Abdominal viscera - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATLS EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. ANS: True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? ANS: aging is characterized by impaired adaptive and homeostatic mechanisms that caused an increased susceptibility to the stress of injury. Insults tolerated by the younge...

2015 AGACNP GastrointestinalBody Mass Index - correct answer Mass in kg/square of height in meters 1) Underweight: < 18.5 2) Normal weight: 18.5-25 3) Overweight 25-30 4) Obese : Over 30 Ideal body weight - correct answer Men: 106 + 6lb for every inch over 5 feet Women: 100 + 5 lb for every inch over 5 feet Visceral pain - correct answer - From abdominal viscera: layer over the organ - Vague, dull, nauseating - Poorly localized - Causes referred pain When to counsel abo...

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2015 AGACNP Gastrointestinal (UPDATED) Question and answers verified to pass Body Mass Index - correct answer Mass in kg/square of height in meters 1) Underweight: < 18.5 2) Normal weight: 18.5-25 3) Overweight 25-30 4) Obese : Over 30 Ideal body weight - correct answer Men: 106 + 6lb for every inch over 5 feet Women: 100 + 5 lb for every inch over 5 feet Visceral pain - correct answer - From abdominal viscera: layer over the organ - Vague, dull, nauseating - Poorly locali...

what is the abdomen supported by correct answer: 4 large muscle layers what are viscera correct answer: internal organs what are solid viscera correct answer: organs that maintain a shape name some solid viscera correct answer: liver, pancreas, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, ovaries, uterus aer kidneys really low or high in the abdomen correct answer: high list some hollow viscera correct answer: stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, bladder where is the abdominal aor...

abandonment CORRECT ANSWER to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert Abdominal CORRECT ANSWER the region of the body of a vertebrate that contains the viscera other than the heart and lungs. In mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm abduction CORRECT ANSWER 1 the action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will. -in legal use) the illegal removal of a child from parents or guardians. 2 Physiology the movement of a limb or other par...

high H+ - correct answer What stimulates the central chemoreceptors simple squamous - correct answer In the alveoli the epithelium is __________________, relaxes, decreases - correct answer When the diaphragm _________________, air leaves the lungs and the volume of the thorax ___________________. pulmonary surfactant, lower - correct answer The most important component of alveolar fluid is a substance called _______________. Its function is to __________ surface tension. car...

Shadow Health Abdominal Concept Lab | Verified 2024. Abdominal Cavity - ANSWER ==Spans from the diaphragm to the pubis. Abdominal Viscera - ANSWER ==organs of the abdomen Two types of abdominal viscera - ANSWER ==Hollow & solid Solid Viscera - ANSWER ==organs that maintain a characteristic shape, liver, pancreas, spleen, adrenal glands, kidneys, ovaries, and uterus The Liver - ANSWER ==The liver is both the largest internal organ and the largest gland in the human body. It performs a wide ...

Nur 265 Exam 2 (Abdominal, Genital Urinary, Breast, Male and Female, Musculoskeletal exam questions with complete solution what is the difference between solid and hollow viscera (internal organs) -Correct Answer-- solid viscera are the major organs that maintains the same shape - Hollow viscera are sac like organs that the size and shape changes depending on what's in the organs List 7 solid viscera under the abdomen -Correct Answer-- liver - pancreas - Spleen - Kidneys - Adrenal Glan...

Where and why are lumbar punctures performed? - Answer- Spinal Block -> Anesthetic (into epidural space) Spinal Tap -> CSF extraction (into subarachnoid space)W B/W L3/L4 or L4/L5 NB: Posterior to this is *cauda equina* Where does a *herniated intervertebral* disk occur? What causes it? - Answer- Occurs b/w L4/L5 or *L5/S1* and C5/C6 or C6/C7 NB: affects lower spinal nerve # Degeneration of annulus fibrosis followed by *sudden compression* of nucleus pulposus What is the dif...