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ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD EXAM NEWEST 2025
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+/ LATEST EAM!!!
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
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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
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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
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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
ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD EXAM NEWEST 2025
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+/ LATEST EAM!!!
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
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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
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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
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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
