Lesson 5B (Part 2)

Question 1

What structure is contoured to the diaphragm on the right side in a sagittal plane?

Answer 1

The liver

Question 2

Hepatorenal recess

Answer 2

Is the space the separates the liver from the right kidney

Question 3

What is another word for the hepatorenal recess?

Answer 3

Morison’s pouch

Question 4

What muscles are noted posteriorly on the right side in a sagittal plane? (2)

Answer 4

1. QL

2. Iliacus muscles

Question 5

What muscles are noted anteriorly on the right side in a sagittal plane? (3)

Answer 5

1. External oblique
2. Internal oblique
3. Transverse abdominus

Question 6

Where is the duodenum in comparison to the right kidney in a sagittal plane?

Answer 6

Anterior/inferior

Question 7

Where is the duodenum in comparison to the gallbladder?

Answer 7

Posterior/inferior

Question 8

What structure is visible between the liver and the right kidney in sagittal plane?

Answer 8

The right suprarenal gland

Question 9

What vessels are posterior to the pancreatic head? (2)

Answer 9

1. Right renal vein

2. Right renal artery

Question 10

What does the porta hepatis separate in sagittal view?

Answer 10

The caudate lobe (posteriorly) from the quadrate lobe (anteriorly)

Question 11

What is the most predominant organ seen in sagittal sections through the ascending colon?

Answer 11

Liver

Question 12

In sagittal sections through the gallbladder, what structure is seen posterior to the gallbladder?

Answer 12

Kidney

- and a little bit of the duodenum (sometimes)

Question 13

Are sagittal sections through the pancreatic head, medial or lateral to the descending duodenum?

Answer 13

Medial

Question 14

How is the IVC related to the liver, pabcreas and duodenum in a sagittal plane?

Answer 14

It is anterior

Question 15

What vessel in the liver is dividing the caudate lobe in a sagittal plane?

Answer 15

The portal vein

Question 16

Where is the diaphragm compared to the IVC in a sagittal view?

Answer 16

Posterior

Question 17

Where does the stomach become most prominent?

Answer 17

In the left parasagittal view

Question 18

Where is the splenic artery/vein seen on the left side of the body in sagittal view?

Answer 18

Along the superior/posterior margin of the pancreas

Question 19

What colon is noted on the left side of the body in parasagittal view?

Answer 19

The transverse colon

Question 20

Is a sagittal section through the IVC to the left or the right of midline?

Answer 20

Right

Question 21

In left parasagittal sections, what is the relationship of the spleen to the stomach and the left kidney?

Answer 21

1. Posterior/lateral to the stomach

2. Superior/lateral to the kidney