GROSS HUMAN ANATOMY

POST QUIZ: Spleen and Pancreas

1. The splenic vein joins the inferior mesenteric vein to form the portal vein
A. True
B. False

2. The main pancreatic duct and the accessory duct of the pancreas drain at the same opening at the
duodenal papilla
A. True
B. False

3. The spleen is a component of the GI tract

A. True
B. False

4. The spleen can be palpated on clinical examination

A. True
B. False

5. The spleen arises from the endoderm

A. True
B. False

6. The splenic vein joins the superior mesenteric vein to form the portal vein.
A. True
B. False

7. The most common anomaly of splenic embryology is the accessory spleen.

A. True
B. False

8. Both innate and adaptive immune responses occur within the spleen.

A. True
B. False

9. The main pancreatic duct drains the upper part of the head of the pancreas.

A. True
B. False

10. Pain from the pancreas is commonly referred to the back.

A. True
B. False

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