Nursing 6700 Exam 2 (all correct)

Viscera correct answers all of the internal organs inside the abdominal cavity Small intestine correct answers which structure is located in all 4 quadrants Spleen correct answers soft mass of lymphatic tissue on the posterolateral wall of the abdominal cavity, immediately under the diaphragm; normally not palpable- must be enlarged 3 times its normal size Aorta correct answers just to the left of the midline in the upper part of the abdomen. It descends behind the peritoneum and at 2cm below the umbilicus it bifurcates into the right and left common iliac arteries. You can palpate the aortic pulsations in the upper anterior abdominal wall. Pancreas correct answers a soft, lobulated gland located behind the stomach. It stretches obliquely across the posterior abdominal wall to the LUQ. Kidneys correct answers • bean shaped; retroperitoneal or posterior to the abdominal contents; protected by the posterior ribs and musculature. Normal correct answers It is _________ not to be able to palpate the liver, kidneys, or spleen Hyperactive Bowel Sounds correct answers loud, high-pitched, gurgling sounds, "borborygmi;" signal increased motility; they occur with early mechanical bowel obstruction, gastroenteritis, brisk diarrhea, laxative use, and subsiding paralytic ileus. Hypoactive Bowel Sounds correct answers diminished or absent bowel sounds which signal decreased motility as a result of inflammation as seen with peritonitis; from paralytic ileus as following abdominal surgery or form late bowel obstruction. Can also occur with pneumonia. (inflammation or abdominal surgery) Tympany correct answers When percussing the abdomen which sound is dominant? Hyper-resonance correct answers What sound will you hear close to the lung field? dullness correct answers What sound do you hear over solid organs? 2 arteries and 1 vein correct answers Umbilical cord contains _____ and ______ Tympany; scattered dullness over adipose tissue correct answers Sound heard when percussing obese patients Tympany over large area correct answers Sound heard when percussing over an abdomen distended with air or gas?