Lab 2 Abdominal Cavity and Viscera 1 Flashcards
What two ligaments are found on the inner surface of the right upper quadrant flap?
falciform ligament and round ligament of the liver
What are the 3 folds on the inner surface of the lower abdominal wall?
median umbilical fold (midline), medial umbilical fold (lateral to median), lateral umbilical fold (lateral to medial)
What divides the right and left lobes of the liver?
ligamentum teres hepatis and falciform ligament
What extends below the inferior border of the liver from the visceral surface near the tip of the right 9th costal cartilage?
gallbladder
What is attached to the greater curvature of the stomach and te transverse colon?
greater omentum
What begins in the LUQ and “corkscrews” toward the RLQ? (small intestine)
jejunum
What is primarily situated in the RLQ? (small intestine)
ileum
A blind pouch inferior to the ileocolic (ileocecal) junction (large intestine)
cecum
Worm-shaped appendage typically originating from the cecum a few centimeters inferior to the ileocolic junction
appendix
From the RLQ to the RUQ, ending at the right colic flexure
ascending colon
The sharp bend in the colon between the ascending and transverse colon, abuts the visceral surface of the liver
right colic flexure (hepatic flexure)
From the RUQ to the LUQ, ending at the left colic flexure
transverse colon
The sharp bend in the colon between the transverse and descending colon, abuts the spleen
left colic flexure (splenic flexure)
From the LUQ to the LLQ, changes to sigmoid at the iliac crest
descending colon
Continuation of descending colon at the iliac crest to the S2/S3 level where it changes name to the rectum
Sigmoid colon
The ascending colon, descending colon, and rectum are secondarily _____ while the other features are ____.
retroperitoneal
intraperitoneal
What is on the surface of the stomach and small intestines?
visceral peritoneum
What is on the inner surface of the abdominal wall?
parietal peritoneum
What ligament is from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach?
hepatogastric ligament
What ligament is from the liver to the first part of the duodenum?
hepatoduodenal ligament