CCI RVS EXAM PREP 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu. 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. 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. 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. Answer: d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral
arteries
◉ What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis?.
Answer: Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of the communicating
arteries
◉ The most common anatomic variant of the aortic arch is:. 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. 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. Answer: e) below the knee
◉ The left common iliac vein crosses __________ to the right common
artery just distal to the aortic bifurcation.. 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?. 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. 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. 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
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu. 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. 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. 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. Answer: d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral
arteries
◉ What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis?.
Answer: Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of the communicating
arteries
◉ The most common anatomic variant of the aortic arch is:. 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. 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. Answer: e) below the knee
◉ The left common iliac vein crosses __________ to the right common
artery just distal to the aortic bifurcation.. 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?. 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. 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. 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
