RVS CCI TEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
The vascular disease that presents as back, abdominal, or flank pain is: -
ANSWERAbdominal aortic aneurysm
The circle of Willis receives its blood supply from which combination of arteries? -
ANSWERCarotid and Vertebral arteries
Atherosclerosis is a disease the begins in the: - ANSWERIntima
A disease that affects primarily the Intima and may extended into the media is: -
ANSWERAtherosclerosis
In the cerebrovascular system, atherosclerosis occurs my commonly in the: -
ANSWERCarotid Bulb
The NASCET (north American symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial) used the
following arterial graphic criteria/criterium to classify internal carotid artery disease: -
ANSWERDiameter percentage stenosis calculated by diving the minimal diameter by
the diameter of the unstenosed distal internal carotid artery.
2 of the major branches of the External Carotid arteries include the: -
ANSWERSuperficial Temporal and Facial arteries
What is the most common anomaly of the Circle of Willis - ANSWERAbsence or
Hypoplasia of 1 or both of the communicating arteries.
The Brachial veins connect the: - ANSWERUlnar and radial veins to the axillary vein
Which vein in the antecubital fossa connects the cephalic and basilic veins? -
ANSWERMedian cubital vein.
The axillary artery connects the: - ANSWERBrachial artery to the subclavian artery
The renal arteries arise from the aorta: - ANSWERlaterally
In a cross section of the aorta and the surrounding regions the vein that is visualized
superficial to the aorta and the origins of the right and left renal arteries in deep to
the superior mesenteric artery is the: - ANSWERLeft Renal Vein
The splenic common hepatic and left gastric arteries arise from this abdominal
artery: - ANSWERCeliac Trunk
The smallest vessels in the body are: - ANSWERcapillaries
, The term Tunica Intima denotes: - ANSWERThe inner lining of the arterial wall
The layer of arterial or venous wall composed entirely of endothelial cells is the: -
ANSWERTunica Intima
A venule contains which vessel layers: - ANSWERTunica media and Tunica Intima
A patient complains of temporary shading of the vision in 1 eye, this symptom is
called: - ANSWERAmaurosis Fugax
A Transient Ischemic attack: - ANSWERResolves within 24 hours
The abbreviation TIA stands for: - ANSWERtransient ischemic attack
Subclavian steal occurs: - ANSWERmore often on the left side
Why are brachial blood pressures obtained bilaterally when evaluating a patient for
cerebrovascular disease? - ANSWERThe brachial blood pressures are compared to
see if they are equal.
Lose of the spectral window with pulsed Doppler ultrasound occurs with: -
ANSWERFlow Turbulence
A duplex image of the carotid bifurcation that demonstrates a goblet-like
configuration of the internal and external branches curving around a highly
vascularized mass suggests: - ANSWERCarotid Body Tumor
TCD findings consistent with vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage would
include - ANSWERGreatly increased mean velocities in the middle cerebral arteries
In TCD the normal direction of flow in the Vertebral artery is: - ANSWERAway from
the beam
The usual instrumentation for hand held TCD includes a probe with a operating
frequency of: - ANSWER2 MHz
Which of the following would alter the frequency shift of the internal carotid artery
Doppler signal: - ANSWERTapering of the vessel from the bulb to the distal
visualized segment and Increasing the transmitted frequency.
In TCD the normal direction of flow in the middle cerebral artery is: -
ANSWERTowards the beam.
The TCD window used for assessing the middle cerebral artery is? -
ANSWERTemporal window
An arterial stenosis that is 80% by diameter reduction corresponds to a cross-
sectional area reduction of: - ANSWER* A. 96%
B. 88%
C. 70%
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
The vascular disease that presents as back, abdominal, or flank pain is: -
ANSWERAbdominal aortic aneurysm
The circle of Willis receives its blood supply from which combination of arteries? -
ANSWERCarotid and Vertebral arteries
Atherosclerosis is a disease the begins in the: - ANSWERIntima
A disease that affects primarily the Intima and may extended into the media is: -
ANSWERAtherosclerosis
In the cerebrovascular system, atherosclerosis occurs my commonly in the: -
ANSWERCarotid Bulb
The NASCET (north American symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial) used the
following arterial graphic criteria/criterium to classify internal carotid artery disease: -
ANSWERDiameter percentage stenosis calculated by diving the minimal diameter by
the diameter of the unstenosed distal internal carotid artery.
2 of the major branches of the External Carotid arteries include the: -
ANSWERSuperficial Temporal and Facial arteries
What is the most common anomaly of the Circle of Willis - ANSWERAbsence or
Hypoplasia of 1 or both of the communicating arteries.
The Brachial veins connect the: - ANSWERUlnar and radial veins to the axillary vein
Which vein in the antecubital fossa connects the cephalic and basilic veins? -
ANSWERMedian cubital vein.
The axillary artery connects the: - ANSWERBrachial artery to the subclavian artery
The renal arteries arise from the aorta: - ANSWERlaterally
In a cross section of the aorta and the surrounding regions the vein that is visualized
superficial to the aorta and the origins of the right and left renal arteries in deep to
the superior mesenteric artery is the: - ANSWERLeft Renal Vein
The splenic common hepatic and left gastric arteries arise from this abdominal
artery: - ANSWERCeliac Trunk
The smallest vessels in the body are: - ANSWERcapillaries
, The term Tunica Intima denotes: - ANSWERThe inner lining of the arterial wall
The layer of arterial or venous wall composed entirely of endothelial cells is the: -
ANSWERTunica Intima
A venule contains which vessel layers: - ANSWERTunica media and Tunica Intima
A patient complains of temporary shading of the vision in 1 eye, this symptom is
called: - ANSWERAmaurosis Fugax
A Transient Ischemic attack: - ANSWERResolves within 24 hours
The abbreviation TIA stands for: - ANSWERtransient ischemic attack
Subclavian steal occurs: - ANSWERmore often on the left side
Why are brachial blood pressures obtained bilaterally when evaluating a patient for
cerebrovascular disease? - ANSWERThe brachial blood pressures are compared to
see if they are equal.
Lose of the spectral window with pulsed Doppler ultrasound occurs with: -
ANSWERFlow Turbulence
A duplex image of the carotid bifurcation that demonstrates a goblet-like
configuration of the internal and external branches curving around a highly
vascularized mass suggests: - ANSWERCarotid Body Tumor
TCD findings consistent with vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage would
include - ANSWERGreatly increased mean velocities in the middle cerebral arteries
In TCD the normal direction of flow in the Vertebral artery is: - ANSWERAway from
the beam
The usual instrumentation for hand held TCD includes a probe with a operating
frequency of: - ANSWER2 MHz
Which of the following would alter the frequency shift of the internal carotid artery
Doppler signal: - ANSWERTapering of the vessel from the bulb to the distal
visualized segment and Increasing the transmitted frequency.
In TCD the normal direction of flow in the middle cerebral artery is: -
ANSWERTowards the beam.
The TCD window used for assessing the middle cerebral artery is? -
ANSWERTemporal window
An arterial stenosis that is 80% by diameter reduction corresponds to a cross-
sectional area reduction of: - ANSWER* A. 96%
B. 88%
C. 70%
