General Functions
What is the function of the stomach?
1. Moves food to descending colon.
2. location of digestion and absorption.
3. first stage of digestion that breaks down food.
3. first stage of digestion that breaks down food.
What are the common signs and symptoms of an abdominal injury?
1. report trauma to the abdomen
2. Complains in a quadrant or other
3. rebound tenderness or point tenderness
4. signs of shock
What quadrant(s) does a pelvic infection occur?
Left and right lower quadrants.
How do you care for a side stitch?
stop exercise, lean away and raise your same side arm.
What are the three major body systems?
Urinary, Reproductive, and Digestive
What is the function of the liver?
1. filters out the blood and removes waste as urine.
2. filters blood from digestive system and detoxifies chemicals.
3. helps breakdown fats.
2. filters blood from digestive system and detoxifies chemicals.
What is Appendicitis?
Inflammation of the appendix.
What quadrant(s) does a splenic rupture/laceration occur?
Left upper quadrant.
What are the causes of a Kidney Injury?
Blunt force trauma or heat.
What are the four quadrants of the abdomen?
Right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, and right lower quadrant.
What is the function of the spleen?
1. filters blood and disposes waste as urine.
2. produces antibodies to fight infection. Removes blood cells and harmful organisms.
3. remnants of part of the digestive tract.
2. produces antibodies to fight infection. Removes blood cells and harmful organisms.
What is a femoral hernia?
1. Portion of intestines protrudes through the groin or inner thigh.
2. Portion of intestines protrude through inguinal canal.
1. Portion of intestines protrudes through the groin or inner thigh.
What quadrant(s) does hepatitis occur?
Right upper quadrant.
What could cause a spleen injury?
mononucleosis and internal bleeding.
What quadrant(s) are the kidneys in?
Right and left upper quadrants.
What is the correct order of the large intestine?
Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon.
What is Kehr's sign?
pain in the upper left quadrant and into shoulder area.
What quadrant(s) does constipation occur?
left lower quadrant.
What is a sign of a bladder injury?
blood in the urine.
What quadrant(s) is the gall bladder in?
Right upper quadrant.
What enzymes and hormones does the pancreas produce?
insulin and glucagon
What are the three types of testicular injuries?
What quadrant(s) does diverticulitis occur?
all four.
How do you treat a testicular contusion?
Have the athlete lie on their back with their knees to their chest.
What quadrant(s) is the stomach in?
Left upper quadrant.