Adrenal
What are the hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla?
Epinephrine and Norepinephrine
What is the normal diameter of the pancreatic duct?
< 2 mm
Where does most of the digestion take place?
duodenum
What organ provides the best sonographic window to image the hemidiaphragm?
Spleen
What is the process of disposing of metabolic waste?
excretion
What is the normal length of an adult adrenal gland?
3 cm
Describe the normal echogenicity of the pancreas.
Typically more echogenic than the liver
What is the maximum diameter of a normal appendix?
6 mm
During adult life, what is the main function of the spleen?
Filter peripheral blood
Fusion of the lower pole of the kidneys is called_______?
Horseshoe kidneys
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex is called _______.
Addison's disease
What structure joins the pancreatic duct before emptying into the ampulla of vater?
CBD
The entrance of the esophagus into the stomach is through the _______.
Cardiac orfice
Splenic agenesis is associated with congenital disease of which organ?
Heart
A cortical bulge in the lateral border of the kidney is called?
Dromedary hump
The adrenal cortex is controlled by a hormone secreted by the pituitary. What is it?
ACTH (Adrenocoricotropic Hormone)
Which vascualr landmark deliniates the posterior margin and body and tail of the pancreas?
1st part
Is the spleen located in the peritoneal or retroperitoneal cavity?
What are the hypoechoic areas adjacent to the renal sinus called?
Renal Pyramids
What is the name of the outer part of the adrenal gland?
cortex
Which cells of the pancreas produce enzymes that aid in digestion?
Acini
Which hormone is produced by the stomach?
Gastrin
What is the function of the spleen during fetal life?
center for hematopoietic activity
Where does urine go after passing through the major calyces?
Renal pelvis