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| largest solid organ in the body |
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| occupies most of the right upper quadrant |
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| occupies almost all of the right hycondrium |
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| is convex to conform to the inferior surface of the liver |
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| greast vertical dimension of the liver |
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| extends to slightly below the lateral portion of the tenth rib just above the right kidney |
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| small lobe on inferior surface of right lobe between GB and falciform ligament |
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| lobe that extends superiorly to the diaphragmatic surface |
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| contours over the surface of the caudate lobe |
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| a pear-shaped sac composed of 3 parts: funus, body, neck |
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| distal end and broadest part of the gallbladder |
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| the neck of the gallbladder continues as the ____ |
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| membranous folds which functions to prevent distention or collapse of cystic duct |
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| the gallbladder is __ to the midcoronal plane |
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| if the primary purpose is to drain the gallbladder into the duct system, the pt would be placed ___ |
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| radiographic examination of the biliary ducts |
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| study of both the gallbladder and biliary ducts |
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| inflammation of the gallbladder |
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| surgical removal of the gallbladder |
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| may form in the biliary ducts |
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| symptoms include: pain, tenderness in RUQ, jaundice, and sometimes pancreatitis |
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| emulsion of biliary stones in the gallbladder |
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| narrowing of one of the biliary ducts. the flow of bile may be restricted. |
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| accessory organs of digestion |
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| salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder |
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| procedure designed to study the distal esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
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| a continuous hollow tube, beginning with the oral cavity. |
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| "near the ear," largest of the salivary glands |
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| inflammation and enlargement of the parotid glands |
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| posterior to the bony nasal septum, nasal cavities, and soft palate |
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| not part of the digestive system |
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| extends from the soft palate to the epiglottis |
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| extends from the epiglottis to the lower border of the larynx (C6) |
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| begins posterior to the level of the lower border of the cricoid cartilage of the larynx (C5-C6) |
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| the esophagus terminates here |
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| the esophagus pierces the diaphragm at ___ |
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| the opening between the esophagus and the stomach |
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| located between the esophagus and the sm intestine |
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| most dilated part of the alimentary canal |
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| the aperture, or opening, between the esophagus and the stomach |
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| allows food and fluid to pass through the cardiac orifice |
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| directly superior to the cardiac orifice |
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| relaxes periodically during diestion to allow stomach or gastric contents to move into the first part of the small intestine |
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| the first part of the small intestine |
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| found along the medial border of the stomach. forms a convance border as it extends between the cardiac and pyloric orifices. |
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| found along the lateral border. longer curvature. extends between the cardiac notch and pyloris |
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| bile is carried to the gallbladder via this |
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