Wk 2 surface anatomy

Question 1

What are depressions

Answer 1

fossae

Question 2

What are the techniques to examine patient surface anatomy?

Answer 2

visual
palpation
percussion
ausculation

Question 3

Bony landmarks

Question 4

soft tissue landmarks

Answer 4

umbilicus (variable), scars, tattoos

Question 5

How many segments are in the vertebrae

Answer 5

12 thoracic segments

Question 6

what ribs join the sternum?

Answer 6

1-7 (true ribs)

Question 7

What ribs join the 7th to join the sternum?

Answer 7

8-10

Question 8

What ribs attach to posterior spine

Answer 8

11 and 12 floating ribs

Question 9

What forms the inferior boundary of the thorax?

Answer 9

Left and right costal margins of the rib cage

Question 10

Where do the costal margins join?

Answer 10

Infrasternal angle (costal arch)

Question 11

What is the Suprasternal (jugular notch) ?

Answer 11

depression on the superior border of the manubrium of the sternum between the medial ends of the clavicle

Question 12

What is the Mammary or midclavicular line?

Answer 12

Line which runs vertically downward from a point midway between the centre of the jugular notch and the tip of the acromion.

Question 13

Parasternal

Answer 13

Midway between the lateral sternal and the mammary lines

Question 14

Midsternal is what

Answer 14

It is the middle line of the sternum

Question 15

Lateral Sternal?

Answer 15

Along the sternal margin apparently

Question 16

What are the openings for the diaphragm?

Answer 16

Caval: through the central tendon
Oesophageal hiatus: posterior part of diaphragm L of the central tendon
aortic hiatus: posterior, between L R crus

Question 17

Four abdominal quadrants

Answer 17

R upper Q
R Lower Q
L Lower quadrant fossa
L upper quadrant fossa

Question 18

Nine abdominal regions

Answer 18

Two horizontal Two sagittal
Transpyloric inf of L1
Transtubercular L5

Question 19

What are the superior 3 of nine abdominal regions?

Answer 19

R upper hypochondrium
epigastrium
L hypochondrium

Question 20

What are the mid-3 of nine abdominal regions?

Answer 20

Right Lateral (lumbar)
umbilical
Left Lateral

Question 21

What are the inferior 3 of nine abdominal regions?

Answer 21

Right Inguinal
hypogastrium (pubic)
Left inguinal (iliac)

Question 22

Xiphoid tip

Answer 22

T9-T10
easily palpated
sup ant of diaphragm

Question 23

inferior costal rib margin

Answer 23

L2-L3
locate superior organs of the abdomen

Question 24

Iliac Crest

Answer 24

L4-L5
upper portion of ilium
indicates midabdomen

Question 25

Anterior superior iliac spine

Answer 25

pelvis positioning

Question 26

Greater trochanter

Answer 26

sup to symphysis pubis

Question 27

symphysis pubis

Answer 27

anterior junction of two pelvic bones

Question 28

Ischial tuberosity

Question 29

Where does the oesophagus lie

Answer 29

posterior to the trachea Inf end of laryngopharynx, through mediastinum ant to vertebral column C6, pierces through oesophageal hiatus T10. Ends at Cardia T11

Question 30

Where is the stomach located?

Answer 30

inferior to diaphragm

Question 31

what is the shape of the stomach affected by:

Answer 31

phase of gastric digestion state of surrounding viscera amount/character of contents

Question 32

Where is the duodenum

Answer 32

sup part horizontal extending from pylorus to right lateral line. descending part medial to R lateral line from transpyloric line to midway between transpyloric and transtubercular lines

Question 33

What are the regions in the Large Intestine?

Answer 33

Cecum, colon, rectum, anal canal

Question 34

What is the kidney composed of

Answer 34

renal cortex and medulla

Question 35

What is the function of the ureters?

Answer 35

paired muscular tubes that transport urine to the urinary bladder

Question 36

Where is the Liver situated?

Answer 36

inf to diaphragm in upper abdominal cavity

Question 37

where does the liver receive blood from?

Answer 37

Hepatic artery = oxygenated Hepatic portal vein = deoxygenated from small intestine contains nutrients

Question 38

What is the portal vein formed by?

Answer 38

sup and inf mesenteric veins and splenic vein

Question 39

Gall bladder function

Answer 39

transport of bile

Question 40

what are the unpaired branches of the aorta?

Answer 40

celiac trunk superior mesenteric artery inf mesenteric artery

Question 41

What is the smallest branch that supplies the stomach and oesophagus

Answer 41

left gastric artery

Question 42

What is the largest branch that supplies the spleen and pancreas

Answer 42

Splenic artery

Question 43

what is the largest vein of the body?

Answer 43

Inferior vena cava

Question 44

what are lumbar veins

Answer 44

4-5 vessels, collect blood from the posterior abdominal wall

Question 45

What are gonadal veins

Answer 45

R gv enters anterolateral wall L gv empties into left renal vein