ARDMS RVT ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● tunica media
Answer: middle layer, muscle, thicker and more organized layer.
●● tunica adventitia (externa)
Answer: outer layer, epithelial cells, connective tissue
●● vein layers
Answer: 1 layer of thin media to allow flexibility.
●● branches of the ascending aorta
Answer: right and left coronary arteries
●● three branches of the aortic arch (in order)
Answer: 1: innominate/brachiocephalic artery
2: left CCA
3: left SUBCLAV
●● where does the aortic arch start
, Answer: at the level of the innominate artery, extends to distal LT
SUBCLAV
●● most common AO arch variation
Answer: Bovine Arch
1: Innominate and LT CCA are COMBINED
2: LT SUBCLAV is the second arch
●● ABD AO normal measurements
Answer: PROX: 2.0-2.6cm
MID: 1.6- 2.4cm
DIST: 0.6- 1.4cm
●● descending (ABD) AO branches
Answer: celiac trunk
superior mesenteric artery
renal arteries
●● where does the AO course
Answer: anterior to the spine, left and posterior to the IVC
●● ABD AO flow characteristics
WITH COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● tunica media
Answer: middle layer, muscle, thicker and more organized layer.
●● tunica adventitia (externa)
Answer: outer layer, epithelial cells, connective tissue
●● vein layers
Answer: 1 layer of thin media to allow flexibility.
●● branches of the ascending aorta
Answer: right and left coronary arteries
●● three branches of the aortic arch (in order)
Answer: 1: innominate/brachiocephalic artery
2: left CCA
3: left SUBCLAV
●● where does the aortic arch start
, Answer: at the level of the innominate artery, extends to distal LT
SUBCLAV
●● most common AO arch variation
Answer: Bovine Arch
1: Innominate and LT CCA are COMBINED
2: LT SUBCLAV is the second arch
●● ABD AO normal measurements
Answer: PROX: 2.0-2.6cm
MID: 1.6- 2.4cm
DIST: 0.6- 1.4cm
●● descending (ABD) AO branches
Answer: celiac trunk
superior mesenteric artery
renal arteries
●● where does the AO course
Answer: anterior to the spine, left and posterior to the IVC
●● ABD AO flow characteristics