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What is the name of the recess situated at the apex of the inverted, V-shaped root of the sigmoid mesocolon?
What is the name of the recess situated at the apex of the inverted, V-shaped root of the sigmoid mesocolon?
Where is the appendix often found?
Where is the appendix often found?
What is the name of the fossa located between the right lobe of the liver, right kidney, and right colic flexure?
What is the name of the fossa located between the right lobe of the liver, right kidney, and right colic flexure?
What is the name of the recess in the male that lies between the rectum and urinary bladder?
What is the name of the recess in the male that lies between the rectum and urinary bladder?
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What is the name of the recess in the female that lies between the rectum and uterus?
What is the name of the recess in the female that lies between the rectum and uterus?
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What is the name of the larger fossa formed by the peritoneum dipping downwards in the lesser pelvis?
What is the name of the larger fossa formed by the peritoneum dipping downwards in the lesser pelvis?
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What is the primary function of the paracolic gutters?
What is the primary function of the paracolic gutters?
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Which ligament separates the left paracolic sulcus from the area around the spleen?
Which ligament separates the left paracolic sulcus from the area around the spleen?
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What is another name for the Right posterior subphrenic space?
What is another name for the Right posterior subphrenic space?
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Why may a patient with a subphrenic abscess complain of pain over the shoulder?
Why may a patient with a subphrenic abscess complain of pain over the shoulder?
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Which of the following peritoneal subdivisions lies below the transverse colon and transverse mesocolon?
Which of the following peritoneal subdivisions lies below the transverse colon and transverse mesocolon?
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What is the nerve supply of the skin of the shoulder?
What is the nerve supply of the skin of the shoulder?
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Which of the following spaces communicates with the hepatorenal recess and the pelvic cavity?
Which of the following spaces communicates with the hepatorenal recess and the pelvic cavity?
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What is the name of the space formed between the anteroinferior surface of the uterus and the superior surface of the urinary bladder?
What is the name of the space formed between the anteroinferior surface of the uterus and the superior surface of the urinary bladder?
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What is the direction of spread of intraperitoneal infections and pus when the person is upright?
What is the direction of spread of intraperitoneal infections and pus when the person is upright?
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Which of the following spaces is divided by the attachment of Falciform ligament?
Which of the following spaces is divided by the attachment of Falciform ligament?
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What is the name of the space formed between the anterior surface of the rectum and the posterosurface of the uterus and the upper part of vagina?
What is the name of the space formed between the anterior surface of the rectum and the posterosurface of the uterus and the upper part of vagina?
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Which of the following spaces is also known as the lesser sac?
Which of the following spaces is also known as the lesser sac?
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