Pelvis

Question 1

what are the organs in pelvis

Answer 1

distal small bowel, descending and ascending colon, sometimes kidneys and peritoneum

Question 2

what else does pelvis contain

Answer 2

organs of reproduction, as well as urinary bladder

Question 3

what quadrant does ascending colon begin

Answer 3

RLQ

Question 4

what does ascending colon begin as

Answer 4

cecum

Question 5

what is a sac like projection of large bowel below level of ilo-cecal junction

Answer 5

cecum

Question 6

what extends from cecum as same level

Answer 6

vermiform appendix

Question 7

what is in LLQ

Answer 7

descending colon

Question 8

what does descending colon transition into

Answer 8

signoid colon and ultimately rectum

Question 9

how does sigmoid colon get its name

Answer 9

has several s shaped curves as it travels towards rectum

Question 10

appearance of haustra typical to LB can sometimes be minimized or absent where

Answer 10

in sigmoid

Question 11

what is end of GI tract termed

Answer 11

rectum

Question 12

where is rectum located

Answer 12

between sigmoid colon and anus

Question 13

in males, where is rectum to urinary bladder and prostate

Answer 13

posterior

Question 14

in females rectum is located posterior to the what

Answer 14

vagina and uterus

Question 15

what part of colon is considered to be retroperitoneal

Answer 15

rectum

Question 16

why is rectum considered to be retroperitoneal

Answer 16

because it is only partially covered with peritoneum

Question 17

what is rectum continuous with

Answer 17

anal canal

Question 18

what is attached to cecum

Answer 18

appendix

Question 19

about how far below ileo cecal junction is the appendix

Answer 19

2.5 cm

Question 20

what is length of appendix

Answer 20

8cm

Question 21

when is appendix longer and narrower

Answer 21

in children than in adults

Question 22

what is appendix sometimes called

Answer 22

vermiform appendix

Question 23

why does appendix have different name

Answer 23

because it resembles a worm

Question 24

where can appendix be found

Answer 24

behind cecum or behind ascending colon

Question 25

where does appendix usually apparent

Answer 25

RLQ

Question 26

which portion of small bowel is never appearing below level of sacral promninens

Answer 26

duodenum

Question 27

as a rule, majority of last part of SB is visualized where

Answer 27

in pelvis (ileum)

Question 28

what is a variable structure and shape in anterior pelvis

Answer 28

urinary bladder

Question 29

what are the urinary bladder walls composed of

Answer 29

thin elastic muscle

Question 30

how is the urinary bladder differentiated from the reproductive organs and rectum

Answer 30

most anterior structure in typical arrangement

Question 31

where do the ureters extend from

Answer 31

renal hilum

Question 32

where do ureters join the bladder

Answer 32

posterior surface

Question 33

what is situated below and behind urinary bladder in males

Answer 33

prostate

Question 34

what does prostate surround

Answer 34

urethra

Question 35

what substance does prostate secretes

Answer 35

alkaline during ejaculation

Question 36

what does the alkaline substance help

Answer 36

neutralize the acidity of the vagina

Question 37

where does prostate sit

Answer 37

floor of pelvis behind bladder - in front of rectum

Question 38

what begins as a bulb in floor of pelvis

Answer 38

penis

Question 39

what does the penis contain

Answer 39

urethra

Question 40

what is a space extending from the external genitalia to uterus

Answer 40

vagina

Question 41

what does vagina appear as

Answer 41

small tubular muscle anterior and adjacent to rectum

Question 42

what does vaginal canal give way to

Answer 42

uterus

Question 43

what is a sac like muscle

Answer 43

uterus

Question 44

what is uterus designed to

Answer 44

protect and nourish a developing child

Question 45

what does uterus typically visualized as

Answer 45

a small, walled cavity in central pelvis

Question 46

during menstruation, walls of the uterus do what

Answer 46

thicken

Question 47

what can uterus have the potentially of doing

Answer 47

expanding into abdomen during menstruation

Question 48

in some woman, the uterus may do what

Answer 48

turn over the bladder and portions of it may appear on tip of or in front of bladder

Question 49

how are the ovaries often visualized

Answer 49

as a walnut sized structures on the right and left edges of uterus

Question 50

during ovulation, the ovaries do what

Answer 50

swell and become more noteable

Question 51

what is main fulcrum of human body

Answer 51

boney pelvis

Question 52

what does pelvis support

Answer 52

vertebral column and transfers weight of upper body to lower extremities

Question 53

what does the structures of boney pelvis include

Answer 53

lower vertebral column (sacrum and coccyx), pelvis proper (ilium, ischium, and pubis), and superior aspects of femurs

Question 54

what does the ilium form

Answer 54

prominent iliac crests

Question 55

what does ilium maintain

Answer 55

articulation of pelvis with the sacrum

Question 56

the bodies of each of the 3 pelvic bones joint at the what

Answer 56

acetabulum

Question 57

what is the socket in which the femoral head resides

Answer 57

acetabulum

Question 58

inferiorly, what do the pubis and ischium form

Answer 58

an open ring called obturator foramen

Question 59

the obturator foramen itself has 3 sides name what

Answer 59

rami

Question 60

these rings articulate anteriorly at a joint called

Answer 60

pubic symphysis

Question 61

what are the superior aspect of femurs

Answer 61

femoral head, neck and greater& lesser trochanters

Question 62

where does the aorta bifurcate

Answer 62

in front of 4th lumbar vertebrae

Question 63

what level does the aorta bifurcate

Answer 63

level of umbilicus

Question 64

what are the 2 large branches of aorta bifurcation termed

Answer 64

common iliac arteries

Question 65

what do the common iliac arteries branch into

Answer 65

internal and external iliac arteries

Question 66

what does external iliac artery become

Answer 66

common femoral artery

Question 67

where does the external iliac artery become common femoral artery at

Answer 67

below inguinal ligament

Question 68

what does common femoral artery do

Answer 68

feeds most of lower limbs

Question 69

what is IVC formed by

Answer 69

several confluences that follow same patterns as aortic bifurcations

Question 70

what level is IVC formed at

Answer 70

level of L4

Question 71

how is IVC formed

Answer 71

by joining of common iliac veins

Question 72

what is common iliac veins formed by

Answer 72

internal and external iliac veins