Test 1 Flashcards
True or false. In females a section is open to the Fallopian tubes and in guys it is a closed cavity for parietal membrane?
True
What organs are in the intraperitonel?
Liver GB spleen Stomach Ovaries Majority of intestines
Do males have an open or closed cavity for intraperitoneal organs?
Closed cavity
Do females have open or closed intraperitoneal organs?
Open, uterine tunes, uterus, and vagina
What organs lay retroperitoneal?
Great vessels Pancreas Kidneys Urinary bladder Rectus Majority of duodenum
What organs are retroperitoneal in females?
Uterus
Vagina
What organs are retroperitoneal in males?
Prostate
What are ligaments and mesentery?
Double folds of peritoneum to hold things used to attach to abdominal walls or different organs
What is the echogenicity of muscles?
Medium and maybe high exhogenicity strands within
What is the echogenicity of fat?
Pure fat is anechoic
Fat mixed with water can be echogenic
What is the echogenicity of linea alba?
Hyperechoic compared to muscle
What are the tributaries of the IVC?
- hepatic veins
- renal veins
- right gonadal veins
- common iliac veins
What’s the largest the IVC can be?
3.7 cm
The aorta can be no greater than __________
3cm
The left gonadal vein dumps into the _________
Left renal vein
What are the most superior tributaries?
Hepatic veins
The three branches of the celiac are ___________
Common hepatic artery
Splenic artery
Left gastric artery
Which vessel(s) can be seen anterior to the aorta at mid level in transverse?
Left renal vein
SMA
What is a term to describe contour?
Lobulated, irregular, regular, e.t.c
Which of the following is a retroperitoneal organ?
- ovaries
- uterus
- spleen
- gallbladder
Uterus
What are the terms to describe exhogenicity?
Echogenic, hypoechoic, anechoic
What are the two helpful artifacts?
Shadowing, acoustic enhancement
What structure looks like a target or donut?
GE junction
Are walls of arteries more echogenic than veins?
Yes
What are the three layers of an artery?
Tunica interns
Tunica media
Tunica externa
What is an operator dependant?
the outcome is based on the skill of the sonographer
What are the landmarks for sagittal proximal aorta?
Celiac trunk
SMA
What are the landmarks for sagittal mid aorta?
Right and left renal arteries
Which artery is longer?
Left
The right renal artery runs anterior to the right renal vein. True or false?
False, it runs posterior
Which has a thicker muscle wall? Aorta or IVC?
IVC
