Lecture 25 - Liver, Pancreas, & Spleen

Question 1

What surface of the liver faces the diaphragm (wall)? It is more convex.

Answer 1

parietal surface

Question 2

What surface of the liver faces the other organs and is more concave?

Answer 2

visceral surface

Question 3

Where is the gallbladder located within the liver?

Answer 3

between right medial and quadrate lobes

Question 4

Where is the falciform ligament located within the liver?

Answer 4

between left medial and quadrate lobes

Question 5

The hilus of the liver is also known as what?

Answer 5

porta hepatis

Question 6

The right triangular ligament courses from the right crus of the diaphragm to what lobe of the liver?

Answer 6

right lateral lobe

Question 7

The left triangular ligament courses form the left crus of the diaphragm to what lobe of the liver?

Answer 7

left lateral lobe

Question 8

What ligament courses between the diaphragm and the liver around the caudal vena cava and hepatic veins?

Answer 8

coronary ligament

Question 9

The liver _____ alcohol, and when you drink a lot, it overwhelms the liver.

Answer 9

detoxifies

Question 10

Intestines can become trapped in the omental bursa during what kind of waves?

Answer 10

major peristaltic waves

Question 11

The falciform ligament was once what structure of the fetus?

Answer 11

umbilical veins

Question 12

The lateral ligaments of the bladder were once what structures of the fetus?

Answer 12

umbilical arteries

Question 13

The pancreas is anchored by what structure?

Answer 13

mesoduodenum

Question 14

The right lobe of the pancreas covers what organ?

Answer 14

right kidney

Question 15

The pancreatic duct empties at what papilla?

Answer 15

major duodenal papilla

Question 16

Which is smaller, the pancreatic duct or accessory pancreatic duct?

Answer 16

accessory pancreatic duct

Question 17

Which duct is only present in approximately 20% of cats and is larger than the pancreatic duct in the dog?

Answer 17

accessory pancreatic duct

Question 18

Which duct is sometimes absent in the dog, but always present in cats? It is smaller than the accessory pancreatic duct in the dog.

Answer 18

pancreatic duct

Question 19

What is the connective tissue that connects the spleen to the stomach? It is part of the greater omentum.

Answer 19

gastrosplenic ligament

Question 20

Which abdominal organ is more free in the body than some surrounding organs and van move around in the abdomen?

Answer 20

spleen

Question 21

T/F: The hilus of the spleen is highly vascularized and all the vessels must be ligated once the spleen is removed.

Answer 21

T

Question 22

What are the 4 pouches/recesses in the peritoneal cavity?

Answer 22

1. pararectal pouch
2. rectogenital pouch
3. vesicogenital pouch
4. pubovesicle pouch

Question 23

If the pouches of the peritoneal cavities are accidentally opened during a lavage or other procedure, it can cause what? The animal will only have a few hours before it dies, but this is less emergent in ruminants.

Answer 23

peritonitis

Question 24

What are the 4 structures that are within the retroperitoneal space?

Answer 24

1. kidneys
2. adrenal glands
3. caudal vena cava
4. descending aorta

Question 25

The liver, spleen, kidneys, ovaries, and testicles are all considered to be [hollow/solid] organs.

Answer 25

solid

Question 26

The digestive tract, ureter, urine bladder, stomach, uterus, etc… are considered to be [hollow/solid] organs.

Answer 26

hollow

Question 27

Solid organs have what kind of capsule? Rupture of this capsule can be dangerous.

Answer 27

fibrous capsule

Question 28

T/F: Ovaries are covered with visceral peritoneum.

Answer 28

F

Question 29

What is the structure that surrounds each ovary?

Answer 29

ovarian bursa

Question 30

What are the only intraperitoneal organs?

Answer 30

ovaries

Question 31

T/F: Male dogs do not have any intraperitoneal organs.

Answer 31

T

Question 32

Why is the ovary covered by the ovarian bursa (with an opening) and not by visceral peritoneum?

Answer 32

egg would be blocked by the peritoneum and unable to leave during ovulation

Question 33

What are the 3 layers of the uterus from outside to in?

Answer 33

1. perimetrium
2. myometrium
3. endometrium

Question 34

The perimetrium of the uterus is also known as what?

Answer 34

uterine visceral peritoneum

Question 35

The myometrium of the uterus is made of what type of muscle?

Answer 35

smooth muscle

Question 36

The endometrium of the uterus is made of what?

Answer 36

mucosa

Question 37

What structure is this?

Answer 37

Porta hepatis

Question 38

What structure is indicated by number 1?

Answer 38

Gallbladder

Question 39

What structure is indicated by number 2?

Answer 39

Cystic duct

Question 40

What structure is indicated by number 3?

Answer 40

Bile duct

Question 41

What structure is indicated by number 1?

Answer 41

Left triangular ligament

Question 42

What structure is indicated by number 2?

Answer 42

Right triangular ligament

Question 43

What structure is indicated by number 1?

Answer 43

Pararectal fossa

Question 44

What structure is indicated by number 2?

Answer 44

Rectogenital pouch

Question 45

What structure is indicated by number 3?

Answer 45

Vesicogenital pouch

Question 46

What structure is indicated by number 4?

Answer 46

Pubovesicle pouch