Ardms Abdomen
Board Review
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - Answer: 3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - Answer: anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - Answer: the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - Answer: the common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the
aorta - Answer: the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - Answer: the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened - Answer:
arteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? -
Answer: aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - Answer: the level of the renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - Answer: fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - Answer: dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - Answer: pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - Answer: the left renal vein
, the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - Answer: into
the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - Answer: 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly -
Answer: Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - Answer: Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - Answer: renal sinus >
pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - Answer: left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - Answer: right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - Answer: right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - Answer: left lobe into medial and lateral segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - Answer: the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - Answer: caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - Answer: left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - Answer: right and left lobe
Board Review
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - Answer: 3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - Answer: anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - Answer: the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - Answer: the common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the
aorta - Answer: the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - Answer: the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened - Answer:
arteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? -
Answer: aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - Answer: the level of the renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - Answer: fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - Answer: dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - Answer: pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - Answer: the left renal vein
, the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - Answer: into
the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - Answer: 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly -
Answer: Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - Answer: Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - Answer: renal sinus >
pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - Answer: left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - Answer: right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - Answer: right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - Answer: left lobe into medial and lateral segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - Answer: the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - Answer: caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - Answer: left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - Answer: right and left lobe
