Peritoneal Cavity

Question 1

What is a thin sheet of tissues dividing the abdominal cavity into peritoneal & retroperitoneal compartments?

Answer 1

Peritoneal membrane

Question 2

How is the peritoneal cavity in males?

Answer 2

Completely sealed

Question 3

How is the peritoneal cavity in females?

Answer 3

Communicates with the external environment through fallopian tubes

Question 4

Parietal peritoneum lines what?

Answer 4

Walls of cavity

Question 5

Parietal peritoneum secretes how much fluid?

Answer 5

50mL

Question 6

What is it called when the organs are enveloped except at hilum?

Answer 6

Visceral peritoneum

Question 7

The peritoneal cavity is divided into what two compartments?

Answer 7

Greater and lesser sac

Question 8

What is another name for the lesser sac?

Answer 8

Omental bursa

Question 9

Which compartment is primary of the peritoneal cavity?

Answer 9

Greater

Question 10

This compartment contains ALL intraperitoneal organs of the abdominal cavity.

Answer 10

Greater sac

Question 11

This compartment is an empty sac and contains NO organs.

Answer 11

Lesser sac

Question 12

Which omentum is a double-layered sheet of peritoneum?

Answer 12

Greater omentum

Question 13

Which omentum is a double layer of peritoneum stretching between the lesser curvature of the stomach and left sagittal fissure for the ligamentum venosum?

Answer 13

Lesser omentum

Question 14

Which omentum prevents the parietal peritoneum from adhering to the visceral peritoneum?

Answer 14

Greater omentum

Question 15

Which omentum divides the greater sac into supra and infra colic compartments?

Answer 15

Greater omentum

Question 16

What are the potential spaces of the peritoneum?

Answer 16

Left anterior subphrenic and Right anterior subphrenic

Question 17

These are empty spaces created by the peritoneal layer reflecting between two organs?

Answer 17

Potential spaces of the peritoneum

Question 18

Potential spaces of the peritoneum are potential for?

Answer 18

Fluid collection (ascites), blood, and pus

Question 19

This space is located between the diaphragm muscle and anterior superior margin of the left liver lobe?

Answer 19

Left anterior subphrenic

Question 20

This space is located between the diaphragm muscle and anterior superior margin of the right liver lobe?

Answer 20

Right anterior subphrenic

Question 21

What are the potential spaces for the peritoneal cavity?

Answer 21

Left posterior subhepatic, Right posterior subhepatic, Right and left para colic gutters

Question 22

Which space is found posterior to the left liver lobe?

Answer 22

Left posterior subhepatic

Question 23

Which space is located between posterior right liver lobe and right kidney?

Answer 23

Right posterior subhepatic

Question 24

What is the other name for the right posterior subhepatic space?

Answer 24

Hepatorenal space (Morrison pouch)

Question 25

Which spaces are located along the lateral wall of the ascending and descending colon?

Answer 25

Right and left para colic gutters

Question 26

What are the potential spaces of the peritoneal cavity (pelvis)?

Answer 26

Vesicorectal space (males) or vesicouterine pouch (females), Rectouterine (only in females), Space of Retzius

Question 27

What is vesicorectal and vesicouterine also known as?

Answer 27

Anterior cul-de-sac

Question 28

Where is the vesicorectal space found in males?

Answer 28

Between rectum and bladder

Question 29

Where is the vesicouterine space found in females?

Answer 29

Between uterus and bladder

Question 30

What is another name for the rectouterine space in females?

Answer 30

Posterior cul-de-sac or Douglas pouch

Question 31

Where is the rectouterine space located in females?

Answer 31

Between rectum and uterus

Question 32

Where is the space of Retzius located?

Answer 32

Between pubic bone and bladder

Question 33

Space of Retzius contains?

Answer 33

Fat

Question 34

What is the scanning technique that focuses specifically on the peritoneal cavity?

Answer 34

FAST

Question 35

This is found in the peritoneal cavity that may be associated with a variety of causes including liver failure, abdominal trauma, or malignancy.

Answer 35

Ascites

Question 36

This is ascitic or free fluid.

Answer 36

Ascites

Question 37

Where are the areas that ascites typically collects when in supine?

Answer 37

Hepatorenal space (Morrison pouch), Paracolic gutters, Rectouterine space (posterior cul-de-sac)

Question 38

What are the two types of ascites?

Answer 38

Transudative and Exudative

Question 39

What typically has a simple appearance (anechoic) and is often associated with portal hypertension and congestive cardiac disease?

Answer 39

Transudative ascites

Question 40

This is fluid that contains a large amount of protein and cellular material and appears anechoic with debris, associated with renal failure, inflammatory ischemic bowel disease, peritonitis, and malignancy?

Answer 40

Exudative ascites

Question 41

This is a potential space with pus collection adjacent to an inflamed or perforated organ?

Answer 41

Peritoneal abscess

Question 42

What is the sonographic appearance of peritoneal abscess?

Answer 42

Anechoic, solid appearing, Thick walled, Avascular

Question 43

Blood collecting into the peritoneal cavity caused by trauma including iatrogenic trauma is called?

Answer 43

Hemoperitoneum

Question 44

Where do the masses occur in peritoneal mesothelioma?

Answer 44

Along pleura and peritoneum

Question 45

Peritoneal implants are associated with?

Answer 45

Peritoneal metastasis

Question 46

Peritoneal implants appear as?

Answer 46

Multiple small polypoid masses from peritoneum

Question 47

What are the two types of interventional applications?

Answer 47

Paracentesis and Percutaneous abscess drainage