Chapter 03: Abdomen
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy,
9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following muscles should be demonstrated on a properly exposed abdomen
projection on an average-size patient?
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Erector spinae
c. Psoas major
d. Quadratus lumborum
ANS: C REF: 106
2. Which aspect of the small intestine is considered the shortest?
a. Duodenum
b. Jejunum
c. Cecum
d. Ileum
ANS: A REF: 107
3. Which aspect of the large intestine is found between the left and right colic flexures?
a. Transverse colon
b. Descending colon
c. Ascending colon
d. Sigmoid colon
ANS: A REF: 107
4. Which of the following organs is NOT considered an accessory organ for digestion?
a. Liver
b. Gallbladder
c. Spleen
d. Pancreas
ANS: C REF: 108
5. Which of the following solid organs is the largest in the abdomen?
a. Spleen
b. Kidneys
c. Pancreas
d. Liver
ANS: D REF: 108
6. Which of the following structures is part of the lymphatic system?
a. Suprarenal glands
b. Inferior vena cava
c. Kidneys
, d. Spleen
ANS: D REF: 108
7. The prefix pyelo refers to the:
a. urinary bladder.
b. ureter.
c. renal pelvis.
d. renal cortex.
ANS: C REF: 109
8. Why is the right kidney usually lower in the abdomen than the left kidney?
a. Presence of right colic flexure
b. Presence of the liver
c. Presence of the stomach
d. Presence of right suprarenal gland
ANS: B REF: 109
9. The suprarenal glands are part of the _____ system.
a. exocrine
b. endocrine
c. lymphatic
d. urinary
ANS: B REF: 109
10. What is the name of the double-walled tissue that lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
a. Mesentery
b. Omentum
c. Peritoneum
d. Viscera
ANS: C REF: 110
11. Which of the following structures helps stabilize and support the small intestine?
a. Mesentery
b. Viscera
c. Peritoneum
d. Omentum
ANS: A REF: 110
12. The greater omentum extends from the transverse colon to the:
a. posterior abdominal wall.
b. greater curvature of the stomach.
c. inferior margin of the liver.
d. duodenum.
ANS: B REF: 110
13. What is another common term for the greater omentum?
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy,
9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following muscles should be demonstrated on a properly exposed abdomen
projection on an average-size patient?
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Erector spinae
c. Psoas major
d. Quadratus lumborum
ANS: C REF: 106
2. Which aspect of the small intestine is considered the shortest?
a. Duodenum
b. Jejunum
c. Cecum
d. Ileum
ANS: A REF: 107
3. Which aspect of the large intestine is found between the left and right colic flexures?
a. Transverse colon
b. Descending colon
c. Ascending colon
d. Sigmoid colon
ANS: A REF: 107
4. Which of the following organs is NOT considered an accessory organ for digestion?
a. Liver
b. Gallbladder
c. Spleen
d. Pancreas
ANS: C REF: 108
5. Which of the following solid organs is the largest in the abdomen?
a. Spleen
b. Kidneys
c. Pancreas
d. Liver
ANS: D REF: 108
6. Which of the following structures is part of the lymphatic system?
a. Suprarenal glands
b. Inferior vena cava
c. Kidneys
, d. Spleen
ANS: D REF: 108
7. The prefix pyelo refers to the:
a. urinary bladder.
b. ureter.
c. renal pelvis.
d. renal cortex.
ANS: C REF: 109
8. Why is the right kidney usually lower in the abdomen than the left kidney?
a. Presence of right colic flexure
b. Presence of the liver
c. Presence of the stomach
d. Presence of right suprarenal gland
ANS: B REF: 109
9. The suprarenal glands are part of the _____ system.
a. exocrine
b. endocrine
c. lymphatic
d. urinary
ANS: B REF: 109
10. What is the name of the double-walled tissue that lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
a. Mesentery
b. Omentum
c. Peritoneum
d. Viscera
ANS: C REF: 110
11. Which of the following structures helps stabilize and support the small intestine?
a. Mesentery
b. Viscera
c. Peritoneum
d. Omentum
ANS: A REF: 110
12. The greater omentum extends from the transverse colon to the:
a. posterior abdominal wall.
b. greater curvature of the stomach.
c. inferior margin of the liver.
d. duodenum.
ANS: B REF: 110
13. What is another common term for the greater omentum?
