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Pelvis Internal Organs Flashcards

1
Q

The retroperitoneum is the region _________ to the peritoneal lining.

What does it contain?

A

POSTERIOR

Kidneys, Ureters, Suprarenal glands & great vessels of abd & pelvis

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2
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The floating ribs are ___________ to the kidneys

A

POSTERIOR

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3
Q

Perinephric abscesses can result from ________________ or __________________.

A

UTIs or nephric abscesses

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4
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Purulent material is contained in the renal fascia. This can track inferiorly along the ____________. This infection will cause a visible bulging of flank.

A

Ureters

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5
Q

Ureters receive blood superiorly from the _________ artery

A

Renal

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6
Q

Gonadal, abdominal aorta & common iliac arteries send branches laterally to the _____________________

A

ureter in abdomen

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7
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Branches of the internal iliac artery sent arteries medially to the ______________________

A

Ureter in the pelvis

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8
Q

Ureters pass ___________ to gonadal arteries and ____________ to uterine arteries

A

Posterior

Inferior

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9
Q

T/F: The Ureters pass posterior to the very large iliac vessels

A

FALSE!

The ureters pass ANTERIOR to the very large iliac vessels

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10
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What are renal caliculi?

A

Kidney Stones

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11
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What 3 places do renal caliculi lodge?

A

Renal Pelvis

Crossing Pelvic brim & common iliac vessels

Entry into bladder wall

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12
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When Renal Caliculi are suspected what kind of scan is ordered?

A

KUB CT scan

(KUB= Kidney, Ureter, Bladder)

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13
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If renal caliculi are suspected but did not show on CT, what other test may be done?

A

Cystoscopy

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14
Q

What are the three layers of the suprarenal gland?

A

Capsule

Cortex

Medulla

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15
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Describe the three layers of the suprarenal gland

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Capsule- Protection and separation from nearby structures

Cortex- Mineralcorticoids, Glucocorticoids, Gonadocorticoids

Medulla- Chromaffin cells: epinephrine, norepinephrine

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16
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When standing or seated, what is the lowest point in the abdominopelvic cavity in female? In male?

A

Female- rectouterine pouch

Male- pararectal fossae

17
Q

Fluid or purulent material from the abdomen will collect where in females? Males?

A

In female- rectouterine pounch

In Male- Pararectal Fossae

18
Q

When laying supine, where will fluid travel?

A

Left paracolic gutter -> phrenicocic ligament

Left infracolic space cannot move superiorly

Right paracolic gutter -> posterior liver -> omental foramen -> omental sac

19
Q

Broad ligament in females is subdivided into 3 parts. What are they and what do they connect to?

A

Mesometrium-connects to uterus

Mesovarium- connects to ovary

Mesosalpynx- connects to oviduct

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