Q 01/05

The stomach sits between the esophagus and which organ?

A) Small intestine

B) Large intestine

C) Gall bladder

D) Left kidney

Answer · why

A) Small intestine

The first and shortest section of that organ, the duodenum, receives the stomach's output through the pyloric sphincter.

Q 02/05

In which quadrant of the abdominal cavity does the stomach lie?

A) Right upper

B) Left lower

C) Right lower

D) Left upper

Answer · why

D) Left upper

Its top rests against the diaphragm, and it sits on a 'stomach bed' of pancreas, spleen artery, left kidney and colon.

Q 03/05

The Ancient Greek word for the stomach, which gives us the medical prefix 'gastric', is what?

A) Hepar

B) Nephros

C) Gaster

D) Enteron

Answer · why

C) Gaster

The same root gives us gastronomy, gastritis and gastropod, the 'stomach-footed' snails and slugs.

Q 04/05

What letter shape does an empty human stomach roughly resemble?

A) J

B) S

C) C

D) U

Answer · why

A) J

When partly filled it becomes pear-shaped, and when stretched it can hold two to four litres.

Q 05/05

How much food can a normal adult stomach expand to hold?

A) Around one litre

B) Around 250 millilitres

C) Around three litres

D) Around six litres

Answer · why

A) Around one litre

The maximum in adults is two to four litres, though volumes of up to 15 litres have been recorded in extreme cases.