abd comp qs 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Name the accessory organs of the digestive system | teeth, salivary glands, liver, pancreas |
What are the borders of the abdominal cavity? | diaphragm and superior bony pelvis |
What structures are found in the abdominal cavity? | stomach, sm. intestine, lg. intestine, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas and kidneys. |
Where does the pelvic cavity lie? | within the borders of the bony pelvis |
What structures are found in the pelvic cavity? | rectum and sigmoid of the large intestine, urinary bladder and reproductive organs |
What is the retroperitoneum? | the cavity behind the peritoneum |
What structures are found in the retroperitoneum? | kidneys and pancreas |
Where does the liver lie? | on the right extending inferiorly to L4 |
Which lobe of the liver is larger? | the right |
Name the lobes of the liver | right, left, quadrate, caudate |
What is the other name for the hilum of the liver? | porta hepatis |
Function of the liver? | formation of bile, filtration |
Function of the gallbladder? | concentrate, store and evacuate bile |
Function of the pancreas | sugar metabolism |
Where might the gallbladder be found in a hypersthenic patient? | more superior and away from the midline |
Where might the gallbladder be found in an asthenic patient? | more inferior and toward the midline |
What type of gland is the pancreas? | endocrine and exocrine |
What is the functional unit of the pancreas? | islet cells or islets of langerhans |
What do the islet cells of the pancreas do? | produce insulin and glucagon |
What is the function of the spleen? | produce lymphocytes, store and remove dead or dying RBCs |
which layer of the peritoneum lines the walls of the abdominal cavity? | parietal |
which layer of the peritoneum creates the mesentery and omenta? | visceral |
what is the space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum called? | peritoneal cavity |
what scale of contrast is desired on an abdominal radiograph? | low contrast/long scale |
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