Abdominal Anatomy Vocabulary

3. Fundus of GB is bent back on itself
6. located directly anterior to the path of the SMV
7. Direction of blood flow within the main portal vein
12. a result of an embryologic anomaly that prevents formation of supporting ligaments for the organ
14. most common location of this pathology is in the lesser sac, anterior to the pancreas and posterior to the stomach
16. appears as echogenic and triangular in shape on ultrasound of the liver
17. US can be used to guide the needle for this procedure
19. The ligamentum venosum separates this from the left lobe
20. where the ascending colon turns and becomes the transverse colon

1. too many red blood cells
2. consists of malpighian corpuscles
4. Tissue separating the renal pyramids
5. Enlargement of GB by obstruction of distal CBD from external mass
8. caused by an area of weakness in the abdominal wall, often in the umbilical area or the femoral or inguinal rings
9. US collaboration with this department can help increase the success of biopsies
10. smallest branches of the renal artery
11. segmentation of small bowel
13. where kidneys are joined together by an isthmus
15. Engulfing and breaking down RBCs
18. enlargement of spleen