| Question |
Answer |
| lines the abdomenal cavity |
parietal perotoneum |
| covers the organs themselves |
visceral peritoneum |
| bathes and lubercates the abdomenal organs |
peritoneal fluid |
| inflammation of the peritoneum |
peritonitis |
| medical term referring to the sudden onset of abdomenal pain |
acute abdomen |
| a severe intermittent cramping pain |
colic |
| the erosion of the stomach or duodenum |
ulcers |
| meaning:inflammation of glallbladder |
cholecystitis |
| inflammation of the pancreas |
pancreatitis |
| forms digestive juices and also the source of insulin |
pacreas |
| small recess in the large intestine |
appendix |
| the inflammtion of small pouch in the large intestines |
diverticulitis |
| location:Right lower quadrant(direct), around navel (referred) rebounding pain( pain on palpation) |
Appendictis |
| Location: Right upper quadrant(direct), right shoulder (referred) |
Cholecystitis |
| Location: Upper mid abdomen, or upper back |
ulcer |
| Location: Left lower quadreant |
diverticulitis |
| Location: Lower back, lower quadrant |
aortic aneurysm |
| Location: Lower mid abdomen (retro pubic) |
Cystitis |
| Location: Costovertebral angle |
kedney infection |
| Location: Right or left flank, radiating to genitalia |
Kedney stones |
| Both lower quadrants |
Pelvic inflammation |
| Upper abdomen (both quadrants), back |
pancreatitis |
| Associated with the release of an egg from ovary |
mittelschmerz |
| an infection of the fallopian tubes and surrounding tissue |
Pelvic Inflammitory Disease |
| the fertilized egg has come to lie in an area outside the uterus |
etopic pregnacy |
| a protrusion of an organ or tissue through a hole in the body wall covering its normal site |
hernia |
| when the hernia mass will disappear back into the body cavity in which it belongs |
reducible |
| if the hernia mass can't be pushed back within the body |
incarcerated |
| Complete obstruction of blood curculation in a given organ as a result of compression or entrapment; an emergency situation causing death of tissue |
strangulation |
| guarding can be seen with... |
pancreasitis, ulcer |
Crystal Richardson
on 2009-10-04
Biology Lab Midterm
