Bontrager; Radiographic Positioning
Chapter 12 Exam Questions and
Answers
The gallbladder is located in the _______ margin of the liver - Correct Answers -
Posterior inferior
The liver is divided into ____ major and minor lobes. - Correct Answers -4
Right and left lobes - major
Quadrate and caudate - minor
The liver is located primarily in the ____ of the abdomen. - Correct Answers -RUQ
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that divides the liver into left and right
lobes? - Correct Answers -Falciform ligament
Where is bile formed? - Correct Answers -Liver
The main function of bile is to: - Correct Answers -To break down or emulsify fats
Which of the following functions are performed by the gallbladder?
a. Storage of bile
b. Concentration of bile
c. Contraction and release of bile
d. All of the above - Correct Answers -d. All of the above
The liver secretes approximately ____ mL of bile per day. - Correct Answers -800 to
1000 mL
T/F The liver performs more than 100 different functions. - Correct Answers -True
Which duct is formed by the union of the left and right hepatic ducts? - Correct Answers
-Common hepatic duct
Which duct carries bile from the cystic duct to the duodenum? - Correct Answers -
Common bile duct
The average adult gallbladder is ____ cm long and ____ cm wide. - Correct Answers -7
to 10 cm long; 3 cm wide
, Which process leads to the concentration of bile within the gallbladder? - Correct
Answers -Hydrolysis
What is a primary function of cholecystokinin? - Correct Answers -Stimulates the
gallbladder to contract
Where is cholecystokinin produced? - Correct Answers -Duodenal mucosa
Which aspect of the gallbladder is located most posterior within the abdomen? - Correct
Answers -Neck
What is the primary purpose of the membranous folds located within the cystic duct? -
Correct Answers -Prevents distention or collapse of the cystic duct
Series of mucosal folds in cystic duct - Correct Answers -Spiral valve
A protrusion into the duodenum - Correct Answers -Duodenal papilla
Middle aspect of gallbladder - Correct Answers -Body
Duct connected directly to gallbladder - Correct Answers -Cystic duct
Narrowest portion of gallbladder - Correct Answers -Neck
Broadest portion of gallbladder - Correct Answers –Fundus
Which of the following anatomical structures is (are) located in the LUQ?
1. stomach 2. liver 3. spleen
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers -c. 1 and 3 only (The stomach and spleen are located
in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.)
A patient comes to radiology with a clinical history of a possible trichobezoar. What is a
trichobezoar and which radiographic procedure is best to diagnose it? - Correct
Answers -A mass of hair trapped in the stomach. An UGI study may be performed to
diagnose this condition.
The small bowel series is generally completed when the radio-opaque contrast reaches
the:
a. rectum.
b. ileocecal valve.
c. GE junction.
Chapter 12 Exam Questions and
Answers
The gallbladder is located in the _______ margin of the liver - Correct Answers -
Posterior inferior
The liver is divided into ____ major and minor lobes. - Correct Answers -4
Right and left lobes - major
Quadrate and caudate - minor
The liver is located primarily in the ____ of the abdomen. - Correct Answers -RUQ
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that divides the liver into left and right
lobes? - Correct Answers -Falciform ligament
Where is bile formed? - Correct Answers -Liver
The main function of bile is to: - Correct Answers -To break down or emulsify fats
Which of the following functions are performed by the gallbladder?
a. Storage of bile
b. Concentration of bile
c. Contraction and release of bile
d. All of the above - Correct Answers -d. All of the above
The liver secretes approximately ____ mL of bile per day. - Correct Answers -800 to
1000 mL
T/F The liver performs more than 100 different functions. - Correct Answers -True
Which duct is formed by the union of the left and right hepatic ducts? - Correct Answers
-Common hepatic duct
Which duct carries bile from the cystic duct to the duodenum? - Correct Answers -
Common bile duct
The average adult gallbladder is ____ cm long and ____ cm wide. - Correct Answers -7
to 10 cm long; 3 cm wide
, Which process leads to the concentration of bile within the gallbladder? - Correct
Answers -Hydrolysis
What is a primary function of cholecystokinin? - Correct Answers -Stimulates the
gallbladder to contract
Where is cholecystokinin produced? - Correct Answers -Duodenal mucosa
Which aspect of the gallbladder is located most posterior within the abdomen? - Correct
Answers -Neck
What is the primary purpose of the membranous folds located within the cystic duct? -
Correct Answers -Prevents distention or collapse of the cystic duct
Series of mucosal folds in cystic duct - Correct Answers -Spiral valve
A protrusion into the duodenum - Correct Answers -Duodenal papilla
Middle aspect of gallbladder - Correct Answers -Body
Duct connected directly to gallbladder - Correct Answers -Cystic duct
Narrowest portion of gallbladder - Correct Answers -Neck
Broadest portion of gallbladder - Correct Answers –Fundus
Which of the following anatomical structures is (are) located in the LUQ?
1. stomach 2. liver 3. spleen
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3 - Correct Answers -c. 1 and 3 only (The stomach and spleen are located
in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.)
A patient comes to radiology with a clinical history of a possible trichobezoar. What is a
trichobezoar and which radiographic procedure is best to diagnose it? - Correct
Answers -A mass of hair trapped in the stomach. An UGI study may be performed to
diagnose this condition.
The small bowel series is generally completed when the radio-opaque contrast reaches
the:
a. rectum.
b. ileocecal valve.
c. GE junction.
