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Peritoneum Flashcards

1
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T/F the parietal peritoneum covers the abdominal organs

A

False, the parietal peritoneum lines the abdominal wall

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T/F the visceral peritoneum covers the abdominal organs

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True

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3
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is the peritoneal cavity is a completely closed sac in males filled with water?

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no, it is a closed sac in males filled with serous fluid

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4
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how does the female communicates with the exterior?

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thru the uterine tubes

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5
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what are the 3 functions of the peritoneum?

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  1. ) minimize friction between organs
  2. ) reset infection
  3. ) fat storage
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6
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infection of the peritoneal cavity in women may occur because of?

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  1. ) immunocompromised women

2. ) unsanitary conditions during childbirth

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7
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what is ascites?

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the accumulation of large amounts of fluid within the peritoneal cavity

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8
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what represents an imbalance between fluid production & absorption

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Ascites

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9
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how many liters can accumulate in Ascites?

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several

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T//F in healthy individuals, the peritoneum is highly absorbent

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True

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11
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what is the peritoneal cavity used for?

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  1. ) rabbies vaccine

2. ) kidney dialysis

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12
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what are some causes for Ascites?

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  1. ) malnutrition
  2. ) congested heart failure
  3. ) liver failure
  4. ) renal failure
  5. ) peritonitis
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13
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what are the causes of peritonitis?

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  1. ) trauma
  2. ) inflammatory bowel disease (including appendix rupture
  3. ) vaginal infection (not all that common)
  4. ) perforated ulcers ( worst kind of ulcers)
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14
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what results from adhesions between the parietal and visceral peritoneum?

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peritonitis

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15
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how do the adhesions in peritonitis happen?

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abdominal surgery, leading to bowel obstruction

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16
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what may refer pain to the right shoulder, also associated with hiccups?

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the phrenic nerve

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17
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what nerves innervate the peritoneum?

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  1. ) phrenic
  2. ) intercostal
  3. ) subcostal
  4. ) iliohypogastric
  5. ) ilioinguinal
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T/F the visceral peritoneum is very sensitive to pain

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false, it is insensitive to pain

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19
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which peritoneum is sensitive to pain?

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parietal peritoneum

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20
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what is a broad, apron-like reflection of peritoneum called?

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Omenta

21
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what omentum hangs from the greater curvature of the stomach?

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Greater Omentum

22
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what are the three parts of the greater omentum?

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  1. ) gastrophrenic ligament
  2. ) gastrosplenic ligament
  3. ) gastrocolic ligament
23
Q

what lies in between the greater curvature of the stomach and the diaphram?

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the gastrophrenic ligament

24
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what connects the greater curvature of the stomach to the spleen?

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the gastrosplenic ligament

25
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what connects the greater curvature of the stomach and the transverse colon?

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the gastrocolic ligament

26
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what is often referred to as the abdominal policeman?

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the greater omentum, because it is very mobile and often adheres to areas inflammation

27
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what is the lesser omentum?

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a double layer of peritoneum which extends from the porta hepatis (hilum) of the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the beginning of the beginning of the duodenum

28
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what are the two parts of the lesser omentum

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  1. ) hepatogastric ligament

2. ) hepatoduodenal ligament

29
Q

what connects the liver and the lesser curvature of the stomach?

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hepatogastric ligament

30
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the hepatoduodenal ligament connects what together?

A

the liver and the duodenum

31
Q

what is the double layer of the peritoneum which connects a portion of intestine of the body wall?

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mesentery

32
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What is the mesentery proper?

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the specific part of the mesentery that connects the jejunum and the ileum to the body wall

33
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Mesentery (of the jejunum and the ileum) connects what together?

A

it suspends the jejunum and ileum from the posterior wall

34
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what connects the transverse colon to the posterior body wall?

A

the transverse mesocolon

35
Q

what connects the the sigmoid colon to the pelvic wall

A

the sigmoid colon

36
Q

what is the mesoappendix?

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it connects the appendix to the mesentery of the iluem

37
Q

what attaches the left colic flexure to the diaphram?

A

the phrenicocolic ligament

38
Q

what is the peritoneal cavity divided into?

A

the omental bursa and greater sac

39
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what are the divisions of the greater sac?

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  1. ) right subphrenic space
  2. ) left subphrneic space
  3. ) subhepatic recess
  4. ) right paracolic gutter
  5. ) left paracolic gutter
40
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where is the right subphrenic space?

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it is located below the the diaphragm and above the liver, to the right of the faliciform ligament

41
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where is the left subphrenic space?

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it is located below the diaphragm and above the liver, to the left of the faliciform ligament

42
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where is the subhepatic space?

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it is between the liver and the transverse colon

43
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what is the hepatorenal recess?

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is is the extension of the subhepatic recess, the posteriorsuperior extension between the liver and the right kidney

44
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right paracolic gutter, where is this located?

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it is the longitudinal depression lateral to the transverse colon

45
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where is the left paracolic gutter?

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it is the longitudinal depression lateral to the descending colon

46
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why are the spaces in the peritoneal cavity important?

A

they channel and compartmentalize peritoneal fluid and infectious processes

47
Q

where is the omental foramen found?

A

it is found between the omental bursa and the greater sac

48
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what are the boundaries of the omental foramen?

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  1. ) liver (superior)
  2. ) first part of the duodenum (inferior)
  3. ) free edge of the lesser omentum (anterior)
  4. ) peritoneum covering the inferior vena cava (posterior)
49
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what structures pass thru the porta hepatis and surrounded by the lesser omentum?

A
  1. ) bile duct
  2. ) hepatic artery proper
  3. ) portal vein

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