Test 1 Flashcards
Which arterial layer is made up of endothelial cells?
Intima
The splenic artery supplies the ______
Spleen
Pancreas &
Stomach
The (blank) and the celiac artery may share a common trunk at their origin.
Superior mesenteric artery
The celiac artery is the (blank) anterior branch off of the aorta
First
What are the three branches off of the celiac artery?
Common hepatic
Splenic artery
Left gastric artery
What vessel carries venous blood from the intestines and the spleen to the liver?
The portal vein
The gonadal arteries arise from the aorta superior to the:
Inferior mesenteric artery
The epiploic foramen usuallly facilitates flow between which structures or spaces?
Hepatorenal space and the lesser sac
Arteries that supply organs that require constant perfusion display which type of spectral waveform?
Low resistant
In females, the inguinal canal serves as a passage way for:
The round ligament
What term refers to peritoneum that surrounds the abdominal organs?
Visceral peritoneum
The lesser sac contains which organs?
The lesser sac does not contain any organs
Morrisons pouch refers to the peritoneal reflection between the:
Liver and right kidney
What hangs over the intestines like an apron?
The greater omentum
Which of the following structures is not retroperitoneal in location?
Aorta
Psoas muscles
Spleen
Kidney
Pancreas head
Spleen is not retroperitoneal in location
A fluid collection between the diaphragm and the spleen would be in which space?
Subphrenic
When imaging the inferior vena cava longitudinally, what structure is most likely to appear sonographically as a circular anechoic structure posterior to it?
The right renal artery
What is the name of the ligament that is the left lateral extension of the greater omentum that connects the gastric greater curvature to the superior splenic hilum and forms a portion of the left lateral border of the lesser sac?
The gastrosplenic ligament
Which of the following is NOT a direct branch of the abdominal aorta?
Celiac axis
Renal artery
Inferior mesenteric artery
Superior mesenteric artery
External iliac artery
External iliac artery is not a direct branch off of the AO
What is the area lateral to the ascending colon where free fluid can collect?
Right paracolic gutter
What best describes the location of the descending colon?
Retroperitoneal
What best describes the location of the prostate gland?
Extraperitoneal
What connects intraperitoneal structures to the cavity wall?
Mesentery
What best describes the location of the adrenal glands?
Retroperitoneal
