NUR 216 Exam 4 – Abdomen, Reproductive System, Anus & Rectum in Older Adults: Practice Questions, Answers & Study Guide

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1. Abdomen as- -inspection
sessment se- -auscultation
quence -percussion
-palpation

2. Peritoneum lining of the abdominal cavity

3. Viscera internal organs

4. Solid viscera -not much substance flows through
-characteristic shape
-adrenal glands
-kidneys
-liver
-pancreas
-spleen
-ovaries
-uterus

5. Hollow viscera -shape depends on contents
-substance flows through
-gallbladder
-small intestine
-colon
-bladder

6. Liver diagnostic -AST & ALT (liver enzymes)
tools: serum -ammonia
-bilirubin

7. -amylase (enzyme)
-lipase (enzyme)


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Pancreas di-
agnostic tools:
serum

8. Liver function & -RUQ
location -large & vascular
-metabolize carbs, proteins, fats & drugs
-produce clotting factors & bile
-disease/enlargement can cause jaundice, brittle nails, dry skin




9. Gallbladder func- -RUQ
tion & location -collect, store, concentrate & transport bile to intestines




10. Spleen character- -LUQ
istics & location -vascular
-prone to rupture
-very superficial to anterior body surface






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11. Pancreas func- -LUQ
tion & location -secretes insulin
-releases pancreatic enzymes (lipase + amylase)




12. Small intestine -duodenum
-jejunum
-ileum
-completes digestion
-absorbs nutrients




13. Large intestine -ascending
(colon) -transverse
-descending
-sigmoid
-absorbs water & electrolytes