Introduction/Abdo Part 1

Question 1

The ventral body cavity is the _______ cavity in the body.

Answer 1

largest

Question 2

The ventral cavity is divided into:

Answer 2

thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities

Question 3

Which body cavity contains the Central Nervous System?

Answer 3

The dorsal cavity

Question 4

The dorsal is subdivided into the:

Answer 4

cranial and spinal cavities

Question 5

RUQ contains which organs?

Answer 5

Right lobe of the liver, GB, right kidney, lower portions of stomach, head of panc, small and large intestines

Question 6

LUQ contains which organs?

Answer 6

Left lobe of liver, tail of panc, spleen, left kidney, portion of large intestines

Question 7

The RLQ contains which organs?

Answer 7

Cecum, appendix, right ureter, right ovary/spermatic cord

Question 8

The LLQ contains:

Answer 8

Small intestine, portions of large intestine, left ureter, left ovary/spermatic cord

Question 9

The two lines that divide the abdominal region horizontally are:

Answer 9

Transpyloric plane

Transtubecular plane

Question 10

The two lines that divide the abdo plane vertically are:

Answer 10

Right and left midclavicular plane

Question 11

CT uses which imaging unit?

Answer 11

Houndsfield Units. Water is 0. >0 means tissue is denser than water, so will appear light grey. Negative CT numbers mean that tissue is less dense and will dark grey/black (ex. air).

Question 12

T1 for MRI uses a ________ radiofrequency pulse.

Answer 12

shorter

Question 13

T2 for MRI uses a ________ radiofrequency pulse. Simple fluids appear bright white (such as spinal fluid)

Answer 13

longer

Question 14

Window Width is the:

Answer 14

number of shades of grey.

Question 15

Window Length is:

Answer 15

the center of the grey scale; sets density

Question 16

What are the two layers of the peritoneum?

Answer 16

Parietal (lines abdo walls) & visceral (lines organs)

Question 17

Mesentery is a ______ ______ of peritoneum.

Answer 17

double layer

Question 18

What is a type of mesentery attached to the stomach?

Answer 18

Omentum

Question 19

What is a type of mesentery that connects organs to each other or the abdominal wall?

Answer 19

Peritoneal ligaments

Question 20

The lesser omentum attaches the ________ and the _______ curve of the stomach to the ________.

Answer 20

duodenum, lesser, liver

Question 21

What is another name for the subhepatic space?

Answer 21

Morrison’s Pouch

Question 22

The perirenal space contains:

Answer 22

Kidneys, adrenal glands and great vessels and is enclosed by renal (Gerota’s fascia).

Question 23

What divides the right and left lobe of the liver?

Answer 23

The interlobar fissure

Question 24

The liver has a ______ (dual/single) bloody supply.

Answer 24

dual

Question 25

The liver receives its blood from the (2 items):

Answer 25

Common hepatic artery & the portal vein (brings the most blood)

Question 26

The neck of the gallbladder tapers to the:

Answer 26

cystic duct

Question 27

What duct drains the liver of bile and transports it to the GB?

Answer 27

The intrahepatic duct

Question 28

Which two ducts join at the porta hepatis to form the common hepatic duct?

Answer 28

Right and left intrahepatic duct

Question 29

Which duct is the beginning of the extrahepatic duct system?

Answer 29

The CHD

Question 30

The common bile duct/duct of Wirsung empty into the _______ through the ______ of ______.

Answer 30

duodenum, ampulla of vater

Question 31

The Sphincter of Oddi is the circular muscle that surrounds which ducts?

Answer 31

CBD/duct of Wirsung

Question 32

What is the main duct of the pancreas?

Answer 32

Duct of Wirsung

Question 33

Where is the location of the spleen in relevance to the stomach?

Answer 33

Posterior to stomach in LUQ

Question 34

The right adrenal has which appearance?

Answer 34

Lower than the left, inverted V appearance

Question 35

The left adrenal has which appearance?

Answer 35

Higher than the right, Y appearance

Question 36

Which fascia anchors the kidneys?

Answer 36

Gerota's fascia

Question 37

What are the 4 parts to a kidney?

Answer 37

Cortex, medulla, renal sinus, renal pelvis