NUR3069 Final Exam Questions with
All Correct Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
Organs in RUQ - Answer - Liver
- Gallbladder
- Duodenum
- Head of pancreas
- Right kidney and adrenal
- Hepatic flexure of colon
- Part of ascending and transverse colon
Organs in LUQ - Answer - Stomach
- Spleen
- Left lobe of liver
- Body of pancreas
- Left kidney and adrenal
- Splenic flexure of colon
- Part of transverse and descending colon
Organs of RLQ - Answer - Cecum
- Appendix
- Right ovary and tube (females)
- Right ureter
- Right spermatic cord (males)
Organs of LLQ - Answer - Part of descending colon
- Sigmoid colon
- Left ovary and tube (females)
- Left ureter
- Left spermatic cord (males)
Organs of the Midline - Answer - Aorta
- Uterus - if enlarges (females)
,- Bladder - if distended
Anatomical lines used to describe collected findings - Answer Left and right mid clavicular
lines and mid axillary lines
Discuss the impact of pregnancy on the organs of the abdomen - Answer Morning sickness
(usually between the first and second missed period) possibly due to hCG, indigestion,
pyrosis(heartburn), GI motility decrease, prolonged gastric emptying time leads to constipation,
increased water reabsorption in colon, increased risk for hemorrhoids, displacement of
intestines/appendix from enlarged uterus (may cause pain), presence of striae/linea nigra.
Bowel sounds are diminished
Dark tarry stool-> could be iron in the prenatal vitamin
Discuss the impact of aging on the organs of the abdomen - Answer More abdominal fat,
decreased salivation leading to dry mouth and decreased sense of taste, delayed esophageal
emptying, increased risk for aspiration, decreased gastric acid secretion - (may lead to
pernicious anemia due to decreased b12 absorption), other anemias, increased risk for
gallstones (more common in females), liver size decreases (by 25%; impairs drug metabolism),
increased constipation (less than 3 bowel movements weekly & other symptoms)
Discuss the incidence and impact of obesity in the USA - Answer The prevalence of obesity in
the United States has increased. Currently 35.7% of the US is obese (BMI >30). Among men, the
obesity rates are similar. However, amongst women 32% of white women are obese, 58.5%
black women are obese, and 44.9% of mexican women are obese. Obesity increases type II
diabetes risks and CVD in adults and liver disease, asthma, diabetes, CVD in kids-- raises health
care costs.
Hematemesis - Answer Bloody vomit
PICA - Answer The desire to eat nonfood items (dirt, grass, clay, etc)
Sister Mary Joseph nodule - Answer Hard nodule in umbilicus that occurs with metastatic
cancer of stomach, large intestine, ovary, or pancreas
Petechiae - Answer Tiny punctate hemorrhages
Aneurysm - Answer Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis,
trauma, or congenital effect
Anorexia - Answer Loss of appetite for food
, Ascites - Answer Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity,
associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension
Borborygmi - Answer A type of hyperactive bowel sound, characterized by loud, gurgling
bowel sounds signaling increase motility or hyper peristalsis; occurs with early bowel
obstruction, gastroenteritis, diarrhea
Bruit - Answer Blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is
partially occluded
Cecum - Answer First or proximal part of large intestine
Cholecystitis - Answer Inflammation of the gallbladder
Costal margin - Answer Lower border of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th,
9th, and 10th ribs
Costovertebral angle (CVA) - Answer Angle formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column
on the posterior thorax, overlying the kidney
Diastasis recti - Answer Midline longitudinal ridge in the abdomen, a separation of
abdominal rectus muscles
Dysphagia - Answer Difficulty swallowing
Epigastrium - Answer Name of abdominal region between the costal margins
Hepatomegaly - Answer Abnormal enlargement of liver
Hernia - Answer Abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal
musculature
Inguinal ligament - Answer Ligament extending from pubic bone to anterior superior ilia
spine, forming lower border of abdomen
Linea alba - Answer Midline tendinous seam joining the abdominal muscles
