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abdomen
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| another term for GI tract | alimentary tract |
| opening of the stomach from the esophagus | cardiac orifice/ sphincter |
| opening between the stomach and the small intestine | the pylorus, the pylorus sphincter |
| The superior most portion of the stomach | the fundus |
| The middle and largest portion of the stomach | the body |
| the smallest and most inferior portion of the stomach | pyloric portion |
| the longest portion of the GI tract | small intestine. 22 feet |
| The three sections of the small intestine are the | duodenum, jejunum, and ileum |
| The widest but shortest portion of the small intestine | the duodenum, 8-10 inches |
| the duodenum is the most ___ section of the small intestine | proximal, right after the stomach |
| The middle portion of the small intestine | jejunum |
| most distal portion of the small intestine | ileum- biggest |
| Three sections of the large intestine | Cecum, colon and rectum |
| 4 sections of the colon | ascending, transverse, ascending, and sigmoid. |
| space behind the peritoneum | retroperitoneum |
| Which organs are located in the retroperitoneal space | kidneys, pancreas, ascending and descending colon, rectum. |
| 4 portions of the stomach | cardia, fundus, body, pylorus |
| the small intestine extends from the stomach to the | ileocecal valve |
| this portion of the small intestine is 1/2 of the total size | ileum |
| what accessory organ is attached to the cecum | the appendix |
| functional unit of the kidneys | nephrons |
| kidneys rest at what vertebral level | L3, at a 30-degree angle from the spine |
| The liver receives unique double blood supply via | portal vein and hepatic artery |
| The gallbladder rests ____ to the liver and delivers bile into the ____ portion of the small intestine | inferior: duodenum |
| Cecum | the beginning part of the large intestine. connects the ileum to the ascending colon |
| which ribs are floating | 11 and 12 |
| ASIS | anterior superior iliac spine, palpable anterior point |
| Where the head of the femur meets with the pelvis, forming the hip joint | acetabulum |
| obturator foramen | 2 holes at the inferior portion of the pelvis where important blood vessels enter the thighs |
| the most inferior portion of the ischium, used for sitting | ischial tuberosity |
| SI joints | sacroiliac joints |
| Ileus | failure of bowel peristalsis |
| ascites | fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity |
| KUB scan | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| SID fpr PA chest vs SID for abdomen | chest- 72'' Abdomen- 40'' |
| KVP and mAs for abdomen | kVp- 75-90 mAs- 20-50 |
| kvp and mas range for pa chest | kvp- 120 mas- 2-6, double for lateral |