ARDMS Abdomen | 214 Questions and Answers with complete solution

You are scanning a patient with a known mass in the left medial segment of the liver. What anatomic landmark can you use to identify the left medial segment separate from the right anterior segment of the liver? - Middle Hepatic Vein Which organ is the largest visceral organ in the body ? - Liver Where is the major portion of the liver, the right lobe located? - in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen What organ is covered in large part by the peritoneum , except for a small area posterior to the dome known as the bare area? - the Liver Which organ is covered in a layer of fibrous tissue, glisson's capsule? - the Liver You suspect enlargement of the caudate lobe in a patient with liver disease. What structure located at the anterior border of the caudate lobe will help you to identify this lobe of the liver? - Fissure for the ligamentum venosum You are asked to rule out the presence of a recannalized paraumbilical. Which anatomic structure is a useful landmark in location of this structure? - Ligamentum teres What is the left portal vein in contact with? - Ligamentum teres Where does the paraumbilical vein begins? - begins at the left portal vein and exits the liver at the ligamentum teres Which vessel course within the main lobar fissure? - middle hepatic vein Oxygenated blood is supplied to the liver via the: - Portal vein and hepatic artery