Posterior abdominal region review question

Question 1

sympathetic ganglia at levels T5 to T9 (greater thoracic splanchnic nerves) innervates structures of what?

Answer 1

The foregut

Question 2

visceral afferent fibers that run within the greater splanchnic nerves are responsible for what?

Answer 2

Relaying pain from foregut structures to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord

Question 3

Left shoulder pain and back pain is a side effect of abscess in the upper left kidney, but the shoulder region has no abnormality. The shoulder pain may be caused by spread of inflammation to what?

Answer 3

the diaphragm

Question 4

Left renal vein that crosses the aorta is occluded by an arterial aneurysm of what artery?

Answer 4

SMA

Question 5

Where does left testicular (Gonadal) vein drains into?

Answer 5

Left renal vein

Question 6

If the renal vein is occluded, what will happen to the the gonadal vein?

Answer 6

It will become swollen and pain will occur in the gonadal region.

Question 7

Vagus nerve does not carry visceral pain fibers in the abdomen. True and False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What part of the ureter is common for kidney stones (renal calculus)?

Answer 8

pelvic brim

ureter at utero-pelvic junction

ureter at the ureterovesical junction

Question 9

What kind of hernia describes a displaced gastroesophageal junction?

Answer 9

sliding hernias

Question 10

Diaphragmatic hernias of the esophagus can be characterized by analyzing what?

Answer 10

The gastroesophageal junction

Question 11

What is a paraesophageal hernia.

Answer 11

A hernia of the stomach that bulges in the mediastinum. The fundus herniates into the stomach.

Question 12

The spleen is located at what ribs?

Answer 12

9-11

Question 13

Injury to the spleen can cause what type of pain?

Answer 13

Sharp pain during respiration

Question 14

What structure crosses the ureter, lateral to the cervix?

Answer 14

Uterine artery

Question 15

What does the iliohypogastric nerve innervates?

Answer 15

The skin in the suprapubic region (above pubic symphysis) and posterior lateral gluteal region.

Question 16

What does the ilioinguinal nerve innervates?

Answer 16

Innervates the skin of the medial thigh and anterior part of scrotum and labia major.

Question 17

What supplies the inferior part of the esophagus?

Answer 17

Left gastric artery and inferior phrenic

Question 18

What three branches of the aorta supplies the upper and intermediate portions of the esophagus?

Answer 18

the inferior thyroid, bronchial, and esophageal arteries

Question 19

What is the extraperitoneal fat called that is external to the renal capsule?

Answer 19

Perinephric fat

Question 20

What surrounds the perinephric fat?

Answer 20

renal fascia of (Gerota)

Question 21

Where will a perinephric abscess be located?

Answer 21

between the renal capsule and renal fascia

Question 22

A kidney stone at the ureterovesical junction will cause an enlargement of what structure of the kidney?

Answer 22

Ureters

Question 23

Kidney stone in the ureteropelvic brim will cause an enlargement of what structure of the kidney?

Answer 23

renal pelvis

Question 24

Kidney stone in the pelvic brim will cause an enlargement of what structure of the kidney?

Answer 24

ureters

Question 25

A kidney stone is suspected and ultrasound reveals a stone partially obstructing the lower part of her right ureter. The stone is probably lodges where the ureter crosses which structure?

Answer 25

The common iliac artery

Question 26

Lumbar nerves are located where in reference to the the ureters?

Answer 26

medially and posterior to