Abdomen Mock Exam With Complete
Questions And Answers Graded A+
Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic
landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum - Correct Answer-b. main lobar
fissure
Which of the following conditions is the most common cause
of acute pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease - Correct Answer-b. biliary disease
Gerota's fascia provides a protective covering around which of
the following organs?
a. liver
,b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostrate - Correct Answer-c. kidney
Increased venous pressure within the portosplenic venous
system will most likely lead to which of the following
conditions?
a. fatty inflitration
b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis - Correct Answer-c. portal
hypertension
Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
d. 2.0 cm - Correct Answer-c. 1.3cm
The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated
with the Thomson test?
,a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve - Correct Answer-c. Achilles tendon
A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This
is most suspicious for which of the following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration - Correct Answer-c. Chronic pancreatitis
Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine
system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder - Correct Answer-c. pancreas
True structures: Testes, Pancreas, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
, Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an
echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass - Correct Answer-d. Septated cystic
mass
A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of
cholangiocarcinoma may include a history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis - Correct Answer-d. ulcerative colitis
NOT Cholecystitis!!!
True associations: Male, Cholangitis, Ulcerative colitis,
Choledochal cyst
Questions And Answers Graded A+
Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic
landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum - Correct Answer-b. main lobar
fissure
Which of the following conditions is the most common cause
of acute pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease - Correct Answer-b. biliary disease
Gerota's fascia provides a protective covering around which of
the following organs?
a. liver
,b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostrate - Correct Answer-c. kidney
Increased venous pressure within the portosplenic venous
system will most likely lead to which of the following
conditions?
a. fatty inflitration
b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis - Correct Answer-c. portal
hypertension
Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
d. 2.0 cm - Correct Answer-c. 1.3cm
The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated
with the Thomson test?
,a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve - Correct Answer-c. Achilles tendon
A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This
is most suspicious for which of the following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration - Correct Answer-c. Chronic pancreatitis
Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine
system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder - Correct Answer-c. pancreas
True structures: Testes, Pancreas, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
, Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an
echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass - Correct Answer-d. Septated cystic
mass
A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of
cholangiocarcinoma may include a history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis - Correct Answer-d. ulcerative colitis
NOT Cholecystitis!!!
True associations: Male, Cholangitis, Ulcerative colitis,
Choledochal cyst
