Exam 4 Flashcards
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Where is the azygos vein located?
Passes up right side of vertebral column in mediastinum
What does the azygos vein do?
Connects Superior Vena Cava to the Inferior Vena Cava, and drains the costal veins
Med Term: Phreno
Diaphragm
Med Term: Gastro
stomach
Med Term: Cysto
Bile
Med Term: Chole
Bile
Med Term: Cholecysto
Gallbladder
Med Term: Colo
Large Intestine
Med Term: Hepato
Liver
Med Term: Nephro/ren
Kidney
Med Term: Epiplo
epiploon/omentum
Definition: -Itis
inflammation
Definition: -Ectomy
surgical removal
What are the anterior and posterior central landmarks?
Anterior: Umbilicus
Posterior: Lumbar 4
What is in this Abdominal Quadrant: LUQ
Spleen
Stomach
Top of left kidney
Left Adrenal Gland
Part of the transverse colon
What is in this Abdominal Quadrant:
RUQ
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Top of right kidney
Right Adrenal gland
What is in this Abdominal Quadrant:
LLQ
Descending Colon
Sigmoid Colon
Left ureter
Lower part of left kidney
What is in this Abdominal Quadrant:
RLQ
Appendix
Right ureter
Part of ascending colon
right lower part of kidney
What are the 3 branches of the celiac trunk?
left gastric artery, splenic artery,
common hepatic artery
What organs does the celiac trunk give blood?
Common hepatic: Liver
Left Gastric: Stomach
Splenic: Spleen and Pancreas
What is the function of the spleen?
Breaks down aged red blood cells by removing hemoglobin turning it into bilirubin
What is Bile?
Green fluid made and secreted by liver
Where is bile made?
liver
What does bile do?
Helps the body break down fast when they get to the duodenum