Intermediate Greater Sac Quiz
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Q1. Which structures occupy much of the supracolic part of the greater sac?
- Urinary bladder, prostate, and rectum only
- Jejunum and ileum exclusively
- Liver, stomach, and spleen
- Kidneys and ureters only
Q2. What divides the infracolic compartment into right and left infracolic spaces?
- Root of the mesentery
- Lesser omentum
- Falciform ligament
- Coronary ligament
Q3. Which gutter provides a relatively direct route from the right lower abdomen toward the right subhepatic region?
- Lesser sac exclusively
- Right paracolic gutter
- Left paracolic gutter only
- Rectovesical pouch
Q4. Why is superior fluid movement through the left paracolic gutter relatively restricted?
- The phrenicocolic ligament forms a partial barrier
- The left paracolic gutter does not exist
- The sigmoid colon closes the gutter superiorly
- The left kidney completely seals the gutter
Q5. Which peritoneal space of the greater sac is especially dependent in the right upper abdomen when a patient is supine?
- Left subphrenic space
- Rectovesical pouch
- Hepatorenal recess
- Lesser sac
Q6. Which ligament helps separate the right and left anterior subphrenic spaces?
- Gastrosplenic ligament
- Hepatoduodenal ligament
- Splenorenal ligament
- Falciform ligament
Q7. Which male pelvic recess is continuous with the dependent inferior part of the greater sac?
- Hepatorenal recess
- Omental bursa
- Rectouterine pouch
- Rectovesical pouch
Q8. Which female pelvic recess is the deepest part of the peritoneal cavity when upright?
- Hepatorenal recess
- Rectovesical pouch
- Subphrenic recess
- Rectouterine pouch
Q9. How can fluid in the greater sac normally enter the lesser sac?
- Through the renal sinus
- Through the esophageal hiatus
- Through the epiploic foramen
- Through the femoral canal
Q10. Why does body position influence where free fluid accumulates in the greater sac?
- The peritoneum pumps all fluid toward the liver
- Fluid remains fixed at its point of origin
- Gravity directs fluid toward dependent peritoneal spaces
- Only arterial pulsation determines fluid location