CCI RVS EXAM PREP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at the level of the upper
border of the:
a) hyoid
b) cricoid
c) thyroid cartilage
d) cricothyroid membrane
e) carina - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c) thyroid cartilage
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b) thyroid cartilage
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
a) maxillary artery
b) facial artery
c) inferior alveolar artery
d) transverse facial artery
e) superficial temporal artery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a) maxillary artery
Intracranial potential collateral arteries include all but the following:
a) anterior communicating artery
b) posterior communicating artery
c) superficial temporal artery
d) leptomeningeal pathways
e) rete mirable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c) superficial temporal artery
,The two arteries creating the bidirectional signal observed 60 to 65 mm deep during transcranial
insonation of the temporal window are the:
a) posterior cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
b) right and left vertebral arteries
c) middle cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
e) right (or left) vertebral and right (or left) posterior inferior cerebral arteries - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence or
hypoplasia of one or both of the communicating arteries
The most common anatomic variant of the aortic arch is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a common origin of
the innominate and left common carotid arteries
The superficial vein that sends flow to the three main perforating veins of the distal calf is called:
a) small saphenous vein
b) posterior accessory vein
c) peroneal vein
d) perforator trunk vein
e) medial malleolar vein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b) posterior accessory vein
The paratibial perforating veins (formerly Boyd's perforator) are located:
a) in the lower calf
b) in the distal thigh
c) in the proximal thigh
d) on the dorsum of the foot
e) below the knee - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e) below the knee
, The left common iliac vein crosses __________ to the right common artery just distal to the aortic
bifurcation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅posterior (the IVC runs posterior and left of the aorta at the distal
bifurcation)
Is the fibula the larger or smaller bone in the lower leg? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅smaller (tibia is larger
bone)
The brachiocephalic vein is found:
a) only on the right side
b) only on the left side
c) on both the right and left sides
d) there is no such vein; it is called "innominate"
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c) on both the right and left sides
Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following except:
a) deep artery of the penis
b) dorsal artery of the penis
c) corpus spongiosum
d) inferior vesicle artery
e) dorsal vein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d) inferior vesicle artery
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the profunda femoris and
superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda femoris artery courses:
a) posterolateral to the SFA
b) anterolateral to the SFA
c) posteromedial to the SFA
d) anteromedial to the SFA
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a) posterolateral to the SFA
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at the level of the upper
border of the:
a) hyoid
b) cricoid
c) thyroid cartilage
d) cricothyroid membrane
e) carina - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c) thyroid cartilage
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b) thyroid cartilage
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
a) maxillary artery
b) facial artery
c) inferior alveolar artery
d) transverse facial artery
e) superficial temporal artery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a) maxillary artery
Intracranial potential collateral arteries include all but the following:
a) anterior communicating artery
b) posterior communicating artery
c) superficial temporal artery
d) leptomeningeal pathways
e) rete mirable - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c) superficial temporal artery
,The two arteries creating the bidirectional signal observed 60 to 65 mm deep during transcranial
insonation of the temporal window are the:
a) posterior cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
b) right and left vertebral arteries
c) middle cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
e) right (or left) vertebral and right (or left) posterior inferior cerebral arteries - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence or
hypoplasia of one or both of the communicating arteries
The most common anatomic variant of the aortic arch is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a common origin of
the innominate and left common carotid arteries
The superficial vein that sends flow to the three main perforating veins of the distal calf is called:
a) small saphenous vein
b) posterior accessory vein
c) peroneal vein
d) perforator trunk vein
e) medial malleolar vein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b) posterior accessory vein
The paratibial perforating veins (formerly Boyd's perforator) are located:
a) in the lower calf
b) in the distal thigh
c) in the proximal thigh
d) on the dorsum of the foot
e) below the knee - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅e) below the knee
, The left common iliac vein crosses __________ to the right common artery just distal to the aortic
bifurcation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅posterior (the IVC runs posterior and left of the aorta at the distal
bifurcation)
Is the fibula the larger or smaller bone in the lower leg? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅smaller (tibia is larger
bone)
The brachiocephalic vein is found:
a) only on the right side
b) only on the left side
c) on both the right and left sides
d) there is no such vein; it is called "innominate"
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c) on both the right and left sides
Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following except:
a) deep artery of the penis
b) dorsal artery of the penis
c) corpus spongiosum
d) inferior vesicle artery
e) dorsal vein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d) inferior vesicle artery
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the profunda femoris and
superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda femoris artery courses:
a) posterolateral to the SFA
b) anterolateral to the SFA
c) posteromedial to the SFA
d) anteromedial to the SFA
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a) posterolateral to the SFA
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
