QUESTIONS ON SPLANCHNOLOGY 



THE ORGANS OF RESPIRATION 



Describe each of the cartilages of the larynx. 

 Of what are the true vocal cords composed? 



To what part of the arytenoid cartilages are the true vocal cords 

 attached? 



Name the branches of each bronchus. 

 What is the lowest point the pleurae reach? 

 Which lung is the larger? 

 Describe the fissure of each lung. 

 Locate the apices of the lungs in the neck. 



THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION 



Name the salivary glands, giving the location of each. 



Give the names of the ducts of the salivary glands, and tell where 

 they enter the mouth. 



How long is the esophagus? 



Give the relations of the esophagus in the neck and in the thorax. 



Into what regions is the abdomen divided? 



At what place are the greater and lesser sacs of the peritoneum 

 continuous? 



Trace the peritoneum in the median line from above downward 

 and back again to the starting point. x 



Trace the peritoneum transversely at the level of the foramen of 

 Winslow. 



Where can the pancreas be reached by cutting only one layer of 

 peritoneum after the belly is opened? 



Describe the peritoneal relations of the duodenum, rectum, and 

 bladder. 



Name the pouches or cul-de-sacs formed by the peritoneum. 



Give the relations of the stomach. 



Trace the duodenum through its various curves, from the pylorus 

 to the jejunum. 



How are the large and small intestines to be distinguished? 



Describe the appendix vermiformis. 



Where does the sigmoid flexure of the colon begin, and where does 

 it end? 



What are the relations of the duodenum? 



Describe the ileocecal valve. 



What is the cul-de-sac of Douglas? 



What are the lobes of the liver? 



Which lobe is between the gall-bladder and longitudinal fissure? 



What are the surfaces of the liver? 



How low down does the free margin of the liver normally extend? 



Give the structures in relation with the inferior surface of the 

 liver. 



Where does the gall-duct empty? 



Locate the gall-bladder on the abdominal wall. 



Give the relations of the pancreas. 



