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NUR 220 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) ABDOMEN | ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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NUR 220 Abdomen1. Organs in Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Answer
Liver stomach
gallbladder duodenum kidney pancreas
Transverse colon
adrenal gland.
2. Organs in Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Answer
Liver stomach
pancreas kidney spleen
adrenal gland.
3. Organs in Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Answer
cecum appendix
Reproductive organs
ureter
4. Organs in Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
Answer
ureter reproductive organs
sigmold colon
,5. All abdominal quadrants have this.
Answer
portion of small and large intestine
6. Parts of the alimentary tract
Answer
esophagus (10inches long) stomach
small intestine (21' long)
large intestine (4.5'-5' long)
7. functions of alimentary tract
Answer
ingest and digest food absorb nutrients, electrolytes and water
excrete waste products
Peristalsis moves food along tract
8. Characteristics of Esophagus
Answer
10-inch collapsible tube Connects pharynx to stomach
In chest and abdominal cavities
9. Characteristics of Stomach
Answer
Flask-shaped, lies transversely In upper abdomen below diaphragm
Three sections
Answer
, fundus, body, and pylorus
Secretes HCL and enzymes to break down fats and proteins
10. Characteristics of Small Intestine
Answer
Connects stomach to large intestine
Three sections coiled in abdominal cavity
Answer
Duodenum, jejenum and ileum
11. Importance of Small intestine
Answer
Completes digestion through action of pancre- atic enzymes, bile, and other enzymes
Nutrients absorbed through walls into body
Surface area enormously increased by circular folds and villi.
12. Characteristics of Large Intestine
Answer
Connects small intestine to anus Four sections
Answer
Cecum, Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon (Sigmoid colon Rectum and anal
canal)
13. functions of large intestine
Answer
Water absorption
Lubrication of contents from large quantities of alkaline mucus that neutralize acids formed by
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