Bontrager CH. 12 Self-Test Questions with
Complete Solutions
Which aspect of the stomach fills with AIR when the patient is PRONE? Fundus
The lateral margin of the stomach is called the Greater curvature
The medial margin of the stomach is called the Lesser curvature
Which aspect of the stomach fills with BARIUM when the patient is in SUPINE position?
Fundus
Which two structures create the "romance of the abdomen"? Head of the pancreas & C-
loop of the duodenum
Where does the air/barium go in a PRONE - PA PROJECTION? AIR = fundus
BARIUM = body
, Where does the air/barium go in a SUPINE - AP PROJECTION? AIR = pylorus
BARIUM = fundus
Where does the air/barium go in a SUPINE POSTERIOR - LPO POSITION? AIR = pylorus
BARIUM = fundus
The act of chewing? Mastication
Which term describes food once it enters the stomach and is mixed with gastric fluids?
Chyme
The churning or mixing activity of chyme in the small intestines is called? Rhythmic
segmentation
Which nutrient is not digested? Vitamins
A high and transverse stomach indicates a ___________ body type with the pyloric portion at
the vertebral level of _______ Hypersthenic - T11 or T12
Complete Solutions
Which aspect of the stomach fills with AIR when the patient is PRONE? Fundus
The lateral margin of the stomach is called the Greater curvature
The medial margin of the stomach is called the Lesser curvature
Which aspect of the stomach fills with BARIUM when the patient is in SUPINE position?
Fundus
Which two structures create the "romance of the abdomen"? Head of the pancreas & C-
loop of the duodenum
Where does the air/barium go in a PRONE - PA PROJECTION? AIR = fundus
BARIUM = body
, Where does the air/barium go in a SUPINE - AP PROJECTION? AIR = pylorus
BARIUM = fundus
Where does the air/barium go in a SUPINE POSTERIOR - LPO POSITION? AIR = pylorus
BARIUM = fundus
The act of chewing? Mastication
Which term describes food once it enters the stomach and is mixed with gastric fluids?
Chyme
The churning or mixing activity of chyme in the small intestines is called? Rhythmic
segmentation
Which nutrient is not digested? Vitamins
A high and transverse stomach indicates a ___________ body type with the pyloric portion at
the vertebral level of _______ Hypersthenic - T11 or T12