ARDMS ABDOMEN ALL COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔where is the bladder located? - ✔✔directly posterior to the pelvic bone
✔✔the apex points anteriorly and is connected to the umbilicus by the... - ✔✔umbilical
ligament
✔✔the area of the bladder between the neck and apex - ✔✔the trigone
✔✔the bladder wall should measure between - ✔✔3 to 6 mm
✔✔the adrenal glands are part of which system? - ✔✔the endocrine system
✔✔this adrenal gland lies lateral to the right crus of the diaphragm - ✔✔the right adrenal
gland
✔✔will the IVC be displaced if there is pathology present in the right adrenal gland -
✔✔yes
✔✔true or false, the splenic vein will be displaced if there is pathology present in the left
adrenal glad? - ✔✔true
✔✔what are the three zones of the adrenal cortex from outer to inner - ✔✔zona
glomerulosa, zona fasiculata, zona reticularis
✔✔which zone of the adrenal cortex produces glucocorticoids - ✔✔zona fasiculata
✔✔which zone of the adrenal cortex produces mineralcorticoids - ✔✔zona glomerulosa
✔✔which zone of the adrenal cortex produces gonadocorticoids - ✔✔zona reticularis
,✔✔the adrenal hormones are regulated by... - ✔✔adrenocorticotropic homones (ACTH)
✔✔epinephrine and norepinephrine is produced by... - ✔✔the adrenal medulla
✔✔the 5 layers of the GI tract in order from inner to outer - ✔✔mucosa, submucosa,
muscularis, serosa, mesothelium
✔✔three part of the small intestine in order - ✔✔duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
✔✔the ascending colon into the transverse colon is called - ✔✔the hepatic flexure
✔✔the transverse colon into the descending colon is called - ✔✔the splenic flexure
✔✔the thyroid gland is consider this type of gland - ✔✔endocrine
✔✔what are the three major hormones the thyroid secretes - ✔✔thyroxine,
triidothyronine, calcitonin
✔✔which two major vessels lie posterior lateral to the thyroid - ✔✔common carotid
artery and internal jugular vein
✔✔which strap muscle lies anterior and slightly lateral to the thyroid - ✔✔sternohyoid
muscle
✔✔which strap muscle is posterior to the sternohyoid - ✔✔sternothyroid muscle
✔✔this strap muscle is adjacent to the trachea and is posterior to the thyroid and the
common carotid arteries - ✔✔longus colli muscle
✔✔this gland produces thyroid stimulating hormone - ✔✔the anterior pituitary gland
✔✔painless diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as - ✔✔Hashimotos
Thyroiditis
✔✔enlarged tender neck and the patient has a fever, signs and symptoms of... -
✔✔thyroiditis
✔✔multiple adenomas associated with hyperthyroidism - ✔✔goiter
✔✔autoimmune disease characterized by thyrotoxicosis - ✔✔graves disease
✔✔septum that divides the scrotum is called - ✔✔median raphe
, ✔✔the lining of the inner wall of the scrotum is comprised of - ✔✔a double layer of
peritoneum and the tunica vaginalis
✔✔true or false, the double layer of peritoneum that lines the inner wall of the scrotum
will normallly contain a small amount of fluid - ✔✔true
✔✔the dense white fibrous capsule that encases each testicle - ✔✔tunica albiguina
✔✔the two primary functions that occur in the cone shaped lobules of the testicles -
✔✔spermatogenesis and testosterone secretion
✔✔production of spermatozoa is called - ✔✔spermatogenesis
✔✔what is the name is the cells that secrete testosterone - ✔✔leydig cells
✔✔the epididymis run into this duct - ✔✔ductus vas deferens
✔✔the draining veins of the scrotum, nerves, and lymphatics form this - ✔✔spermatic
cord
✔✔the spermatic cord joins with a duct from the seminal vesicle to form this duct -
✔✔the ejaculatory duct
✔✔the space between the liver and the diaphragm and is a common site for abscess -
✔✔subphrenic space
✔✔which crus of the diaphragm is visualized anterior to the aorta above the level of the
celiac artery? - ✔✔the left crus
✔✔the right crus is seen where? - ✔✔posterior to the caudate lobe and IVC
✔✔abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneum secondary to a pathological
process - ✔✔ascites
✔✔anechoic freely mobile usually benign ascites - ✔✔transudative
✔✔internal echoes, loculated, associated with infection and malignancy ascites -
✔✔exudative
✔✔in cases of massive ascites this will also be present - ✔✔respiratory distress
