Question 1

What is the first step in assessing the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Inspect

Answer

Percuss

Answer

Auscultate

Answer

Palpate

Question 2

Which quadrant of the abdomen is the liver located in?

Accepted Answer

Right upper

Answer

Left lower

Answer

Left upper

Answer

Right lower

Question 3

What is a normal finding when palpating the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Soft and non-tender

Answer

Firm and movable

Answer

Warm and pulsating

Answer

Hard and tender

Question 4

Which instrument is used for percussion of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Fingers

Answer

Tuning fork

Answer

Stethoscope

Answer

Thermometer

Question 5

What is the function of the spleen?

Accepted Answer

Filters blood

Answer

Pumps blood

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Produces insulin

Answer

Aids in digestion

Question 6

What is the term used to describe the presence of fluid in the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Ascites

Answer

Hepatitis

Answer

Gastritis

Answer

Appendicitis

Question 7

What is the term used to describe a protrusion of the intestine through a weakened abdominal muscle?

Accepted Answer

Hernia

Answer

Cholecystitis

Answer

Diverticulitis

Answer

Intussusception

Question 8

What is the normal range for bowel sounds heard during auscultation of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

5-30 per minute

Answer

31-60 per minute

Answer

60+ per minute

Answer

0-5 per minute

Question 9

Which structure in the abdomen produces bile?

Accepted Answer

Liver

Answer

Gallbladder

Answer

Stomach

Answer

Pancreas

Question 10

What is the purpose of the iliopsoas muscle test?

Accepted Answer

Assess for appendicitis

Answer

Assess respiratory function

Answer

Assess kidney function

Answer

Assess liver function

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