KROK 1 2018 – Question 11 · 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. Ileum
  2. B. Jejunum
  3. C. Transverse colon
  4. D. Duodenum
  5. E. Sigmoid colon
Hint

Match the abdominal region to the bowel segment that lies there, and ask which segments hang on a mesentery so that they move under the palpating hand.

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