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔where is the bladder located? - ✔✔directly posterior to the pelvic bone
✔✔the apex points anteriorly and is connected to the umbilicus by the... - ✔✔umbilical
ligament
✔✔the area of the bladder between the neck and apex - ✔✔the trigone
✔✔the bladder wall should measure between - ✔✔3 to 6 mm
✔✔the adrenal glands are part of which system? - ✔✔the endocrine system
✔✔this adrenal gland lies lateral to the right crus of the diaphragm - ✔✔the right adrenal
gland
✔✔will the IVC be displaced if there is pathology present in the right adrenal gland -
✔✔yes
✔✔true or false, the splenic vein will be displaced if there is pathology present in the left
adrenal glad? - ✔✔true
✔✔what are the three zones of the adrenal cortex from outer to inner - ✔✔zona
glomerulosa, zona fasiculata, zona reticularis
✔✔which zone of the adrenal cortex produces glucocorticoids - ✔✔zona fasiculata
✔✔which zone of the adrenal cortex produces mineralcorticoids - ✔✔zona glomerulosa
✔✔which zone of the adrenal cortex produces gonadocorticoids - ✔✔zona reticularis
,✔✔the adrenal hormones are regulated by... - ✔✔adrenocorticotropic homones (ACTH)
✔✔epinephrine and norepinephrine is produced by... - ✔✔the adrenal medulla
✔✔the 5 layers of the GI tract in order from inner to outer - ✔✔mucosa, submucosa,
muscularis, serosa, mesothelium
✔✔three part of the small intestine in order - ✔✔duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
✔✔the ascending colon into the transverse colon is called - ✔✔the hepatic flexure
✔✔the transverse colon into the descending colon is called - ✔✔the splenic flexure
✔✔the thyroid gland is consider this type of gland - ✔✔endocrine
✔✔what are the three major hormones the thyroid secretes - ✔✔thyroxine,
triidothyronine, calcitonin
✔✔which two major vessels lie posterior lateral to the thyroid - ✔✔common carotid
artery and internal jugular vein
✔✔which strap muscle lies anterior and slightly lateral to the thyroid - ✔✔sternohyoid
muscle
✔✔which strap muscle is posterior to the sternohyoid - ✔✔sternothyroid muscle
✔✔this strap muscle is adjacent to the trachea and is posterior to the thyroid and the
common carotid arteries - ✔✔longus colli muscle
✔✔this gland produces thyroid stimulating hormone - ✔✔the anterior pituitary gland
✔✔painless diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as - ✔✔Hashimotos
Thyroiditis
✔✔enlarged tender neck and the patient has a fever, signs and symptoms of... -
✔✔thyroiditis
✔✔multiple adenomas associated with hyperthyroidism - ✔✔goiter
✔✔autoimmune disease characterized by thyrotoxicosis - ✔✔graves disease
✔✔septum that divides the scrotum is called - ✔✔median raphe
, ✔✔the lining of the inner wall of the scrotum is comprised of - ✔✔a double layer of
peritoneum and the tunica vaginalis
✔✔true or false, the double layer of peritoneum that lines the inner wall of the scrotum
will normallly contain a small amount of fluid - ✔✔true
✔✔the dense white fibrous capsule that encases each testicle - ✔✔tunica albiguina
✔✔the two primary functions that occur in the cone shaped lobules of the testicles -
✔✔spermatogenesis and testosterone secretion
✔✔production of spermatozoa is called - ✔✔spermatogenesis
✔✔what is the name is the cells that secrete testosterone - ✔✔leydig cells
✔✔the epididymis run into this duct - ✔✔ductus vas deferens
✔✔the draining veins of the scrotum, nerves, and lymphatics form this - ✔✔spermatic
cord
✔✔the spermatic cord joins with a duct from the seminal vesicle to form this duct -
✔✔the ejaculatory duct
✔✔the space between the liver and the diaphragm and is a common site for abscess -
✔✔subphrenic space
✔✔which crus of the diaphragm is visualized anterior to the aorta above the level of the
celiac artery? - ✔✔the left crus
✔✔the right crus is seen where? - ✔✔posterior to the caudate lobe and IVC
✔✔abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneum secondary to a pathological
process - ✔✔ascites
✔✔anechoic freely mobile usually benign ascites - ✔✔transudative
✔✔internal echoes, loculated, associated with infection and malignancy ascites -
✔✔exudative
✔✔in cases of massive ascites this will also be present - ✔✔respiratory distress
