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abdomen comp questions 1

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Name the accessory organs of the digestive system   teeth, salivary glands, liver, pancreas  
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What are the borders of the abdominal cavity?   diaphragm and superior bony pelvis  
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What structures are found in the abdominal cavity?   stomach, sm. intestine, lg. intestine, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas and kidneys.  
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Where does the pelvic cavity lie?   within the borders of the bony pelvis  
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What structures are found in the pelvic cavity?   rectum and sigmoid of the large intestine, urinary bladder and reproductive organs  
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What is the retroperitoneum?   the cavity behind the peritoneum  
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What structures are found in the retroperitoneum?   kidneys and pancreas  
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Where does the liver lie?   on the right extending inferiorly to L4  
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Which lobe of the liver is larger?   the right  
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Name the lobes of the liver   right, left, quadrate, caudate  
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What is the other name for the hilum of the liver?   porta hepatis  
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Function of the liver?   formation of bile, filtration  
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Function of the gallbladder?   concentrate, store and evacuate bile  
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Function of the pancreas   sugar metabolism  
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Where might the gallbladder be found in a hypersthenic patient?   more superior and away from the midline  
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Where might the gallbladder be found in an asthenic patient?   more inferior and toward the midline  
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What type of gland is the pancreas?   endocrine and exocrine  
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What is the functional unit of the pancreas?   islet cells or islets of langerhans  
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What do the islet cells of the pancreas do?   produce insulin and glucagon  
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What is the function of the spleen?   produce lymphocytes, store and remove dead or dying RBCs  
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which layer of the peritoneum lines the walls of the abdominal cavity?   parietal  
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which layer of the peritoneum creates the mesentery and omenta?   visceral  
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what is the space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum called?   peritoneal cavity  
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what scale of contrast is desired on an abdominal radiograph?   low contrast/long scale  
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