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SELF TEST CHAPTER 12
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BONTRAGER EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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ANSWERS ALL VERIFIED BY
AN EXPERT A+ GRADED
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(LATEST UPDATE)
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ST
,What is the average weight of the adult human liver? - ANS 3-4 pounds (1.5 kg), or 1/36 of
total body weight
Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder? - ANS RUQ
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that separates the right from the left lobe of the
liver? - ANS Falciform ligament
Which lobe of the liver is larger, the right or the left? - ANS Right
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Other than the right & the left lobes, list the other 2 lobes of the liver - ANS A. Quadrate
B. Caudate
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True/False: The liver performs more than 100 functions - ANS True
True/False: The average healthy adult liver produces 1 gallon, or 3000 to 4000 mL, of bile per
LO
day - ANS False (1 quart, or 800-1000 mL)
List the 3 primary functions of the gallbladder - ANS 1. Store bile
2. Concentrate bile
3. Contracts to release bile into duodenum
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True/False: Concentrated levels of cholesterol in bile may lead to gallstones - ANS True
What is a common site for impaction, or lodging, of gallstones? - ANS Duodenal papilla
True/False: In about 40% of individuals, the end of the common bile duct & the end of the
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pancreatic duct are totally separated into 2 ducts rather than combining into one single
passageway into the duodenum - ANS True
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True/False: Older terminology for the main pancreatic duct is the duct of Vater - ANS False
(duct of Wirsung)
ST
The gallbladder is located more __________ (posteriorly or anteriorly) within the abdomen -
ANS Anteriorly
Primary location within the abdomen:
Liver - ANS To the right of the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on asthenic patient - ANS Near the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hypersthenic patient - ANS To the right of the midsagittal plane
, Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hyposthenic patient - ANS To the right of the midsagittal plane
List 4 advantages of a gallbladder ultrasound instead of the outdated oral cholecystogram
(OCG) procedure - ANS A. No ionizing radiation
B. Better detection of small calculi
C. No contrast media required
D. Nuclear medicine
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Cholecystocholangiography is a radiographic examination of - ANS Study of both the
gallbladder & biliary ducts
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Which imaging modality produces cholescintigraphy?
A. CT
B. MRI
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C. Radiography
D. Nuclear Medicine - ANS D. Nuclear medicine
True/False: Acute cholecystitis may produce a thickened gallbladder wall - ANS True
YC
Define this clinical indication:
Cholelithiasis - ANS Condition of having gallstones
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystitis - ANS Inflammation of the gallbladder
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Define this clinical indication:
Biliary stenosis - ANS Narrowing of the biliary ducts
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Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystectomy - ANS Surgical removal of the gallbladder
ST
Define this clinical indication:
Neoplasm - ANS Benign or malignant tumors
Define this clinical indication:
Choledocholithiasis - ANS Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts because of the
presence of stones
List the 7 major components of the alimentary canal - ANS A. Mouth
B. Pharynx
C. Esophagus
D. Stomach
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SELF TEST CHAPTER 12
LO
BONTRAGER EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
YC
ANSWERS ALL VERIFIED BY
AN EXPERT A+ GRADED
D
(LATEST UPDATE)
U
ST
,What is the average weight of the adult human liver? - ANS 3-4 pounds (1.5 kg), or 1/36 of
total body weight
Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder? - ANS RUQ
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that separates the right from the left lobe of the
liver? - ANS Falciform ligament
Which lobe of the liver is larger, the right or the left? - ANS Right
K
Other than the right & the left lobes, list the other 2 lobes of the liver - ANS A. Quadrate
B. Caudate
C
True/False: The liver performs more than 100 functions - ANS True
True/False: The average healthy adult liver produces 1 gallon, or 3000 to 4000 mL, of bile per
LO
day - ANS False (1 quart, or 800-1000 mL)
List the 3 primary functions of the gallbladder - ANS 1. Store bile
2. Concentrate bile
3. Contracts to release bile into duodenum
YC
True/False: Concentrated levels of cholesterol in bile may lead to gallstones - ANS True
What is a common site for impaction, or lodging, of gallstones? - ANS Duodenal papilla
True/False: In about 40% of individuals, the end of the common bile duct & the end of the
D
pancreatic duct are totally separated into 2 ducts rather than combining into one single
passageway into the duodenum - ANS True
U
True/False: Older terminology for the main pancreatic duct is the duct of Vater - ANS False
(duct of Wirsung)
ST
The gallbladder is located more __________ (posteriorly or anteriorly) within the abdomen -
ANS Anteriorly
Primary location within the abdomen:
Liver - ANS To the right of the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on asthenic patient - ANS Near the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hypersthenic patient - ANS To the right of the midsagittal plane
, Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hyposthenic patient - ANS To the right of the midsagittal plane
List 4 advantages of a gallbladder ultrasound instead of the outdated oral cholecystogram
(OCG) procedure - ANS A. No ionizing radiation
B. Better detection of small calculi
C. No contrast media required
D. Nuclear medicine
K
Cholecystocholangiography is a radiographic examination of - ANS Study of both the
gallbladder & biliary ducts
C
Which imaging modality produces cholescintigraphy?
A. CT
B. MRI
LO
C. Radiography
D. Nuclear Medicine - ANS D. Nuclear medicine
True/False: Acute cholecystitis may produce a thickened gallbladder wall - ANS True
YC
Define this clinical indication:
Cholelithiasis - ANS Condition of having gallstones
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystitis - ANS Inflammation of the gallbladder
D
Define this clinical indication:
Biliary stenosis - ANS Narrowing of the biliary ducts
U
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystectomy - ANS Surgical removal of the gallbladder
ST
Define this clinical indication:
Neoplasm - ANS Benign or malignant tumors
Define this clinical indication:
Choledocholithiasis - ANS Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts because of the
presence of stones
List the 7 major components of the alimentary canal - ANS A. Mouth
B. Pharynx
C. Esophagus
D. Stomach
