Abdomen - NSC 832 Questions and Correct Answers
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Visceral pain - CORRECT ANSWER --Hollow organs forcefully contract or become distended
(stomach, pancreas, intestine, colon)
-solid organs swell against their capsules (liver/spleen)
-Gnawing, burning, cramping, aching
-often difficult to localize (Ex. hepatitis, GB pain, IBS)
When something is visceral, you feel it in your_________. - CORRECT ANSWER -GUT
Parietal pain - CORRECT ANSWER --localized over a structure
inflammation on the peritoneum or organs attached to
-steady, aching pain
-more severe
-more easily localized over a structure
(ex - appendicitis, peritonitis)
Referred pain - CORRECT ANSWER -originates at a different site but shares innervation at the
same level
(Ex. GB pain may be referred to Rt scapula or shoulder)
Costal margin - CORRECT ANSWER -lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom
edge of the rib cage
What quadrant is the liver in? - CORRECT ANSWER -RUQ - and expands beyond midline
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Visceral pain - CORRECT ANSWER --Hollow organs forcefully contract or become distended
(stomach, pancreas, intestine, colon)
-solid organs swell against their capsules (liver/spleen)
-Gnawing, burning, cramping, aching
-often difficult to localize (Ex. hepatitis, GB pain, IBS)
When something is visceral, you feel it in your_________. - CORRECT ANSWER -GUT
Parietal pain - CORRECT ANSWER --localized over a structure
inflammation on the peritoneum or organs attached to
-steady, aching pain
-more severe
-more easily localized over a structure
(ex - appendicitis, peritonitis)
Referred pain - CORRECT ANSWER -originates at a different site but shares innervation at the
same level
(Ex. GB pain may be referred to Rt scapula or shoulder)
Costal margin - CORRECT ANSWER -lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom
edge of the rib cage
What quadrant is the liver in? - CORRECT ANSWER -RUQ - and expands beyond midline
