Sectional Anatomy

Abdomen Practice Problems

1. Which of the following is illustrated B) stomach

by #13? (Fig. 3-25) C) duodenum
A) hepatic artery D) tail of pancreas
B) splenic artery 4. Which of the following is illustrated
C) celiac trunk by #6? (Fig. 3-25)
D) cystic duct A) left adrenal gland
2. What number illustrates the B) left kidney
transverse colon? (Fig. 3-25) C) splenic flexure of colon
A) 2 D) spleen
B) 3 5. What number illustrates the splenic
C) 1 artery? (Fig. 3-25)
D) 15 A) 13
3. Which of the following is illustrated B) 5
by #11? (Fig. 3-25) C) 4
A) body of pancreas D) 7

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6. Which of the following is illustrated B) 2

by #2? (Fig. 3-27) C) 6
A) splenic vein D) 5
B) body of pancreas 9. Which of the following is illustrated
C) portal vein by #9? (Fig. 3-27)
D) duodenum A) liver
7. What number illustrates the first part B) spleen
of the small bowel? (Fig. 3-27) C) body of pancreas
A) 7 D) pyloric antrum of stomach
B) 2 10. Which of the following is illustrated
C) 11 by #1? (Fig. 3-27)
D) 10 A) descending colon
8. What number illustrates the B) transverse colon
descending or abdominal aorta? (Fig. C) ascending colon
3-27) D) duodenum
A) 7

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11. What number illustrates the B) superior mesenteric vessels

abdominal aorta? (Fig. 3-32) C) inferior mesenteric vessels
A) 4 D) loops of small bowel
B) 8 14. Which of the following is illustrated
C) 5 by #3? (Fig. 3-32)
D) 6 A) ascending colon
12. Which of the following is illustrated B) small bowel
by #6? (Fig. 3-32) C) cecum
A) right renal vein D) descending colon
B) right renal artery 15. What number illustrates the
C) right ureter ascending colon? (Fig. 3-32)
D) azygos vein A) 2
13. Which of the following is illustrated B) 1
by #8? (Fig. 3-32) C) 3
A) celiac vessels D) 7

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16. What number illustrates the cecum? B) 2

(Fig. 3-37) C) 7
A) 5 D) 8
B) 6 19. Which of the following is illustrated
C) 7 by #7? (Fig. 3-37)
D) 8 A) descending colon
17. What number illustrates the B) ascending colon
bifurcation of aorta (common iliac C) small bowel
artery)? (Fig. 3-37) D) cecum
A) 3 20. What number illustrates the small
B) 8 bowel? (Fig. 3-37)
C) 5 A) 1
D) 6 B) 3
18. What number illustrates the C) 2
descending colon? (Fig. 3-37) D) 7
A) 1

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21. Which of the following is illustrated B) 3

by #7? (Fig. 3-41) C) 1
A) ureter D) 9
B) right common iliac vein 24. What number illustrates the ureter?
C) right internal iliac vein (Fig. 3-41)
D) right common iliac artery A) 4
22. Which of the following is illustrated B) 8
by #3? (Fig. 3-41) C) 7
A) small bowel D) 5
B) psoas muscle 25. Which of the following is illustrated
C) right common iliac vein by #1? (Fig. 3-41)
D) cecum A) cecum
23. What number illustrates the cecum? B) left psoas muscle
(Fig. 3-41) C) small bowel
A) 2 D) transverse colon

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