AB Final Word Scramble

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most of the digestion and absorption of food takes place in the	small intestine
small bowel obstruction is associated with	dilation of the bowel loops proximal to the site of obstruction
acute appendicitis may be seen on ultrasound as	target lesion
the _is found in the midline anterior to the pancreatic body and is sometimes confused with the pancreatic duct	pyloric antrum
the "keyboard" sign may be seen in the	duodenum and jejunum
the appendix is located beneath the surface landmark on the abdominal wall known as	mcburney's point
what is an embryologic msitake	duplication cyst
the max outer diameter of the normal appendix can measure up to	6mm
a diverticulum is most common in the	colon
most common tumor of the GI tract in children under 10	lymphoma
the colon is divided into segments called	haustra
the celiac axis, SMA, and _ supply both the small and large intestines	inferior mesenteric artery
what division of the duodenum courses to the level of the gallbladder neck	the 1st part
entrance of the esophagus into the stomach is through the	cardiac orfice
progression of acute appendicitis to frank perforation is more rapid in	preschool children
GI leiomyosarcoma most commonly occur in the	ileum
pseudokidney sign may be seen in	gastric carcinoma
the retropertioneal space is the area between the	posterior portion of the parietal pertioneum and the posterior abdominal wall muscles
examples of retroperitoneal structures	kidney, psoas muscle, aorta
which retroperitoneal space contains the kidneys, proximal ureter, and adrenal glands	perirenal space
the medial portion of the right adrenal gland lies posterior to the	IVC
adrenal glands are separated from the kidneys by the	perinephric fat
the greatest length of the normal adult adrenal gland is equal to or less than	6 cm
which can be confused with the normal adrenal gland	crus of the diaphragm
the left adrenal glands lie lateral to the	crus of the diaphragm
adrenal hemorrhages are more common in	neonates
where does the left adrenal vein drain	left renal vein
where does the right adrenal vein drain	IVC
the adrenal glands are _ in relation to the kidneys	anterior, medial, and superior
which is more echogenic, cortex or medulla	medulla
cortisol and other sterioid hormones are secreated by the	adrenal cortex
90% of the adrenal glad consists of	adrenal cortex
a left adrenal mass or enlargement may displace the splenic vein	anteriorly
most common adrenal tumor in infancy is	neuroblastoma
which syndrome is characterized by atrophy of the cortex with a decrease in adrenal function	addison
excessive secretion of cortisol results in which syndrome	cushing
excessive secretion of aldosterone occurs in which syndrome	conn
which is the most common adrenal tumor in adults	adenoma
METS to the adrenal gland is most commonly arise from primary carcinoma of the	lung, breast, and melanoma
which adrenal pathology is associated with excessive secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine	pheochomocytoma
which adrenal hormone regulates the balance of water and electrolytes	aldosterone
which membrane lines the abdominal cavity and is reflected over the contained organs	peritoneum
the _ is able to adhere to diseased organs and encapsulated infection preventing further spread of infected fluid to other areas of the abdomen	greater omentum
the fasica separating the anterior abdominal muscle groups from the peritoneum	transversalis fascia
which group of organs and/or structures is located in the retroperitoneal compartment	pancreas, kidneys and adrenal glands
which would most likely cause the floating aorta sign	enlarged paraaortic lymph nodes
term used to describe enlarged para-aortic lymph nodes	mantle effect
term used to describe enlarged lymph nodes anterior and posterior to the mesenteric vessels	sandwich sign
paraortic lymphadenopathy generally displaces kidneys	laterally
which muscle lie posterior and posterior medial to the kidneys	quadratus lumborum and psoas
area between the bladder and rectum is called the	rectovesical space
fluid collections in the right posterior subphrenic space cannot extend between the bare area of the liver and the	diaphragm
anterior displacement of the kidney and ureter suggests a mass in the	retroperitoneum
which ligament is the left lateral extension of the greater omentum connecting the greater gastric curvature to the splenic hilum and forming a portion of the left lateral border of the lesser sac	gastrosplenic ligament
ligament located between the spleen and left kidney, forms the posterior portion of the left lateral border of the lesser sac and separates the lesser sac from the renosplenic recess	splenorenal ligament
which lobe of the liver border the lesser sac	caudate lobe
what hangs over the intestines like an apron	great omentum
what is the double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach	lesser omentum
fluid collects in the most _ areas of the abdomen and pelvi	dependent
most common primary retroperitoneal tumor	lymphoma
most common primary cancers responsible for peritoneal METS are	ovaries, stomach, colon
what structure surrounds the rectus abdominis muscle	rectus sheath
an extrahepatic loculated fluid collection that may develop from a spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree is called	biloma
term for walled-off collection of extravasated urine	urinoma
most common abdominal pathologic process that require immediate surgery	acute appendicitis
discrete linear echogenicity defining the deepest layer of the anterior abdominal wall	peritoneal line
which hernia location only contains fat	epigastric
which structure connects the intraperitoneal orgnas to the posterior abd wall	mesentery
a urachal cyst is located _ usually at or inferior to the level of the umbilicus	anterior to peritoneal line
narrow band of fascia in the mid sag plane of anterior abd wall	linea alba

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