AN47.1-14 | Abdominal cavity — Part 3

SELF-CHECK

A patient with gallbladder disease (cholecystitis) develops right shoulder tip pain. What is the anatomical mechanism?

A. Referred pain via the right brachial plexus from the right lobe of the liver

B. Referred pain via the phrenic nerve (C3–C5) from the diaphragm irritated by inflamed gallbladder

C. Direct spread of infection to the right shoulder joint

D. Referred pain from the right intercostal nerves compressed by the inflamed gallbladder

At which vertebral level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate into the common iliac arteries?

A. L2

B. L3

C. L4

D. L5

What is the MOST clinically significant content of Calot's triangle?

A. Common bile duct

B. Cystic artery

C. Right hepatic artery

D. Cystic duct