Bontrager Chapter 12 Workbook Exam
Questions and Answers
What is the average weight of the adult human liver? - Correct Answers -3-4 pounds
(1.5 kg), or 1/36 of total body weight
Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder? - Correct Answers -RUQ
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that separates the right from the left lobe of
the liver? - Correct Answers -Falciform ligament
Which lobe of the liver is larger, the right or the left? - Correct Answers -Right
Other than the right & the left lobes, list the other 2 lobes of the liver - Correct Answers -
A. Quadrate
B. Caudate
True/False: The liver performs more than 100 functions - Correct Answers –True
Situation: A radiograph of an upper GI is not labeled correctly, & the technologist is
unsure of the position that was performed. A double-contrast study was completed with
all positions performed recumbent. The radiograph demonstrates barium in the fundus
& air in the body & pylorus & duodenal bulb in profile. Which position was performed? -
Correct Answers -LPO
Which of the following shielding devices best reduces exposure to the lower torso of the
fluoroscopist?
A. Lead drape
B. Bucky slot shield
C. Lead gloves
D. Grid - Correct Answers -B. Bucky slot shield
Situation: During an esophagram, the radiologist remarks that Schatzki's ring is present.
Which condition or disease process is indicated by the presence of this radiographic
sign? - Correct Answers -Sliding hiatal hernia
True/False: The average healthy adult liver produces 1 gallon, or 3000 to 4000 mL, of
bile per day - Correct Answers -False (1 quart, or 800-1000 mL)
List the 3 primary functions of the gallbladder - Correct Answers -1. Store bile
2. Concentrate bile
,3. Contracts to release bile into duodenum
True/False: Concentrated levels of cholesterol in bile may lead to gallstones - Correct
Answers -True
What is a common site for impaction, or lodging, of gallstones? - Correct Answers -
Duodenal papilla
True/False: In about 40% of individuals, the end of the common bile duct & the end of
the pancreatic duct are totally separated into 2 ducts rather than combining into one
single passageway into the duodenum - Correct Answers -True
True/False: Older terminology for the main pancreatic duct is the duct of Vater - Correct
Answers -False (duct of Wirsung)
The gallbladder is located more __________ (posteriorly or anteriorly) within the
abdomen - Correct Answers -Anteriorly
Primary location within the abdomen:
Liver - Correct Answers -To the right of the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on asthenic patient - Correct Answers -Near the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hypersthenic patient - Correct Answers -To the right of the midsagittal
plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hyposthenic patient - Correct Answers -To the right of the midsagittal
plane
List 4 advantages of a gallbladder ultrasound instead of the outdated oral
cholecystogram (OCG) procedure - Correct Answers -A. No ionizing radiation
B. Better detection of small calculi
C. No contrast media required
D. Nuclear medicine
Cholecystocholangiography is a radiographic examination of - Correct Answers -Study
of both the gallbladder & biliary ducts
Which imaging modality produces cholescintigraphy?
A. CT
B. MRI
C. Radiography
D. Nuclear Medicine - Correct Answers -D. Nuclear medicine
, True/False: Acute cholecystitis may produce a thickened gallbladder wall - Correct
Answers -True
Define this clinical indication:
Cholelithiasis - Correct Answers -Condition of having gallstones
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystitis - Correct Answers -Inflammation of the gallbladder
Define this clinical indication:
Biliary stenosis - Correct Answers -Narrowing of the biliary ducts
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystectomy - Correct Answers -Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Define this clinical indication:
Neoplasm - Correct Answers -Benign or malignant tumors
Define this clinical indication:
Choledocholithiasis - Correct Answers -Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts
because of the presence of stones
List the 7 major components of the alimentary canal - Correct Answers -A. Mouth
B. Pharynx
C. Esophagus
D. Stomach
E. Small intestine
F. Large intestine
G. Anus
List the 4 accessory organs of digestion - Correct Answers -A. Salivary glands
B. Pancreas
C. Liver
D. Gallbladder
What are the 3 primary functions of the digestive system? - Correct Answers -A. Intake
& digestion of food
B. Absorption of digested food particles
C. Elimination of solid waste products
What 2 terms refer to a radiographic examination of the pharynx & esophagus? -
Correct Answers -Esophagram or Barium swallow
Which term describes the radiographic study of the distal esophagus, stomach, &
duodenum? - Correct Answers -Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series or Upper GI
Questions and Answers
What is the average weight of the adult human liver? - Correct Answers -3-4 pounds
(1.5 kg), or 1/36 of total body weight
Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder? - Correct Answers -RUQ
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that separates the right from the left lobe of
the liver? - Correct Answers -Falciform ligament
Which lobe of the liver is larger, the right or the left? - Correct Answers -Right
Other than the right & the left lobes, list the other 2 lobes of the liver - Correct Answers -
A. Quadrate
B. Caudate
True/False: The liver performs more than 100 functions - Correct Answers –True
Situation: A radiograph of an upper GI is not labeled correctly, & the technologist is
unsure of the position that was performed. A double-contrast study was completed with
all positions performed recumbent. The radiograph demonstrates barium in the fundus
& air in the body & pylorus & duodenal bulb in profile. Which position was performed? -
Correct Answers -LPO
Which of the following shielding devices best reduces exposure to the lower torso of the
fluoroscopist?
