Upper GI

What is the Average weight of the adult human liver

Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder?

What is the name of the soft tissue structure that separates the right from the left lobe of the liver

Which lobe of the liver is larger, the right or left

What are the two other lobes of the liver, in addition to the right and left

True of False: The liver performs over 100 functions

True or False: The average healthy adult liver produces 1 gallon, or 3000 to 4000 ml of bile per day

What are the three primary functions of the gallbladder?

True or False: Concentrated levels of cholesterol in bile may lead to gallstones.

What is a common site for impaction, or lodging , of gallstones

True of False: IN about 40% of individuals, the end of the common bile duct and the end of the pancreas totally separated into two ducts rather than combining into one single passageway into the duodenum.

True or False: An older term for the main pancreatic duct is the duct of Vater.

The gallbladder is located more (posteriorly or anteriorly) withing the abdomen?

Surgical removal of the gallbladder

Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts due to presence of stones

Condition of having gallstones

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Benign or malignant tumors

Narrowing of the biliary ducts

Cholecystocholangiography: The radiographic examination of ____________

Which imaging modality produces cholescintigraphy?

True or False: Acute cholecystitis may produce a thickened gallbladder wall.

What are the four advantages of a gallbladder ultrasound instead of the outdated OCG procedure?

Four accessory organs of digestion

What are the three primary functions of the digestive system?

What three pairs of salivary glands are accessory organs of digestion associated with the mouth?

The act of swallowing is called:

Three divisions of the pharynx

What structures create the two indentations seen along the lateral borders of esophogus

What part of the Upper GI tract is a common site for ulcer disears

What term describes the junction between the duodenum and jejunum?

True or False: The body of the stomach curves inferiorly and posteriorly from the fundus.

The three main subdivisions of the stomach are:

Another name for Mucosal folds of the stomach:

True or False: Mechanical digestion includes movements of all the gastrointestinal tract

Stomach contents are churned into a semi-fluid mass called

A churning or mixing activity present int eh small bowel is called

Biologic catalyst that speed up the process of digestion are called

Peristalsis is an example of which type of digestion

A high and transverse stomach would be found in what type of patient?

Name the two abdominal organs most dramatically affected, in relation to location, by body habitus

On average, how much will abdominal organs drop in the erect position?

What is the most common form of positive contrast medium used for studies of the gastrointestinal system

Is a mixture of barium sulfate a suspension or a solution?

What is the major advantage for using a double-contrast media technique for contrast media for an upper GI?

What is the chemical symbol for Barium Sulfrate?