Gallbladder and Biliary Tree Quiz Study Guide

What is the normal measurement of the GB wall?

• No greater than 1 mm

• No greater than 5 mm

• No greater than 3 mm

• No greater than 7 mm

Which part of the GB is also called the infundibulum?

• The fundus

• The neck

• The body

• The cystic duct

Name the 3 layers of the GB wall.

• 1. Epithelial (mucosa) 2. Muscularis (smooth muscle) 3. Serosa

• 1. Adventitia 2. Submucosa 3. Lamina propria

• 1. Endothelium 2. Subserosa 3. Cartilage

• 1. Mucosa 2. Submucosa 3. Adventitia

What connects the neck of the GB to the CHD?

• The hepatic artery

• The cystic duct

• The portal vein

• The common bile duct

What structure in the cystic duct keeps the duct from kinking and controls the flow of bile?

• Spiral valves of Heister

• Sphincter of Oddi

• Ampulla of Vater

• Hepatic sinusoids

What is the difference between intrahepatic and extrahepatic?

• Intrahepatic and extrahepatic both refer to ducts located only in the pancreas

• Intrahepatic refers to ducts located outside the liver. Extrahepatic refers to ducts located within the liver.

• Intrahepatic refers to ducts located within the liver. Extrahepatic refers to ducts located outside the liver.

• Intrahepatic refers to blood vessels in the liver, extrahepatic refers to blood vessels outside the liver.

Bile is best described as:

• a type of blood cell

• a hormone secreted by the pancreas

• an enzyme that breaks down proteins

• a digestive fluid produced by the liver

What is bilirubin?

• an enzyme that digests proteins in the stomach.

• A hormone produced by the pancreas.

• Main pigment found in bile. Produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin.

• A vitamin essential for blood clotting.

What is a Phrygian cap?

• A fold between the fundus and the body of the GB.

• A type of surgical instrument.

• A rare liver disease.

• A congenital heart defect.

What is a junctional fold?

• A fold located at the base of the urinary bladder.

• A fold found at the neck of the pancreas.

• A fold between the right and left lobes of the liver.

• A fold between the body and the infundibulum of the GB. Most common variation.