KROK 1 2017 – Question 8 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy

A patient complains of pain in the upper umbilical region. On palpation there is a mobile painful intestine. What intestine is being palpated by the doctor?

  1. A. Transverse colon
  2. B. Duodenum
  3. C. Ileum
  4. D. Jejunum
  5. E. Sigmoid colon
Hint

Match the palpated region with the bowel segment that lies there and is suspended freely enough to be felt as a mobile tube.

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