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Bontrager Workbook: Chapter 3-Abdomen
Practice Questions and Answers
The two large muscles found in the posterior abdomen adjacent to the
lumbar vertebra and usually visible on an anteroposterior (AP) radiograph
are called the - Answer✔️✔️-Psoas
The medical prefix for stomach is - Answer✔️✔️-Gastro
List the three parts of the small intestine - Answer✔️✔️-1. duodenum
2. jejunum
3. ileum
Which portion of the small intestine is considered to be the longest? -
Answer✔️✔️-ileum
The large intestine begins in the ____ quadrant with a saclike area called
the ___ - Answer✔️✔️-right lower,
cecum
The sigmoid colon is located between the ___ and ___ of the large intestine.
- Answer✔️✔️-descending colon,
rectum
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Which one of the following organs is considered to be part of the lymphatic
system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder - Answer✔️✔️-b. spleen
List the three accessory digestive organs - Answer✔️✔️-1. pancreas
2. liver
3. gallbladder
The pancreas is located ___ to the stomach - Answer✔️✔️-posteriorly
Which one of the following organs is not directly associated with the
digestive system?
a. gallbladder
b. spleen
c. jejunum
d. pancreas - Answer✔️✔️-b. spleen
Why is the right kidney found in a more inferior position than the left
kidney? - Answer✔️✔️-presence of the liver on right
Which endocrine glands are superomedial to each kidney? - Answer✔️✔️-
suprarenals (adrenal)
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True/False
The correct term for the radiographic study of the urinary system is
intravenous pyelogram (IVP) - Answer✔️✔️-False (IVU)
The double-walled membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity is called
the - Answer✔️✔️-peritoneum
The organs located posteriorly to, or behind, the serous membrane lining of
the abdominopelvic cavity are referred to as - Answer✔️✔️-retroperitoneal
Which one of the following structures helps stabilize and support the small
intestine?
a. omentum
b. peritoneum
c. viscera
d. mesentery - Answer✔️✔️-d. mesentery
Which one of the following structures is a double fold of peritoneum that
connects the transverse colon to the greater curvature of the stomach?
a. mesocolon
b. lesser omentum
c. greater omentum
d. mesentery - Answer✔️✔️-c. greater omentum
Liver, spleen, transverse colon, stomach - Answer✔️✔️-intraperitoneum
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Bontrager Workbook: Chapter 3-Abdomen
Practice Questions and Answers
The two large muscles found in the posterior abdomen adjacent to the
lumbar vertebra and usually visible on an anteroposterior (AP) radiograph
are called the - Answer✔️✔️-Psoas
The medical prefix for stomach is - Answer✔️✔️-Gastro
List the three parts of the small intestine - Answer✔️✔️-1. duodenum
2. jejunum
3. ileum
Which portion of the small intestine is considered to be the longest? -
Answer✔️✔️-ileum
The large intestine begins in the ____ quadrant with a saclike area called
the ___ - Answer✔️✔️-right lower,
cecum
The sigmoid colon is located between the ___ and ___ of the large intestine.
- Answer✔️✔️-descending colon,
rectum
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Which one of the following organs is considered to be part of the lymphatic
system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder - Answer✔️✔️-b. spleen
List the three accessory digestive organs - Answer✔️✔️-1. pancreas
2. liver
3. gallbladder
The pancreas is located ___ to the stomach - Answer✔️✔️-posteriorly
Which one of the following organs is not directly associated with the
digestive system?
a. gallbladder
b. spleen
c. jejunum
d. pancreas - Answer✔️✔️-b. spleen
Why is the right kidney found in a more inferior position than the left
kidney? - Answer✔️✔️-presence of the liver on right
Which endocrine glands are superomedial to each kidney? - Answer✔️✔️-
suprarenals (adrenal)
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True/False
The correct term for the radiographic study of the urinary system is
intravenous pyelogram (IVP) - Answer✔️✔️-False (IVU)
The double-walled membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity is called
the - Answer✔️✔️-peritoneum
The organs located posteriorly to, or behind, the serous membrane lining of
the abdominopelvic cavity are referred to as - Answer✔️✔️-retroperitoneal
Which one of the following structures helps stabilize and support the small
intestine?
a. omentum
b. peritoneum
c. viscera
d. mesentery - Answer✔️✔️-d. mesentery
Which one of the following structures is a double fold of peritoneum that
connects the transverse colon to the greater curvature of the stomach?
a. mesocolon
b. lesser omentum
c. greater omentum
d. mesentery - Answer✔️✔️-c. greater omentum
Liver, spleen, transverse colon, stomach - Answer✔️✔️-intraperitoneum
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