Quiz 4 Flashcards
What landmarks are associated with the location of the gallbladder?
intersection of the right linea semilunaris with the 9th costal cartilage
A left 11th rib fracture would most likely be associated with an injury to which organ?
left kidney
Describe the Pringle maneuver
technique used to minimize and assess blood loss during hepatic surgery or injury by clamping the hepatoduodenal ligament which contains blood vessels entering the liver (hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein)
Which layers of the peritoneum must be entered to assess a thrombus in an intestinal artery?
parietal peritoneum
mesentery
Caput medusae develop due to obstruction of which vessel?
portal vein
Which nerve is responsible for penile erection?
pelvic splanchnic nerve
What is the cremasteric reflex and which nerve carries the efferent component?
when the inner thigh of a male is stroked prompting unilateral contraction of the cremasteric muscle (superiorly pulls the scrotum and testis)
innervated by the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
Name the organs found in the RUQ:
R lobe of liver
pylorus of stomach
gallbladder
duodenum
head of pancreas
R colic flexure
R suprarenal gland
part of ascending and transverse colon
R kidney
Name the organs found in the LUQ:
L lobe of liver
stomach
spleen
jejunum and proximal ileum
pancreas
L colic flexure
L suprarenal gland
part of descending and transverse colon
L kidney
Name the organs found in the LLQ:
part of descending colon
sigmoid colon
L ovary, oviduct, and uterus
L ureter
L spermatic cord
Name the organs found in the RLQ:
distal ileum
cecum
appendix
part of ascending colon
R ovary, oviduct, and uterus
R ureter
R spermatic cord
An injury to the posterior cruciate ligament would allow for which movement pattern r/t the tibia and distal femur?
holding the tibia with both hands, the tibia can be pressed backward under the distal part of the femur
The psoas muscle is pierced by which nerve?
genitofemoral nerve
What is the linea alba?
Line down the middle of the abdomen separating the rectus abdominus
Which part of the biliary system is located in close proximity to the head of the pancreas?
Common bile duct (fusion of the common hepatic and cystic ducts)
Which structure leads you to the location of the appendix?
Teniae libera of the descending colon
Which spinal segment provides sensory innervation to the umbilicus?
T10
What is the landmark between the duodenum and the jejunum?
Ligament of Treitz
What order do the segments of the small intestine follow?
Duodenum - jejunum - ileum
Describe meralgia paresthetica and which nerve it involves.
Deep, neuropathic pain on posterior thigh, occurs with too-small pants or compression of the inguinal ligament.
Involves compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
Which quadrant is the liver located?
RUQ