Section 1 - self directed learning

Question 1

where is the umbilicus found?

Answer 1

umbilical region of ant ab wall

Question 2

which muscles can be tensed in attempt to breathe out against a closed glottis?

Answer 2

anterior abdominal muscles

Question 3

5 - right upper quadrant

Answer 3

liver 
gallbladder 
duodenum with head of pancreas 
colon - hepatic flexure
kidneys + suprarenal

Question 4

6 - left upper quadrant

Answer 4

stomach 
spleen 
pancreas 
colon- splenic fixture 
kidneys + suprarenal 
small intestine - jejenum

Question 5

4 - right lower quadrant

Answer 5

appendix
ascending colon
caecum
small intestine - ileum

Question 6

2 - left lower quadrant

Answer 6

descending + sigmoid colon

small intestine

Question 7

which organ is McBurney’s point in?

Answer 7

appendix

Question 8

where is the fundus of the gall bladder?

Answer 8

tip of 9th costal cartilage

where lateral border of rectus abdominis muscle crosses the coastal margin

Question 9

names of 2 horizontal lines separating the abdominal region?

Answer 9

transpyloric plane

transtubercular plane

Question 10

2 vertical lines separating the abdominal regions

Answer 10

left + right lateral (midclavicular) lines

Question 11

which area of the stomach does the transpyloric plane pass through?

Answer 11

pylorus

Question 12

the transpyloric plane is midway between _____ & _______

Answer 12

sternal notch + upper border of pubic symphysis

Question 13

which level is the transpyloric plane at?

Answer 13

L1

Question 14

which level is the transtubecular plan at?

Answer 14

L3

Question 15

what does the transtubecular plane pass through

Answer 15

iliac tubercles

Question 16

where do the right and left midclavicular lines pass through?

Answer 16

r + l mid-inguinal points

Question 17

regions either side the hypogastrium?

Answer 17

left and right iliac fossa

Question 18

regions either side the umbilical region?

Answer 18

left and right lumbar regions

Question 19

regions either side the epigastrium?

Answer 19

left and right hypochondrium

Question 20

upper border of liver

Answer 20

5th costal cartilage - across sternum - to the left 5th intercostal space in mid-clavicular line

Question 21

lower border of liver

Answer 21

costal margin in right mid- axillary line

Question 22

where does the gall bladder lie?

Answer 22

tip of 9th intercostal cartilage - right

lateral rectus abdominis crosses the costal margin - on transpyloric plane

Question 23

in supine, where does the stomach lie?

Answer 23

transpyloric plane

Question 24

where does the fundus stomach lie when standing up?

Answer 24

5th rib in left mid-clavicular line

Question 25

where else does the transpyloric plane lie?

Answer 25

• gall bladder
• renal hila
• spleen hila
• origin of SMA

Question 26

where does the head of the pancreas lie?

Answer 26

below + right of pyloric position

Question 27

where is the duodenum in relation to the pylorus?

Answer 27

to the right

Question 28

4 parts of the duodenum

Answer 28

1. superior
2. descending
3. horizontal
4. ascending

Question 29

point in appendix

Answer 29

McBurney’s point

Question 30

where is McBurney’s point?

Answer 30

2/3 of the way from the umbilicus to the right ASIS

Question 31

where does the ascending colon extend from?

Answer 31

McBurney’s point to the transpyloris plane

Question 32

which ribs does the spleen lie between?

Answer 32

9th-11th ribs

Question 33

where do the kidney hila lay in supine?

Answer 33

transpyloric plane

Question 34

upper pole of kidneys

Answer 34

11-12th ribs

Question 35

lower pole of kidneys

Answer 35

3cm above iliac crests

Question 36

which 2 organs are only palpable in infants, unless inflamed?

Answer 36

liver and spleen