Abdominal Anatomy Vocabulary
Across
- 8. Enlargement of GB by obstruction of distal CBD from external mass
- 13. Tissue separating the renal pyramids
- 15. where the ascending colon turns and becomes the transverse colon
- 17. US collaboration with this department can help increase the success of biopsies
- 18. consists of malpighian corpuscles
- 19. The ligamentum venosum separates this from the left lobe
- 20. located directly anterior to the path of the SMV
Down
- 1. most common location of this pathology is in the lesser sac, anterior to the pancreas and posterior to the stomach
- 2. segmentation of small bowel
- 3. smallest branches of the renal artery
- 4. where kidneys are joined together by an isthmus
- 5. Fundus of GB is bent back on itself
- 6. a result of an embryologic anomaly that prevents formation of supporting ligaments for the organ
- 7. too many red blood cells
- 9. US can be used to guide the needle for this procedure
- 10. Engulfing and breaking down RBCs
- 11. enlargement of spleen
- 12. appears as echogenic and triangular in shape on ultrasound of the liver
- 14. caused by an area of weakness in the abdominal wall, often in the umbilical area or the femoral or inguinal rings
- 16. Direction of blood flow within the main portal vein