Shadow Health - Abdominal Assessment with Questions and Answers
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Shadow Health - Abdominal Assessment 2022 with
Questions and Answers
What is "Solid Viscera" and what are some examples? - answer- Organs that maintain their shape
consistently
- Examples are: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys
A&P of the liver? - answer- Largest internal organ and the l...
Shadow Health - Abdominal Assessment 2022 with Questions and Answers What is "Solid Viscera" and what are some examples? - answer- Organs that maintain their shape consistently - Examples are: liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys A&P of the liver? - 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? - 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? - 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? - answer- Function as an essential part of the urinary system by sifting o ut 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? - answer- Organs whose shape depends on their contents - Stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, bladder A&P of stomach? - 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? - 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? - 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? - answer- Also known a the large intestine
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