ARDMS Abdomen Board Review Questions with Guaranteed Accurate Answers

the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - correct answer 3 cm the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - correct answer anterior the celiac trifurcates into...? - correct answer the common hepatic artery the left gastric artery the splenic artery the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - correct answer the common hepatic artery this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the aorta - correct answer the superior mesenteric artery which renal artery has a more complicated course? - correct answer the right renal artery an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened - correct answer arteriosclerosis dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? - correct answer aneurysm majority of aneurysms are located below...? - correct answer the level of the renal arteries the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - correct answer fusiform tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - correct answer dissecting aneurysm aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - correct answer pseudo aneurysm which renal vein has the more complicated course? - correct answer the left renal vein the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - correct answer into the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - correct answer 15-20 normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly - correct answer Riedel's Lobe the liver is almost completely covered by... - correct answer Glisson's Capsule arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic: pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - correct answer renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids