THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

LIVER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hepatorenal recess or also known as Morison’s pouch is a space between the liver and ____
A
duodenum
B
stomach
C
right kidney
D
left kidney
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the most gravity-dependent space in supramesocolic compartment. Hepatorenal space is separated from anterior pararenal space by parietal peritoneum. It communicates with the right paracolic space inferiorly and right subhepatic space superiorly.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hepatorenal recess (subhepatic recess, pouch of Morison or Morison’s pouch) is the subhepatic space that separates the liver from the right kidney. As a potential space, the recess is not normally filled with fluid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Morison pouch, also known as the posterior right subhepatic space, hepatorenal fossa; or subhepatic recess, is a potential space which separates the liver from the right kidney. As a potential space, it is not filled with any fluid in normal conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The right subhepatic space between the liver and right kidney is known as Morison’s pouch.

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