Anatomy of the Biliary Tract
This pear-shaped organ stores and concentrates bile.
What is the gallbladder?
The three main divisions of the stomach are the fundus, body, and this distal portion.
What is the pylorus?
The contrast study used to examine the distal esophagus, stomach, and duodenum is called this.
What is an Upper GI series?
Inflammation of the gallbladder is called this.
What is cholecystitis?
The primary contrast medium used for routine Upper GI studies is this.
What is barium sulfate?
The three parts of the gallbladder are the fundus, body, and this region that connects to the cystic duct.
What is the neck?
The most proximal portion of the small intestine is called this.
What is the duodenum?
The position that best demonstrates the duodenal bulb in profile for an average patient is this oblique.
What is the RAO position?
Gallstones are medically termed this.
What is cholelithiasis?
When a patient has a suspected perforation, this type of contrast is preferred.
What is water-soluble iodinated contrast (e.g., Gastrografin)?
The cystic duct joins this duct to form the common bile duct.
What is the common hepatic duct?
The gastric folds within the stomach’s mucosal lining are known by this term.
What are rugae?
The LPO position for an Upper GI best visualizes this portion of the stomach filled with barium.
What is the fundus?
The condition in which the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm is known as this.
What is a hiatal hernia?
This projection or position best demonstrates the retrogastric space and the entire stomach and duodenum.
What is the right lateral?
This structure controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum by relaxing when levels of CCK increase in the bloodstream.
What is the hepatopancreatic sphincter (sphincter of Oddi)?
This part of the stomach lies superior and posterior to the esophagogastric junction.
What is the fundus?
For a hypersthenic patient, the stomach is located higher and assumes this position.
What is transverse position.
The reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus is known by this acronym.
What is GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)?
Double-contrast studies use both barium and this agent to visualize mucosal patterns.
What is carbon dioxide or gas crystals?
In 60% of individuals, the common bile duct joins the pancreatic duct to form this one common passageway through the single papilla into the duodenum.
What is the hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater)?
The first part of the duodenum is sometimes called this.
What is the duodenal bulb or cap?
For the PA projection of the Upper GI, the central ray is typically directed to this vertebral level for an average adult.
What is L1–L2?
A narrowing of the distal esophagus caused by incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter is called this.
What is achalasia?
The flow of bile is from the liver → right and left hepatic ducts → common hepatic duct → cystic duct → gallbladder → back through cystic duct → and finally into this structure.
What is the common bile duct?