A. Lead drape
B. Bucky slot shield
C. Lead gloves
D. Grid - Correct Answers -B. Bucky slot shield
Situation: During an esophagram, the radiologist remarks that Schatzki's ring is present.
Which condition or disease process is indicated by the presence of this radiographic
sign? - Correct Answers -Sliding hiatal hernia
True/False: The average healthy adult liver produces 1 gallon, or 3000 to 4000 mL, of
bile per day - Correct Answers -False (1 quart, or 800-1000 mL)
List the 3 primary functions of the gallbladder - Correct Answers -1. Store bile
2. Concentrate bile
,3. Contracts to release bile into duodenum
True/False: Concentrated levels of cholesterol in bile may lead to gallstones - Correct
Answers -True
What is a common site for impaction, or lodging, of gallstones? - Correct Answers -
Duodenal papilla
True/False: In about 40% of individuals, the end of the common bile duct & the end of
the pancreatic duct are totally separated into 2 ducts rather than combining into one
single passageway into the duodenum - Correct Answers -True
True/False: Older terminology for the main pancreatic duct is the duct of Vater - Correct
Answers -False (duct of Wirsung)
The gallbladder is located more __________ (posteriorly or anteriorly) within the
abdomen - Correct Answers -Anteriorly
Primary location within the abdomen:
Liver - Correct Answers -To the right of the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on asthenic patient - Correct Answers -Near the midsagittal plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hypersthenic patient - Correct Answers -To the right of the midsagittal
plane
Primary location within the abdomen:
Gallbladder on hyposthenic patient - Correct Answers -To the right of the midsagittal
plane
List 4 advantages of a gallbladder ultrasound instead of the outdated oral
cholecystogram (OCG) procedure - Correct Answers -A. No ionizing radiation
B. Better detection of small calculi
C. No contrast media required
D. Nuclear medicine
Cholecystocholangiography is a radiographic examination of - Correct Answers -Study
of both the gallbladder & biliary ducts
Which imaging modality produces cholescintigraphy?
A. CT
B. MRI
C. Radiography
D. Nuclear Medicine - Correct Answers -D. Nuclear medicine
, True/False: Acute cholecystitis may produce a thickened gallbladder wall - Correct
Answers -True
Define this clinical indication:
Cholelithiasis - Correct Answers -Condition of having gallstones
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystitis - Correct Answers -Inflammation of the gallbladder
Define this clinical indication:
Biliary stenosis - Correct Answers -Narrowing of the biliary ducts
Define this clinical indication:
Cholecystectomy - Correct Answers -Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Define this clinical indication:
Neoplasm - Correct Answers -Benign or malignant tumors
Define this clinical indication:
Choledocholithiasis - Correct Answers -Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts
because of the presence of stones
List the 7 major components of the alimentary canal - Correct Answers -A. Mouth
B. Pharynx
C. Esophagus
D. Stomach
E. Small intestine
F. Large intestine
G. Anus
List the 4 accessory organs of digestion - Correct Answers -A. Salivary glands
B. Pancreas
C. Liver
D. Gallbladder
What are the 3 primary functions of the digestive system? - Correct Answers -A. Intake
& digestion of food
B. Absorption of digested food particles
C. Elimination of solid waste products
What 2 terms refer to a radiographic examination of the pharynx & esophagus? -
Correct Answers -Esophagram or Barium swallow
Which term describes the radiographic study of the distal esophagus, stomach, &
duodenum? - Correct Answers -Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series or Upper GI
