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The lecture Caecum and Appendix – Large Intestine by James Pickering, PhD is from the course Abdomen.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of the large intestine?
- Plicae circulares
- Haustra
- Tenia coli
- Omental appendices
Which of the following is not a sign of acute appendicitis?
- Hematochezia
- Anorexia
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Shifting pain from periumbilicus to right iliac fossa
All of the following statements regarding the appendix are correct except?
- It helps in the digestion of food.
- It is a blind ended pouch
- It is a part of the lymphatic system
- It is located in the right inguinal region
- Its position is variable
A patient comes to you in the emergency department with anorexia, vomiting and severe pain in the right lower quadrant. You diagnose it as a case of acute appendicitis and decide to do emergency appendectomy. During surgery how will you locate the appendix?
- By looking at the confluence of teniae coli
- By palpating the ileocecal valve
- By finding it along the pelvic brim
- By palpating the ileum
- By following the course of the right colic artery
Author of lecture Caecum and Appendix – Large Intestine
James Pickering, PhD
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