GB Anatomy
This is the most anterior portion of the gallbladder which becomes cystic duct.
What is the neck?
This is the name of the hormone responsible for gallbladder contraction.
What is cholecystokinin (CCK)?
This is the gallbladder pathology which results in comet-tail artifact.
What is adenomyomatosis?
This is the vessel seen in the anterior head of the pancreas.
What is gastroduodenal artery (GDA)?
This is the name for the main function of the pancreas.
What is exocrine?
This is the most common primary neoplasm of the pancreas.
What is adenocarcinoma?
This is the name of the duct that is created by the joining of the cystic and common hepatic ducts.
What is the common bile duct (CBD)?
This is what happens to the gallbladder in a non-fasting patient (reason for importance of fasting).
What is contraction and decreased visibility?
This is the appearance of the gallbladder with acute cholecystitis.
What is thickened wall?
This is the upper limit measurement of the pancreatic duct.
What is 2 mm?
This is the system through which the exocrine function excretes its "juices".
What is the biliary system?
This is the name for a collection of walled-off pancreatic products.
What is a pseudocyst?
This is the upper limit for the gallbladder wall measurement.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This is the correct upper limit measurement for the common hepatic duct (CHD)
What is 4 mm?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This is what you would expect to see of gallbladder tumefactive sludge when rolling the patient (helps to r/o GB carcinoma)
What is layering mobility?
This is the position of the pancreatic tail in relation to the head.
What is cephalad (or superior) and posterior?
This is the function of the pancreas which produces insulin.
What is endocrine?
**DAILY DOUBLE FOR CORRECT PRONUNCIATION**
This is the sign that results from a mass in the head of the pancreas.
What is Courvoisier's sign?
This is the name for the fundal junctional fold anatomical variant.
What is phrygian cap?
This is the location of an obstruction if just the gallbladder is enlarged.
What is neck or cystic duct?
This is the condition most closely associated with porcelain gallbladder.
What is chronic cholecystitis?
This is the name of the main pancreatic duct.
What is the duct of Wirsung?
Alpha cells have this effect on blood sugar levels.
What is increase?
This is the most common cause for pancreatitis.
What is biliary disease?
This is the correct gallbladder location for a wall measurement (Which section of GB and which portion of wall).
What is anterior at the level of the body?
This is the reason for ERCP procedure.
What is to evaluate for obstruction in the biliary system?
This is the most common cause for obstructive jaundice in infants and children.
What is biliary atresia?
This is the echogenicity of a child's pancreas compared to an adult pancreas.
What is hypoechoic?
This pancreatic enzyme stays elevated in the bloodstream longer after an elevation and is therefore the most specific pancreatic enzyme for diagnosing pancreas damage.
What is lipase?
This is the sonographic appearance of acute pancreatitis.
What is hypoechoic?