Question | Answer |
In a surface projection, where is the gall bladder located? | Under liver and rib 9 |
In a surface projection, where is the right colic flexure located? | Under liver and rib 10 |
In a surface projection, where is the base of the appendix (McBurney's point) located? | Junction of the lower 1/3 and middle 1/3 of a line connecting the umbilicus and the anterior superior iliac spine. |
In a surface projection, where is the transpyloric plane located? | One hand breadth below the xiphoid. |
In a surface projection, where is the left colic flexure located? | Under liver and rib 8 |
In a surface projection, where is the transverse colon located? | umbilicus, concavely |
In a surface projection, the lower border of the liver extends along a line from the right ____ rib to the left ____ rib. | 10; 5 |
Give the spinal level of the aorta bifurcation. | L4 |
Using vertebral levels, where do the kidneys lie when in the supine position? Do they move in the erect position, if so how far? | T12 to L3; They move superiorly one inch in the erect position. |
What is the vertebral level for the xiphoid process? | T9 |
What is the vertebral level for the subcostal plane? | L3 |
What is the vertebral level for transpyloric plane? | L1 |
What is the vertebral level for the intertubercular or transtubercular plane? | L5 |
In a surface projection, where is the spleen located? | 9, 10,11 ribs and posterior to midaxillary line. |
Besides the pylorus, give 2 specific parts of viscera through which the transpyloric plane passes? | Hilus of kidney, Neck of pancreas, Duodenojejunal junction |
The umbilicus is a variable landmark. In the normal adult it lies at the junction of what vertebrae? | L3-L4 |
What is the vertebral level of the esophageal hiatus? | T10 |
What is the vertebral level of the aortic hiatus? | T12 |