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| lies in mid-epigastrium, anterior to SMA, SMV, AO, IVC |
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| spenic artery branch that supplies tail of pancreas |
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| lateral border of the head of pancreas |
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| right superior border of the body and head of pancreas and gives rise to gastroduodenal artery |
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| splenic artery branch that supplies body of pancreas |
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| small accesory duct of pancreas located in the head of the pancreas |
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| large duct of pancread that drains head, body, and tail. joins CBD to enter duodenum through ampulla of Vater |
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| lies in c-loop of duodenum. gastroduodenum artery is anterolateral border and CBD is posterolateral border |
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| small area between head and body, anterior to SMV |
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| pancreaticoduodenal arteries |
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| supply blood to pancreas along with splenic artery |
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| portal-splenic confluence |
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| junction of splenic and main portal vein, posterior border of body of pancreas |
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| posterior border to the body of pancreas |
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| lies poster to neck and/or body of pancreas and anterior to the uncinate process |
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| tapered end of pancreas that lies in hypochondrium near hilus of spleen and upper pole of left kidney |
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| curved tip of pancreas head that lies posterior to SMV |
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| performs exocrine functions |
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| enzyme secreted by pancreas to aid in digestion of carbohydrates |
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| production of the hormone insulin |
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| primary function of kidney. production and digestion of pancreatic juices |
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| stimulates liver to convert glycogen to glucose. produced by alpha cells |
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| hormone that causes glycogen formation from glucose in liver and allows cells within insulin receptors to take up glucose to decrease blood sugar |
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| small cells that make up endocrine portion of pancreas for production of insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin |
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| pancreatic enzyme that breaks down fats. is elevated in pancreatitis and remains increased longer than amylase |
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| pancreatic enzyme that is elevated during pancreatitis |
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| courvoisier's gallbladder |
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| enlargement caused by slow progressive obstruction of distal common bile duct from external mass. (such as adenocarcinoma in pancreas head) |
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| hereditary disease that causes excessive production of thick mucus by endocrine glands |
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| elevated levels of calcium in blood |
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| congenital condition in which elevated fat levels cause pancreatitis |
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| dilated loops of bowel w/o peristalsis. various abdominal problems including pancreatitis, sickle cell crisis, and bowel obstruction |
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| abnormal increase in whit blood cell caused by infection |
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| malignant neoplasm from lymphoid tissue |
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| excessive bilirubin in bloodstream caused by obstruction of bile from liver. yellow discolor in eyes, skin, and mucous membranes |
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| pancreatic pseudocyst ruptures into abdomen. free floating pancreatic enzymes are dangerous to surrounding structures |
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| sterile absess. pancreatic enzymes that accummulate in the available space in the abodmen. usually in or near pancreas |
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| inflammation of pancreas. acute or chronic |
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| space or cavity that contains fluid but has no true endothelial lining membrene |
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| known as digestive tract. includes mouth, pharnyx, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, intestines |
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| entrance of esophagus into stomach |
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| helps support lesser curvature of stomach |
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| gastrophrenic, gastrosplenic, and lienorenal ligaments |
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| helps support greater curvature of stomach |
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| fatty apron. double fold of peritoneum attached to duodenum, stomach, and large intestine. helps support greater curvature of stomach |
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| normal segmentation of wall of colon |
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| transitional bend from ascending colon to tranverse colon |
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| suspends stomach and duodenum from the liver. helps support lesser curvature of stomach |
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| projects from parietal peritoneum and attaches to small intestine achoring it to the posterior abdominal wall. |
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| muscle that connects the somach to proximal duodenum |
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| inner fold of stomach wall |
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| fourth layer of bowel. surrounded by mesothelium covering the intraperitoneal bowel loops |
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| transitional bend of transverse colon to descending colon |
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| one of layers of bowel under mucosa containin blood vessels and lymph nodes |
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| normal segmentation of small bowel |
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| inner folds of small intestine |
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| localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue |
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| process of nutrient molecules passing through wall of intestine into blood and lymph system |
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| hormone released by presence of fat in intestines. regulates GB contraction and gastric emptying |
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| endocrine hormone released from stomach |
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| midway point from right iliac spine to umbilicus where appendix lies |
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| rhythmic dilatation and contraction of gastrointestinal tract as food propells through it |
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| antacid realeased from small bowel. stimulates secretion of biocarbonate |
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| fecalith or calcification located in appendix |
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| inflammation of bowel, accompanied by abscess and bowel wall thickening |
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| herniation through muscular wall of tubular organs. occurs in stomach, small intestines, colon |
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| calculus that may form around fecal material accociated with appendicitis |
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| malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes |
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| site of maximal tenderness in RLQ, usually associated with appendicitis |
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| congenital sac or blind pouch found in lower portion of ileum |
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| dilated fluid filled bowel loop w/o peristalsis |
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| small tumorlike growth from mucous membrane surface |
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| characteristic of gastrointestinal wall thickening consisting of echogenic center and hypoechoic rim |
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| blood, urea, nitrogen. waste products accumulate in the blood when kidney's malfuntion |
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| lab test used to measure the kidneys ability to get rid of waste. waste products accumulate in blood when kidney's malfunction |
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| part of filtration process in the kidney |
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| maintenace of normal body physiology |
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| right posterior subhepatic space located anterior to kidney and inferior to liver where fluid may accumulate |
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| lab test that measures how much dissoved material is present in the urine |
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| dilation of renal collecting system |
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| interruption in normal development of kidney resulting in absence of kidney. unilateral or bilateral |
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| stone withing urinary system |
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| narrow bands of acoustic shadowing posterior to the margins of the cyst along the lateral borders of enhancement |
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| congenital malformation in which both kidneys are joined together by an isthmus, most common at lower poles |
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| normal variant that occurs on left kidney as a bulge on lateral border |
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| located ouside normal position, most often in pelvic cavity |
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