Chapter 28: Abdomen and Genitourinary Injuries

Question 1

An injury in which there is soft-tissue damage inside the body but the skin remains intact

Answer 1

closed abdominal injury

Question 2

The displacement of organs outside of the body

Answer 2

evisceration

Question 3

The posterior region below the margin of the lower rib cage

Answer 3

flank

Question 4

Contracting the stomach muscles to minimize the pain of abdominal movement; a sign of peritonitis

Answer 4

guarding

Question 5

structures through which materials pass, such as the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, ureters, and bladder

Answer 5

hollow organs

Question 6

Left shoulder pain caused by blood in the peritoneal cavity

Answer 6

Kehr sign

Question 7

An injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination

Answer 7

open abdominal injury

Question 8

The abdominal cavity

Answer 8

peritoneal cavity

Question 9

Solid masses of tissue where much of the chemical work of the body takes place (eg. the liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys)

Answer 9

solid organs