Pancreas Review Questions

r hep and l hep merge to form what

CHD

diameter of the CHD is approximately

4mm

cystic duct connects with what

neck of GB with CHD

the hepatic duct is joined bythe custic duct to form the? 

CBD

the cystic duct contains______ to keep it open

heister valves

what is the normal size of a pancreatic duct

3mm

fusiform dilation of the cbd is called

choledochal cyst

what can you have at the fundus of GB

phyrgian cap

the wall thicness of the anterior wall of the gallbladder should not exceed

3mm

what is the function of bile

means of excretion of bilirubin and cholestrol

the hormone produced by beta cells in the pancreas that causes glycogen formation from glucose in the liver

insulin

air within the biliary tree, secondary to common bile duct stents, is called:

pneumobilia

a most common cause of acute pancreatitis in the United States is:

biliary tract disease

the persistence of the dorsal and ventral pancreas with the head encircling the duodenum is called

annular

the majority of the pancreas lies within which abdominal cavity

retroperitoneum