18 Questions
What is the name of the recess situated at the apex of the inverted, V-shaped root of the sigmoid mesocolon?
Intersigmoid recess
Where is the appendix often found?
Retrocecal recess
What is the name of the fossa located between the right lobe of the liver, right kidney, and right colic flexure?
Hepatorenal recess
What is the name of the recess in the male that lies between the rectum and urinary bladder?
Rectovesical pouch
What is the name of the recess in the female that lies between the rectum and uterus?
Rectouterine pouch
What is the name of the larger fossa formed by the peritoneum dipping downwards in the lesser pelvis?
Pouch
What is the primary function of the paracolic gutters?
To provide pathways for the flow of ascitic fluid and the spread of intraperitoneal infections
Which ligament separates the left paracolic sulcus from the area around the spleen?
Phrenicocolic ligament
What is another name for the Right posterior subphrenic space?
Hepatorenal recess
Why may a patient with a subphrenic abscess complain of pain over the shoulder?
Due to the irritation of the parietal diaphragmatic peritoneum
Which of the following peritoneal subdivisions lies below the transverse colon and transverse mesocolon?
Infracolic compartments
What is the nerve supply of the skin of the shoulder?
Supraclavicular nerves (C3 and 4)
Which of the following spaces communicates with the hepatorenal recess and the pelvic cavity?
Right paracolic sulcus
What is the name of the space formed between the anteroinferior surface of the uterus and the superior surface of the urinary bladder?
Vesicouterine pouch
What is the direction of spread of intraperitoneal infections and pus when the person is upright?
From the paracolic gutters to the pelvis
Which of the following spaces is divided by the attachment of Falciform ligament?
Subphrenic space
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?
Rectouterine pouch
Which of the following spaces is also known as the lesser sac?
Lt.subhepatic space
This quiz covers the different types of peritoneal recesses, including duodenal recesses and cecal recesses, and their locations in the abdominal cavity. Test your knowledge of the anatomy of the peritoneum and its folds.
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