Overview of Abdomen

Question 1

Name the 9 abdominal regions starting in the upper right and moving right to left, top to bottom

Answer 1

Right hypochondrium, Epigastric, Left hypochondriac, Right flank, Umbilical, Left flank, Right inguinal, Pubic, Left inguinal

Question 2

What is McBurneys point and where is it?

Answer 2

Typical site of tenderness in appendicitis, it is 1/3 of the way from ASIS to umbilicus

Question 3

The inguinal ligament runs from where to where?

Answer 3

ASIS to pubic tubercle

Question 4

What are the three borders of the inguinal triangle?

Answer 4

1) Inferior epigastric vessels running from inguinal ligament toward umbilicus, 2) Inguinal ligament, 3) Lateral edge of rectus abdominus (semilunate line)

Question 5

What are the two main functions of mesentary?

Answer 5

To bring vessels to and from, and to provide mobility

Question 6

What three structures form the portal triad of the liver?

Answer 6

Portal vein, hepatic artery, bile duct

Question 7

Two strategies for connecting donor liver to recipient parts in liver transplant and why the second is used

Answer 7

1) Duct to duct, 2) Duct to intestine - used if donor and recipient duct cant be connected

Question 8

Give the arterial supply for the foregut, midgut and hindgut respectively

Answer 8

Celiac (Foregut), Superior Mesenteric Artery (Midgut), Inferior Mesenteric Artery (Hindgut)

Question 9

What do the iliac artery and vein become when they cross the inguinal ligament?

Answer 9

The femoral artery and vein