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A. right upper C. left upper B. right lower D. left lower The liver is located in what abdominal quadrant?

A. right upper C. left upper The liver is located in what abdominal quadrant?

Back to Board The bulk of the liver is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant.

A. peritoneal vessels C. visceral peritoneum B. abdominal organs D. serous fluid What can be found within the peritoneal space?

A. peritoneal vessels D. serous fluid What can be found within the peritoneal space?

Back to Board Just as with the pericardial and pleural cavities, the peritoneal cavity contains a thin film of serous fluid to allow organs to move with less friction.

A. visceral peritoneum C. mesenteries B. parietal peritoneum D. extraperitoneal connective tissue Within the abdominal cavity, what suspends most of the organs that are associated with the GI tract?

C. mesenteries B. parietal peritoneum Within the abdominal cavity, what suspends most of the organs that are associated with the GI tract?

Back to Board Mesenteries or peritoneal ligaments suspend most of the GI organs within the abdominal cavity.

A. pancreatic C. vitelline B. bile D. duodenal Which duct drains the liver into the duodenum?

C. vitelline B. bile Which duct drains the liver into the duodenum?

Back to Board Hepatic ducts and the common bile duct carry bile from the liver and gall bladder to the duodenum.

A. esophagus C. stomach B. spleen D. duodenum Which abdominal organ is NOT a part of the digestive tract?

B. spleen D. duodenum Which abdominal organ is NOT a part of the digestive tract?

Back to Board The spleen is a lymphatic organ, and is not part of the digestive tract.

A. duodenum C. ileum B. jejunum D. cecum Which part of the small intestine empties directly into the large intestine?

C. ileum D. cecum Which part of the small intestine empties directly into the large intestine?

Back to Board The ileum empties into the cecum, which is the first part of the large intestine.

A. hepatic C. sigmoid B. splenic D. none Which colonic flexure is associated with the liver?

A. hepaticB. splenic Which colonic flexure is associated with the liver?

Back to Board The right colic, or hepatic, flexure touches the inferior surface of the liver.

A. mesoperitoneal C. retroperitoneal B. intraperitoneal D. extraperitoneal Organs that have a mesentery are called what?

C. retroperitoneal B. intraperitoneal Organs that have a mesentery are called what?

Back to Board Intraperitoneal organs are suspended by mesenteries. Retroperitoneal organs lie behind the peritoneum on the posterior abdominal wall.

A. suprarenal glands C. descending colon B. duodenum D. gallbladder Which of the following organs is primarily retroperitoneal?

A. suprarenal glandsB. duodenum Which of the following organs is primarily retroperitoneal?

Back to Board Kidneys and suprarenal glands are primarily retroperitoneal.

A. pancreas C. transverse colon B. ascending colon D. descending colon Which of the following organs is NOT associated with fusion fascia?

A. pancreas C. transverse colon Which of the following organs is NOT associated with fusion fascia?

Back to Board The transverse colon is intraperitoneal. Only secondarily retroperitoneal organs have fusion fascia behind them.

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