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12 Cards in this Set
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Localized collection of pus
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Most dependent areas in the flanks of the abdomen & pelvis where fluid collections may accumulate
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Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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Collection of blood
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Increase in the number of leukocytes (WBC's)
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The loops of the digestive tract are anchored to the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity by this large double fold of peritoneal tissue
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Space anterior to the (R) kidney & posterior to the inferior border of the liver where ascites of fluid may accumulate or an abscess may develop
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Pouchlike extension of the visceral peritoneum from the lower edge of the stomach, part of the duodenum, and the transverse colon. It hangs down over the intestines like an apron
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Inflammation of the peritoneum
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Pus producing
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Condition occurs when a vessel or organ is surrounded by a tumor on either side
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Spread of an infection from its initial site to the bloodstream
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Infection in the blood
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Inferior to the liver
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Below the diaphragm
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Cyst containing urine
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Made up of multiple peritoneal liagments & folds that connect the viscera to each other & to the abdominopelvic walls
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Is a smooth membrane that lines the entire abdominal cavity & is reflected over the contained organs
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The part that lines the walls of the cavity
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The part covering the abdominal organs to a greater or lesser extent
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Double layer of peritoneum, extending from teh liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach.This structure acts as a sling for the stomach, suspending it from the liver
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An apronlike fold of peritoneum that hangs from the greater curvature of the stomach
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Divides the subphrenic space into right & left components
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Small slitlike epiploic foramen usually seals off the lesser sac from inflammatory processes extrinsic to it
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