Pancreas Test Prep Flashcards
Which one of the following structures is located in the anterolateral border of the pancreas?
Gastroduodenal artery
The normal size of the pancreatic duct at the pancreatic head is less than _____ mm
2
The main pancreatic duct joins the __________ before entering the second part of the duodenum.
Common bile duct
The splenic artery is considered to be along the _________________ border of the pancreas.
Superior
The ___________ passes through a groove posterior to the pancreatic head.
Common bile duct
The majority of the pancreas lies within which abdominal cavity?
Retroperitoneum
A most common cause of acute pancreatitis in the United States is:
Biliary tract disease
Clinical signs and symptoms in acute pancreatitis include all of the following except:
Severe abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder
An older man with a history of alcoholism is recently diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. His hematocrit and hypotension levels are decreased. Your differential diagnosis should include:
Hemorrhagic pancreatitis
The normal dimension of the pancreatic head is usually less than ___________.
2
The primary pancreatic duct is the duct of ______________.
Wirsung
The duct of Santorini is a(n):
Accessory duct to the pancreas
A patient with painless jaundice, weight loss, and a decrease in appetite should be evaluated for:
Adenocarcinoma
A common course of enzyme destruction via the pancreas is fluid accumulation in the:
Lesser sac
The persistence of the dorsal and ventral pancreas with the head encircling the duodenum is called:
Annular pancreas
The exocrine function of the pancreas is performed by the:
Acini cells
A condition that causes increased secretion of thick mucus by the exocrine glands is:
Cystic fibrosis
A serum ____________ level of twice normal usually indicates acute pancreatitis
Amylase
What vessel runs posterior to the neck of the pancreas and anterior to the uncinate process?
Superior mesenteric vein
The head of the pancreas lies:
Left upper quadrant
Which one of the following statements is false?
The head of the pancreas is superior to the caudate lobe
Which one of the following veins courses in a sagittal plane and passes posterior to the neck of the pancreas?
Superior mesenteric
In cases of acute pancreatitis, the parenchyma of the pancreas generally appears:
Hypoechoic
The tail of the pancreas is located:
Anterior to the left kidney, near splenic vein
The pancreas is found behind the ___________ omental sac.
Lesser
Gallstones are present in 40% to 60% of patients with:
Acute pancreatitis
The splenic vein courses along the ____________________ of the pancreas.
Posteromedial border
If the celiac axis is well visualized, the sonographer should move the transducer in the __________ direction to image the pancreas.
Inferior
The head of the pancreas is inferior to the _____________ of the liver.
caudate lobe
What are the microscopic collections of cells within the tissues of the pancreas called:
Islets of Langerhans
