The transpyloric plane is a horizontal plane that transects the body through the lower aspect of the
________
a. L4
b. L1
c. T8
d. L3
e. T10 - correct answer b
the transpyloric plane crosses through all of the following structures EXCEPT:
a. pyloric orifice
b. body of the pancreas
c. 1st part of the duodenum
d. hila of the kidneys
e. lower part of the esophagus - correct answer e
which of the following muscles is a content of the rectus sheath?
a. external oblique
b. transversus abdominis
c. internal oblique
d. psoas major
e. pyramidalis - correct answer e
which of the following is an intraperitoneal organ?
,a. ureters
b. kidneys
c. pancreas
d. suprarenal gland
e. spleen - correct answer e
which of the following organs is a retroperitoneal structure?
a. gallbladder
b. kidney
c. liver
d. stomach
e. transverse colon - correct answer b
the lesser sac (omental bursa) is located _________
a. above the liver
b. posterior to the stomach
c. anterior to the stomach
d. behind the pancreas - correct answer b
taeniae coli are present in the ________
a. colon
b. duodenum
c. stomach
d. esophagus
e. ileum - correct answer a
,the appendicular artery is a branch of _______
a. common iliac vein
b. inferior mesenteric artery
c. celiac trunk
d. ileocolic artery
e. common hepatic artery - correct answer d
which of the following structures is considered as the abdominal policeman?
a. greater omentum
b. sigmoid mesocolon
c. transverse mesocolon
d. mesoappendix
e. lesser omentum - correct answer a
which of the following viscera has no mesentery?
a. ileum
b. kidney
c. jejunum
d. transverse colon
e. stomach - correct answer b
which of the following is NOT a component of the portal triad?
a. hepatic artery proper
b. portal vein
, c. bile duct
d. hepatic vein - correct answer d
select an INCORRECT statement about the vemiform appendix?
a. it has no lymphoid tissue in its wall
b. people with appendicular problem may describe pain at McBurney's point
c. it is suspended from the terminal ileum by the mesoappendix
d. it is connected to the cecum
e. it may be retrocecal portion - correct answer a
the hepatopancreatic duct opens into the major duodenal papilla at the ______
a. ascending part of the duodenum
b. first part of the duodenum
c. inferior part of the duodenum
d. descending part of the duodenum - correct answer d
the commonest site of diverticulosis (diverticular disease) is _______
a. ascending colon
b. jejunum
c. cecum
d. sigmoid colon
e. transverse colon - correct answer d
which of the following structure is located in the left hypochondrium of the abdomen?
a. liver