ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
posterior inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - the gallbladder is located in the ____________
margin of the liver
inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - which of the following is not a recognized lobe of the
liver
RUQ - CORRECT ANSWER - which quadrant is the liver located in a sthenic patient
falciform ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - name of the soft tissue structure that divides
the liver into left and right lobes
emulsification of fats - CORRECT ANSWER - primary function of bile
common hepatic duct - CORRECT ANSWER - union of the left and right hepatic ducts
form which duct
common bile duct (CBD) - CORRECT ANSWER - which duct carries bile form the cystic
duct to the duodenum
30-40 ml - CORRECT ANSWER - average capacity of the adult gallbladder
hydrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - which process leads to a concentration of bile within
the gallbladder
, Cholecystokinin (CCK) - CORRECT ANSWER - which hormone leads to the contraction
of the gallbladder to release bile
pancreatic duct - CORRECT ANSWER - Duct of Wirsung
fundus - CORRECT ANSWER - broadest portion of gallbladder
hepatopancreatic ampulla - CORRECT ANSWER - enlarged chamber in distal aspect of
common bile duct
spiral valve - CORRECT ANSWER - series of mucosal folds in cystic duct
hepatopancreatic sphincter - CORRECT ANSWER - circular muscle fibers adjacent to
duodenal papilla
duodenal papilla - CORRECT ANSWER - A protrusion into the duodenum
cystic duct - CORRECT ANSWER - duct connected directly to gallbladder
neck - CORRECT ANSWER - narrowest portion of gallbladder
body - CORRECT ANSWER - middle aspect of gallbladder
cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER - condition of gallstones
production of hormones - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT a function of the GI system
Barium swallow - CORRECT ANSWER - another term for esophagogram