The abdomen is the largest CAVITY in the body that contains 3 systems: - Answer--digestive
-urinary
-reproductive system
Alimentary canal - Answer-hollow tube from the mouth to the anus
Esophagus, stomach, small & large intestine size: - Answer--esophagus: 10'' long,
-stomach: is dependent on ...
NURS 190 Quiz #5 The abdomen is the largest CAVITY in the body that contains 3 systems: - Answer --digestive -urinary -reproductive system Alimentary canal - Answer -hollow tube from the mouth to the anus Esophagus, stomach, small & large intestine size: - Answer --esophagus: 10'' long, -stomach: is dependent on how much food a person ingests -small: 18 -21" -large: 5 -5.5' The liver (LARGEST organ/gland in body) - Answer --produces bile -antibody -produces substance for coagulation of blood -aid in protein -fat and carb metabolism -detoxify harmful substances in the body -stores vitamins The gallbladder stores and releases what? - Answer --storage for bile that is produced by the liver, and releases the bile stored when fat is eaten for FAT EMULSIFICATION. The pancreas (ENDOcrine & EXOcrine gland) - Answer --ENDO: secretes insulin for carb and sugar metabolism -EXO: secretes pancreatic juice to asssit with the digestion of protein, fat, & carbs The spleen (largest LYMPHOID organ) - Answer --graveyard of RBC -site for lymphocytic proliferation -immune surveillance -filters blood -destroys worn out RBC -return worn out products to the liver The URINARY system is composed of - Answer --kidneys -ureters -bladder -urethra Glomeruli - Answer --clusters of capillaries of the kidney, and it filters more than 1 liter of fluid per min. Landmarks of URINARY system - Answer --CVA (costal vertebral angle) -rectus abdominus -symphysis pubis ABDOMINAL landmarks (reference points) there's five. - Answer --xyphoid process -umbilicus -costal margin -iliac crest -pubic bone Age 75+ - Answer --loss of nephrons leading to less glomerular filtration of the kidney, leading to drug toxicity BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy) - Answer --age 85+, 95% of men will have BPH resulting in urinary retention, or trickling in voiding Urolithiasis (kidney stone) - Answer --stones that block urinary tract
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