Shadow Health Abdominal UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Shadow Health Abdominal UPDATED
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What is "Solid Viscera" and what are some examples? - CORRECT ANSWER- - Organs
that maintain their shape consistently
- Examples are: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys
A&P of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER- - Largest internal...
Shadow Health Abdominal UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is "Solid Viscera" and what are some examples? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Organs
that maintain their shape consistently
- Examples are: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys
A&P of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Largest internal organ and the largest gland
in the human body.
- Performs a wide range of functions including detoxification, protein synthesis, and
production of biochemicals necessary for digestion.
A&P of spleen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Similar in structure to a large lymph node,
and functions as part of the immune system.
- Attacks antibodies and diseases
- Filters old and dying RBC's
- Holds a reserve of blood, and recycles iron
A&P of pancreas? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Produces important hormones including
insulin, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide which circulate in the blood.
- Secretes pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist in the breakdown of
nutrients in the small intestine.
A&P of kidneys? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Function as an essential part of the urinary
system by sifting out waste and extra water from the blood.
, - These are excreted by the kidneys as urine, which flows through the ureter and empties into
the urinary bladder.
What is a "hollow viscera", and what are examples? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Organs
whose shape depends on their contents
- Stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, bladder
A&P of stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - A rounded and highly elastic organ
- Churn food with muscular contractions
- Secretes digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid to assist in the breakdown of food
A&P of gallbladder? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Stores and concentrates bile produced by
the liver
- When food enters the digestive tract, the gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine
where it aid in the digestion of lipids
A&P of small intestine? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Majority of digestion and absorption
occurs in the small intestine, where bile and pancreatic juices work to break down the food.
- Small intestine is divided into the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
A&P of Colon? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- - Also known a the large intestine
- Has four parts: ascending, descending, transverse, and sigmoid.
- Throughout the colon, water, salt, and some nutrients are removed from digested food.
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