Gross II Exam 3 - Deck 2

Question 1

The _____________ is a retroperitoneal organ.

Answer 1

Ascending colon (and descending colon)

Question 2

Which artery supplies the fundus of the stomach?

Answer 2

Short gastric

Question 3

The second most common position of the appendix is:

Answer 3

Pelvic

First most common: Retrocecal

Question 4

What is NOT true of the conjoint tendon?

Answer 4

Prevents indirect inguinal hernias

True:

1. Found in inguinal triangle
2. Formed by fusion of internal oblique aponeurosis and transversus abdominis muscles
3. Reinforces posterior wall of inguinal canal
4. Inserts into pubic symphysis

Question 5

The myenteric plexus is found between which two layers of the gut wall?

Answer 5

Circular and longitudinal layers of muscularis externa

Question 6

Embryologically, the duodenum is derived from the

Answer 6

Foregut and midgut

Question 7

Which intestinal segment does NOT receive its parasympathetic innervation from the vagus nerve?

Answer 7

Descending colon

Question 8

Of the five abdominal layers, which is the deepest?

Answer 8

Transversalis fascia

1. Camper’s fascia
2. Scarpa’s fascia
3. Deep fascia
4. Internal oblique muscle
5. Transversalis fascia

Question 9

True or false: The superficial inguinal ring is an opening in the external oblique aponeurosis

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or false: The cremaster muscle is innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or false: The main pancreatic duct drains the head and the uncinate process of the pancreas

Answer 11

False

Main pancreatic duct = neck, body, tail
Accessory pancreatic duct = head, uncinate process

Question 12

The structure which accompanies the spermadic cord through the inguinal canal in the male, but is not part of it, is the

Answer 12

Iliolingual nerve

Question 13

The fibromuscular band which connects the right crus of the diaphragm to the duodenaljejunal flexure is called the

Answer 13

Suspensory muscle of the duodenum

Question 14

Infection of the vagina or uterus can spread to the peritoneal cavity via the

Answer 14

Uterine tubes

Question 15

Herniation of the mucosa of the colon through the muscular layer without inflammation is called

Answer 15

Diverticulosis

Question 16

Above the arcuate line, the anterior layer of the rectus sheath is composed of the aponeuroses of these muscles:

Answer 16

External oblique and internal oblique

Question 17

Which of the following statements is NOT true? The ileum is characterized by:

Answer 17

The absence of Peyer’s patches

True:

1. Thinner walls than the jejunum
2. More mesenteric fat than the jejunum
3. Shorter vasa recta than the jejunum
4. Short, sparse plicae circulares

Question 18

The tunica vaginalis of the scrotum is derived from the

Answer 18

Peritoneum

Question 19

The inguinal ligament is formed by the lower edge of the ____________ aponeurosis

Answer 19

External oblique

Question 20

True or false: Hepatic segments I - IV are found in the left functional half of the liver

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True or false: An indirect inguinal hernia occurs medial to the inferior epigastric artery

Answer 21

False

Lateral

Question 22

True or false: The liver lies mostly in the right hypochondriac and epigastric regions

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is the function of the ileocecal valve?

Answer 23

Prevents back flow of feces into small intestine

Question 24

The longitudinal depression lateral to the ascending colon is called the:

Answer 24

Right paracolic gutter

Question 25

A condition in infants in which food does not pass easily through the pyloric canal, which is characterized by no increase in the size of the pyloric sphincter is called

Answer 25

Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Question 26

Paravertebral soft tissue changes in individuals with myocardial infarction were found to be restricted to which vertebral levels?

Answer 26

T1-T8

Question 27

True or false: Individuals with myocardial infarctions showed the same frequency of paravertebral soft tissue changes on the right and left sides.

Answer 27

False