Shadow Health - Abdominal Assessment With Complete Solutions

Shadow Health - Abdominal Assessment With Complete Solutions .What is "Solid Viscera" and what are some examples? - Answer-- Organs that maintain their shape consistently - Examples are: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys .A&P of the liver? - Answer-- Largest internal organ and the largest gland in the human body. - Performs a wide range of functions including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion. .A&P of spleen? - Answer-- Similar in structure to a large lymph node, and functions as part of the immune system. - Attacks antibodies and diseases - Filters old and dying RBC's - Holds a reserve of blood, and recycles iron .A&P of pancreas? - Answer-- Produces important hormones including insulin, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide which circulate in the blood. - Secretes pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist in the breakdown of nutrients in the small intestine. .A&P of kidneys? - Answer-- Function as an essential part of the urinary system by sifting out waste and extra water from the blood. - These are excreted by the kidneys as urine, which flows through the ureter and empties into the urinary bladder. .What is a "hollow viscera", and what are examples? - Answer-- Organs whose shape depends on their contents - Stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, bladder .A&P of stomach? - Answer-- A rounded and highly elastic organ - Churn food with muscular contractions - Secretes digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid to assist in the breakdown of food .A&P of gallbladder? - Answer-- Stores and concentrates bile produced by the liver - When food enters the digestive tract, the gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine where it aid in the digestion of lipids .A&P of small intestine? - Answer-- Majority of digestion and absorption occurs in the small intestine, where bile and pancreatic juices work to break down the food. - Small intestine is divided into the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum .A&P of Colon? - Answer-- Also known a the large intestine - Has four parts: ascending, descending, transverse, and sigmoid. - Throughout the colon, water, salt, and some nutrients are removed from digested food. - Results in the formation of stool, which is removed through the colon by strong muscle contractions .A&P of bladder? - Answer-- Elastic, muscular sac that stores urine excreted by the kidneys. When the muscles of the bladder contract, the urine is passed into the urethra and before exiting the body. .A&P of aorta? - Answer-- Both solid and hollow viscera rely heavily on oxygenated blood supplied by the abdominal aorta, which descends through the abdominal cavity, just left the midline along the posterior abdominal wall. .Right lower quadrant contains ________? - Answer-- Kidneys - Small intestine - Colon .Right upper quadrant contains ________? - Answer-- Liver - Pancreas - Kidneys