A patient is scheduled for a resection of the pancreas. The nurse realizes this structure is located
1. in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm.
2. from the stomach pylorus to the ileoceccal valve.
3. behind the stomach and ends at the spleen.
4. above the lower esophageal sphincter and bumps against the diaphragm.
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Rationale: The pancreatic body lies directly behind the stomach, and the tail is adjacent to the spleen. The liver is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm. The small intestines extend from the pylorus of the stomach to the ileocecal valve. The fundus is the area at the top of the stomach, located above the lower esophageal sphincter, and appears as a bulge that bumps up against the diaphragm.
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