fat		portion of liver lying posterior to porta hepatis
ligaments		cleanse the blood of bacteria
caudate		anechoic, smooth wall, well-defined
Kupffer cells		causes posterior shadowing and increased attenuation of sound beam
hypoechoic		pancreas location
four		where bile is stored post cholecystectomy
composition		echo-free appearance
anechoic		location of a ectopic kidney
phrygian cap		manufactures bile
Reidel's lobe		________ function aids in digestion
gerota's		the aorta is _____ to the diaphragm
homogenous		GI tract walls are generally what echogenicity in comparison to surrounding structures
hepatoduodenal ligament		upper limits of normal size for IVC is _______cm
exocrine		includes left gastric artery, hepatic artery and splenic artery
calculi		The __________ passes through the diaphragm
left		abnormalities should be describe with size, location and ...
ligamentum teres		separates renal pyramids
celiac trunk		aorta bifurcates into this at fourth lumbar verterbra
Santorini's		formed by obliterated left umbilical vein
column of Bertin		attach the liver to the diaphragm, stomach, anterior abdominal wall and retroperitoneum
cyst		gallbladder fundus folded over
inferior		measurement of CBD should be at _______ part of lumen.
widest		TGC
liver		an accessory duct in the pancreas
pelvic		a fascia that surrounds kidney, perinephric fact and adrenal gland
reticuloendothelial		the IVC ______the retroperitoneum of the abdominal cavity
posterior		innermost layer of aorta
renal pelvis		surrounds portal triad adjacent to porta hepatis
main lobar fissure		echotexture of renal cortex
ascends		who can give a legal diagnostic impression
inferior vena cava		surrounds kidney in perinephric space
iliac arteries		the middle aorta is ______the celiac trunk
time-gain compensation		which kidney is higher
retroperitoneal		normal variant of liver
physician		spleen is part of what system
common duct		separates right and left hepatic lobes
intima		urine reservoir