Upper Abdominal Viscera
Liver segments and vessels, biliary tree, gallbladder, pancreas, adrenals and spleen.
How to prepare for the current First FRCR
Build precise radiological-anatomy recall across modalities, then connect each Physics statement to image formation, quality, dose, safety and current UK regulation.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Liver segments and vessels, biliary tree, gallbladder, pancreas, adrenals and spleen.
Exam cue: Use portal and hepatic veins, fissures, ducts, major arteries and retroperitoneal landmarks to divide organs precisely.
Concept 2
Differentiate liver segments, pancreatic parts, adrenal limbs, splenic relations and extrahepatic biliary anatomy.
Exam cue: Differentiate liver segments, pancreatic parts, adrenal limbs, splenic relations and extrahepatic biliary anatomy.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Naming the whole organ when the arrow targets a segment, duct, vessel, lobe or named subpart.
Guardrail: Read the image marker and command before committing; a correct structure with wrong side or insufficient specificity can lose marks.
Memory anchors
How are functional liver segments separated?
Portal branches define segmental inflow while hepatic veins run in intersegmental planes.
What organises pancreatic anatomy?
Head and uncinate process, neck, body and tail in relation to the duodenum, portal confluence, splenic vessels and spleen.
How should the biliary tree be traced?
From intrahepatic ducts to right and left hepatic ducts, common hepatic duct, cystic duct and common bile duct.
What distinguishes an adrenal gland?
Its suprarenal location, characteristic limbs and relationships to kidney, IVC or aorta and diaphragmatic crus.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Which hepatic vein usually separates Couinaud segments V and VIII from segments IVa and IVb?
Which hepatic vein separates right anterior from right posterior sectors?
Answer all questions to submit.
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