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27 Cards in this Set
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What's special about the greater omentum
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it can wrap itself around injured/infected organs
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Difference between epigastric & mesenteric arteries
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epigastric are vascularizing abdominal wall with femoral, intercostals, musculophrenic, and illiac.
Mesenteric (superior and inferior) are in messenteries that vascularizing organs |
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Functions of the lymphatic system
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Redistribute lymph fluid
Make WBCs/antibodies Absorption and transport of fats from the intestines into the venous system |
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ascites
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fluid retention in the abdominal cavity
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encephalopathy
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confusion and coma due to ammonia
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Emulsifies fat
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Bile
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Biliary Colic
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Pain from gallstones
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Pain from gallstones
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biliary colic
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Risk factors for gallstones
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women, Native Americans, people over 40
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Steroids are used for
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Crohn's Disease
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Crohn's disease could lead to
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anemia (due to bleeding)
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muscles of the colon
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teniae coli
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Beginning stages of colon cancer
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Polyps
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Symptoms of Crohn's Disease
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Rectal bleeding, lower right abdominal pain, diarrhea
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Symptoms of Colon Cancer
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Unexplained weight loss, rectal bleeding, blood in the stool
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Abdominal nerves: ventral rami of
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T7-L1
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The celiac branches around
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T12
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tail of the pancreas
neck of the pancreas |
spleen
superior mesenteric artery |
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Azygos drains into
Portal vein drains into |
SVC
IVC |
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Someone dies as a result of having a cut from the esophageal vein. They probably had
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portal hypertension
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Sign/Symptoms of gallstones
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cramping in the middle/upper abdomen following a meal.
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Medial arcuate ligament arches over
Lateral arcuate ligament arches over |
psoas major
quadratus lumborum |
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Crura are _____ bundles that arise from that arise from Lumbar vertebrae _____
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musculotendinous
L1-L4 |
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Diaphragm origins
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Sex Ruined my Crura Lumbar Co.: Arcuate Central
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IVC pierces the diaphragm at _____ (_____ opening)
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T8 (Caval opening)
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Signs and Symptoms of Kidney Stones (renal colic)
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pain in the lower abdomen and groin; blood in urine; nausea; vomiting
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Signs & Symptoms of Polycystic Renal Disease
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hypertension, hematuria (blood in urine), palpable renal masses
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