Review Questions

1. Describe the position, relations, peritoneal relations, supporting structures, blood supply, lymphatic drainage and innervation of each of the following

a) Liver

b) Pancreas

•  Stomach

•  Duodenum

•  Colon

•  Spleen

(Add notes on the peritoneal recesses and any other aspects of applied anatomy)

2. Subdivide the abdominal cavity into 9 regions, and list the contents of each. Outline the clinical relevance of this information, with special reference to pain and masses in the various regions

3. A 75 year old male presents to the outpatient clinic with deep obstructive jaundice, back pain, distended fluidy abdomen, leg oedema, distended abdominal veins filling from above, caput medussae. Examination and investigations reveal a supracolic mass. Discuss the primary pathology that would cause the features described above.

4. A 50 year old chronic smoker presents to the clinic with a history of constipation and previous bloody stool. Examination reveals a mass in the right loun. Discuss the anatomy of this case.