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What is the Average weight of the adult human liver
3-4 lbs
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Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder?
RUQ
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What is the name of the soft tissue structure that separates the right from the left lobe of the liver
Falciform ligament
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Which lobe of the liver is larger, the right or left
Right
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What are the two other lobes of the liver, in addition to the right and left
Quadrate and Caudate
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True of False: The liver performs over 100 functions
True
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True or False: The average healthy adult liver produces 1 gallon, or 3000 to 4000 ml of bile per day
False
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What are the three primary functions of the gallbladder?
- 1. Store Bile
- 2. Concentrate Bile
- 3. Contracts to release bile into the duodenum
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True or False: Concentrated levels of cholesterol in bile may lead to gallstones.
True
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What is a common site for impaction, or lodging , of gallstones
Duodenal papilla
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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
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True or False: An older term for the main pancreatic duct is the duct of Vater.
False
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The gallbladder is located more (posteriorly or anteriorly) withing the abdomen?
Anteriorly
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Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Cholesystectomy
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Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts due to presence of stones
Choledocholithiasis
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Condition of having gallstones
Cholelithiasis
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Inflammation of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis
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Benign or malignant tumors
Neoplasm
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Narrowing of the biliary ducts
Biliary stenosis
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Cholecystocholangiography: The radiographic examination of ____________
the gallbladder and biliary ducts
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Which imaging modality produces cholescintigraphy?
Nuclear medicine
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True or False: Acute cholecystitis may produce a thickened gallbladder wall.
True
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What are the four advantages of a gallbladder ultrasound instead of the outdated OCG procedure?
- 1. No ionizing radiation
- 2. Better detection of small calculi
- 3. No contrast needed
- 4. Less patient preparation
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Four accessory organs of digestion
- Salivary Glands
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Pancrease
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What are the three primary functions of the digestive system?
- Digestion of food
- Absorption of food
- Elimination of waster
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What three pairs of salivary glands are accessory organs of digestion associated with the mouth?
- 1. Parotid
- 2. Sublingual
- 3.Sub-Mandibular
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The act of swallowing is called:
Deglutition
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Three divisions of the pharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Layngopharynx
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What structures create the two indentations seen along the lateral borders of esophogus
- Aortic Arch
- Left Primary Bronchus
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What part of the Upper GI tract is a common site for ulcer disears
Duodenal bulb or cap
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What term describes the junction between the duodenum and jejunum?
Duodenojejunal Flexture
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True or False: The body of the stomach curves inferiorly and posteriorly from the fundus.
False
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The three main subdivisions of the stomach are:
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Another name for Mucosal folds of the stomach:
Rugae
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True or False: Mechanical digestion includes movements of all the gastrointestinal tract
True
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Stomach contents are churned into a semi-fluid mass called
Chyme
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A churning or mixing activity present int eh small bowel is called
rhythmic segmentation
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Biologic catalyst that speed up the process of digestion are called
Enzymes
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Peristalsis is an example of which type of digestion
Mechanical
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A high and transverse stomach would be found in what type of patient?
Hypersthenic
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Name the two abdominal organs most dramatically affected, in relation to location, by body habitus
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On average, how much will abdominal organs drop in the erect position?
1-2 inches
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What is the most common form of positive contrast medium used for studies of the gastrointestinal system
Barium Sulfate
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Is a mixture of barium sulfate a suspension or a solution?
Suspenstion
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What is the major advantage for using a double-contrast media technique for contrast media for an upper GI?
Coats better
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What is the chemical symbol for Barium Sulfrate?
BaSO4
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