All Correct Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
Organs in RUQ - Answer - Liver
- Gallbladder
- Duodenum
- Head of pancreas
- Right kidney and adrenal
- Hepatic flexure of colon
- Part of ascending and transverse colon
Organs in LUQ - Answer - Stomach
- Spleen
- Left lobe of liver
- Body of pancreas
- Left kidney and adrenal
- Splenic flexure of colon
- Part of transverse and descending colon
Organs of RLQ - Answer - Cecum
- Appendix
- Right ovary and tube (females)
- Right ureter
- Right spermatic cord (males)
Organs of LLQ - Answer - Part of descending colon
- Sigmoid colon
- Left ovary and tube (females)
- Left ureter
- Left spermatic cord (males)
Organs of the Midline - Answer - Aorta
- Uterus - if enlarges (females)
,- Bladder - if distended
Anatomical lines used to describe collected findings - Answer Left and right mid clavicular
lines and mid axillary lines
Discuss the impact of pregnancy on the organs of the abdomen - Answer Morning sickness
(usually between the first and second missed period) possibly due to hCG, indigestion,
pyrosis(heartburn), GI motility decrease, prolonged gastric emptying time leads to constipation,
increased water reabsorption in colon, increased risk for hemorrhoids, displacement of
intestines/appendix from enlarged uterus (may cause pain), presence of striae/linea nigra.
Bowel sounds are diminished
Dark tarry stool-> could be iron in the prenatal vitamin
Discuss the impact of aging on the organs of the abdomen - Answer More abdominal fat,
decreased salivation leading to dry mouth and decreased sense of taste, delayed esophageal
emptying, increased risk for aspiration, decreased gastric acid secretion - (may lead to
pernicious anemia due to decreased b12 absorption), other anemias, increased risk for
gallstones (more common in females), liver size decreases (by 25%; impairs drug metabolism),
increased constipation (less than 3 bowel movements weekly & other symptoms)
Discuss the incidence and impact of obesity in the USA - Answer The prevalence of obesity in
the United States has increased. Currently 35.7% of the US is obese (BMI >30). Among men, the
obesity rates are similar. However, amongst women 32% of white women are obese, 58.5%
black women are obese, and 44.9% of mexican women are obese. Obesity increases type II
diabetes risks and CVD in adults and liver disease, asthma, diabetes, CVD in kids-- raises health
care costs.
Hematemesis - Answer Bloody vomit
PICA - Answer The desire to eat nonfood items (dirt, grass, clay, etc)
Sister Mary Joseph nodule - Answer Hard nodule in umbilicus that occurs with metastatic
cancer of stomach, large intestine, ovary, or pancreas
Petechiae - Answer Tiny punctate hemorrhages
Aneurysm - Answer Defect or sac formed by dilation in artery wall due to atherosclerosis,
trauma, or congenital effect
Anorexia - Answer Loss of appetite for food
, Ascites - Answer Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity,
associated with heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer, or portal hypertension
Borborygmi - Answer A type of hyperactive bowel sound, characterized by loud, gurgling
bowel sounds signaling increase motility or hyper peristalsis; occurs with early bowel
obstruction, gastroenteritis, diarrhea
Bruit - Answer Blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is
partially occluded
Cecum - Answer First or proximal part of large intestine
Cholecystitis - Answer Inflammation of the gallbladder
Costal margin - Answer Lower border of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th,
9th, and 10th ribs
Costovertebral angle (CVA) - Answer Angle formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column
on the posterior thorax, overlying the kidney
Diastasis recti - Answer Midline longitudinal ridge in the abdomen, a separation of
abdominal rectus muscles
Dysphagia - Answer Difficulty swallowing
Epigastrium - Answer Name of abdominal region between the costal margins
Hepatomegaly - Answer Abnormal enlargement of liver
Hernia - Answer Abnormal protrusion of bowel through weakening in abdominal
musculature
Inguinal ligament - Answer Ligament extending from pubic bone to anterior superior ilia
spine, forming lower border of abdomen
Linea alba - Answer Midline tendinous seam joining the abdominal muscles
