echo shadow

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Klatskin’s tumor

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Sludge

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Cholecystokinin

Question 23

Variant of adenomyomatosis; cholesterol polyps

Answer 23

Cholesterolosis

Question 24

Inflammation of the gallbladder; may be acute or chronic

Answer 24

Cholecystitis