test 6 Flashcards
esophagus
hollow digestive
carries food from the mouth and pharynx to the stomach
stomach (LUQ)
hollow digestive
expandable organ below the diaphragm and connected to the esophagus and small intestine, begins the breakdown of food
small intestine
hollow digestive
consist of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum take stomach contents and removes nutrients as it passes its contents to the large intestine
Large intestine (colon)
hollow digestive
absorbs fluid from its contents, creating fecal waste for excretion through the rectum and anus
liver (RUQ)
solid digestive
regulates levels of carbs and other substances in the blood. involved in bile secretion for digestion of fats - also helps detoxify blood
gallbladder (RUQ)
Hollow digestive
store bile before its release into the small intestine
spleen (LUQ)
solid lymphatic tissue
removes abnormal blood cells and is involved in the immune response
pancreas (midline / upper quadrants)
solid digestive
releases enzymes that assist in breaking down food in the small intestine into absorbable molecules. also secretes insulin into the blood that regulates blood sugar levels
kidneys (upper quadrants)
solid urinary
filter and excrete waste, regulate blood, water, and electrolyte levels and assist the liver with detoxification
Bladder (lower quadrants)
hollow urinary
collets urine from the kidneys prior to excretion
organs in the retropertioneal cavity
kidney, pancreas, duodenum, abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava, fallopiean tubes, sigmoid colon, uterus, rectum, urinary bladder
organs in the petrioneal cavity
spleen, liver, gallbladder, stomach, transverse colon, small bowel, boundary of peritoneal lining
organs in the peritoneum
stomach, liver, spleen, appendix, small and large colon,
in women - uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries
Right upper quadrant
(RUQ)
Contains most of the liver, gallbladder and part of the large intestine
Left upper quadrant
(LUQ)
Spleen
