Abdominal Sonography Review for ARDMS (2024) A+ Guaranteed.

The prostate is located in the (retroperitoneum or peritoneum) layer. correct answers retroperitoneum What borders the prostate gland? (A-P & S-I) correct answers Ant = pubic bone Post = rectum Sup = bladder Inf = urogenital diaphragm What artery supplies the prostate gland & has branches from the internal iliac artery? correct answers Inferior vesical artery Apex correct answers Inferior portion just superior to the urogenital diaphragm Base correct answers Superior portion just below the inferior margin of the bladder Seminal vesicles correct answers 2 sac-like out-pouchings of the vas deferens b/t the bladder and rectum & adjacent to the superior/posterior prostate Ejaculatory ducts correct answers pass thru the central zone & empties into urethra Verumontanum correct answers longitudinal ridge in the urethra that the ejaculatory ducts are adjacent to Corpora amylacea correct answers calcifications commonly seen in the inner gland of the prostate Surgical capsule correct answers demarcation b/t the inner(central/transitional) & outer(peripheral) gland Eiffel tower sign correct answers shadowing created by calcifications in the urethra/verumontanum area Name the 4 zones of the prostate correct answers heral al itional muscular stroma Peripheral Zone correct answers Posterior portion 70% of organ's tissue Most common area for cancers Extends to apex