GI TRACT Flashcards
1
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THE 5 DIFFERENT LAYERS OF THE GI TRACT ARE
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MUCOSA, MUSCULLARIS MUCOSA, SUBMUCOSA (THICKEST), MUSCULARIS PROPRIA, SEROSA
2
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THE SEGMENT OF ESOPHAGUS BETWEEN THE DIAPHRAGM AND THE STOMACH IS CALLED
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GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION
3
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THE TERM ________ REFERS TO THE PRESENCE OF AIR WITHIN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY
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PNEUMOPERITONEUM
4
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________ ________ IS THE PRESENCE OF AIR IN THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES, MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH SURGERY OR TRAUMA
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SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA
5
Q
RLQ LOCATION OF THE APPENDIX
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MCBURNEYS POINT
6
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MUSCLE WALL THICKNESS IS MOST ACCURATE MEASUREMENT FOR POSITIVE _______
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PYLORUS
7
Q
_____ IS THE INFLAMMATION OF DIVERTICULUM
-MOST COMMON INVOLVE THE SIGMOID COLON
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DIVERTICULITIS
8
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MOST COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION FOR INTUSSUSCEPTION
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BLOODY DIARRHEA (CURRANT JELLY)
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