NSG 3160 EXAM 4 ABDOMEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
NSG 3160 ABDOMEN EXAM 4 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
What is located in the RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT (RUQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ Liver
Gallbladder
Duodenum
Head of pancreas
Right adrenal gland
Right kidney
Hepatic flexure of colon
Part of ascending colon
Part of transverse colon
What is located in the RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT (RLQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ cecum
appendix
right ovary and tube
right ureter
right spermatic cord
What is located in the LEFT UPPER QUADRANT (LUQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ stomach
spleen
left lobe of liver
body of pancreas
left kidney and adrenal
splenic flexure of colon
, part of transverse and descending colon
What is located in the LEFT LOWER QUADRANT (LLQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ Part of descending
colon
Sigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
What is located in the MIDLINE - Correct answer ✔✔ aorta
uterus (if enlarged)
bladder (if distended)
A patient is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. How should the nurse document
this? - Correct answer ✔✔ Dysphagia
The nurse is aware that what change may occur in the gastrointestinal system with aging? -
Correct answer ✔✔ Decreased Salivation
Esophageal emptying is delayed
Gastric Acid secretions are delayed
Liver size decreases
Gallstones increase
Constipation increases
Abdominal musculature is thinner.
decreases gastric acid secretions may cause - Correct answer ✔✔ pernicious anemia bc high
gastric pH decreases B12 absorption
NSG 3160 ABDOMEN EXAM 4 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
What is located in the RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT (RUQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ Liver
Gallbladder
Duodenum
Head of pancreas
Right adrenal gland
Right kidney
Hepatic flexure of colon
Part of ascending colon
Part of transverse colon
What is located in the RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT (RLQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ cecum
appendix
right ovary and tube
right ureter
right spermatic cord
What is located in the LEFT UPPER QUADRANT (LUQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ stomach
spleen
left lobe of liver
body of pancreas
left kidney and adrenal
splenic flexure of colon
, part of transverse and descending colon
What is located in the LEFT LOWER QUADRANT (LLQ) - Correct answer ✔✔ Part of descending
colon
Sigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
What is located in the MIDLINE - Correct answer ✔✔ aorta
uterus (if enlarged)
bladder (if distended)
A patient is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. How should the nurse document
this? - Correct answer ✔✔ Dysphagia
The nurse is aware that what change may occur in the gastrointestinal system with aging? -
Correct answer ✔✔ Decreased Salivation
Esophageal emptying is delayed
Gastric Acid secretions are delayed
Liver size decreases
Gallstones increase
Constipation increases
Abdominal musculature is thinner.
decreases gastric acid secretions may cause - Correct answer ✔✔ pernicious anemia bc high
gastric pH decreases B12 absorption