•Ab viscera II (Liver and Pancreas) Flashcards

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the liver is an _____peritoneal organ

A

intraperitoneal

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what are the 5 fluids in the liver?

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arterial blood, portal blood, venous blood, bile, lymph

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the liver is bordered by the:

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subphrenic space, hepatorenal recess, bare area (posterior)

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what attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?

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the falciform ligament

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what’s at the bottom of the falciform ligament?

A

the round ligament of the liver

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what lobe is between the ligamentum teres and the gallbladder?

A

quadrate lobe

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what lobe is between the IVC and the ligamentum venosum?

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caudate lobe

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on a CT scan, the gall bladder appears ____

A

darker because it is filled with liquid

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the liver has ____ segments which each has it’s own ____

A

9, 5 fluid connections

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the ____ artery splits the liver into two sides

A

hepatic

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the ______ encloses the portal triad

A

hepatoduodenal ligament

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disease in the liver can lead to _____ hypertension

A

portal

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the portal vein is fed by the ______

A

superior and inferior mesenteric veins and the splenic vein

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what anastomoses can accommodate blood in portal hypertension?

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  1. tributaries of the left gastric to the azygos system 2. retroperitoneal area- colic veins with lumbar veins 3. superior rectal veins with the middle and inferior rectal veins 4. umbilicus veins and iliac veins 5. phrenic veins
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14
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esophageal varices

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Dilated submucosal veins due to portal hypertension and shunting of blood from the portal to systemic venous system. If they start bleeding, there is a high risk of mortality

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caput medusa

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Result of portal hypertension - dilation of abdominal veins. Increased pressure causing dilation of collateral veins radiating over abdomen

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ERCP

A

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreotography. Come from the esophagus and inject contrast material in a retrograde fashion

17
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a complication of gallstones is:

A

fistulas forming between other organs

18
Q

the gallbladder gives referred pain to the ____, or if it irritates the diaphragm, the ___

A

epigastric area, right shoulder

19
Q

the pancreas is primarily a _____ organ, except for the head, which is ____

A

retroperitoneal, intraperitoneal

20
Q

the superior mesenteric artery and vein travel in back of the ____ of the pancreas, and in front of the ____ of the pancreas

A

neck, uncinate process

21
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the ____ pancreatic duct merges with the common bile duct

A

main

22
Q

the pancreas gets blood from the _____

A

superior mesenteric and the celiac trunk

23
Q

pancreatitis is caused by ____

A

alcoholism and gall stones

24
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what are the two ligaments that connect to the spleen?

A

gastrosplenic ligament, splenorenal ligament

25
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the gastrosplenic ligament has the _____ in it

A

left gastroepiploic and short gastric arteries

26
Q

the splenorenal ligament has the _____ in it

A

splenic artery

27
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if the spleen is penetrated, you should check the ____ for a _____

A

pleura, pneumothorax