AHA ABDOMINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2024/2025 Graded A+.
How many layers of muscle is the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 flat
Solid organs - CORRECT ANSWERS - liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, ovaries, uterus
Hollow organs - CORRECT ANSWERS -stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, gallbladder
What happens to abdominal muscles after birth? - CORRECT ANSWERS Split
RUQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS Liver, gallbladder, head of pancreas, R kidney, R adrenal, hepatic
flexure of colon, part of ascending and transverse colon
LUQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, left kidney
and adrenal, splenic flexure of colon, part of transverse and descending colon
RLQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, right
spermatic cord
LLQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS Part of descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
midline of abdomen - CORRECT ANSWERS aorta, uterus (if enlarged), bladder (if distended)
Referred pain of liver - CORRECT ANSWERS right shoulder
Referred pain of biliary colic - CORRECT ANSWERS RUQ
Cholecystitis, pancreatitis, duodenal ulcer referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS RUQ
, Appendicitis referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS RLQ
Colon referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS just above inguinal region
ureteral colic referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS L groin
Small intestine referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS umbilicus
Renal colic referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS LUQ
GERD and Heart referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS L chest down arm
Pancreatitis referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS L back shoulder
Perforated duodenal ulcer referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS R back shoulder
Penetrating duodenal ulcer referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS Mid and R back
Cholecystitis referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS Right subscapular pain (Boas' sign) and epigastric
pain
Pancreatitis and renal colic referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS lower back
Rectal lesions referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS coccyx
FEMALE ABDOMINAL PNEUMONIC - CORRECT ANSWERS A - appendix
E - ectopic
I - inflammatory
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2024/2025 Graded A+.
How many layers of muscle is the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWERS 4 flat
Solid organs - CORRECT ANSWERS - liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, ovaries, uterus
Hollow organs - CORRECT ANSWERS -stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, gallbladder
What happens to abdominal muscles after birth? - CORRECT ANSWERS Split
RUQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS Liver, gallbladder, head of pancreas, R kidney, R adrenal, hepatic
flexure of colon, part of ascending and transverse colon
LUQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, left kidney
and adrenal, splenic flexure of colon, part of transverse and descending colon
RLQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, right
spermatic cord
LLQ organs - CORRECT ANSWERS Part of descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
midline of abdomen - CORRECT ANSWERS aorta, uterus (if enlarged), bladder (if distended)
Referred pain of liver - CORRECT ANSWERS right shoulder
Referred pain of biliary colic - CORRECT ANSWERS RUQ
Cholecystitis, pancreatitis, duodenal ulcer referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS RUQ
, Appendicitis referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS RLQ
Colon referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS just above inguinal region
ureteral colic referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS L groin
Small intestine referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS umbilicus
Renal colic referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS LUQ
GERD and Heart referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS L chest down arm
Pancreatitis referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS L back shoulder
Perforated duodenal ulcer referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS R back shoulder
Penetrating duodenal ulcer referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS Mid and R back
Cholecystitis referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS Right subscapular pain (Boas' sign) and epigastric
pain
Pancreatitis and renal colic referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS lower back
Rectal lesions referred pain - CORRECT ANSWERS coccyx
FEMALE ABDOMINAL PNEUMONIC - CORRECT ANSWERS A - appendix
E - ectopic
I - inflammatory
