ARDMS Abdomen Board Review | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | 2024 UPDATE

1. the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed(Answer) 3 cm 2. the celiac trunk is the first branch of the aorta(Answer) anterior 3. the celiac trifurcates into...?(Answer) the common hepatic arterythe left gastric artery the splenic artery 4. the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...?(Answer) the common hepatic artery 5. this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the aorta(Answer) the superior mesenteric artery 6. which renal artery has a more complicated course?(Answer) the right renal artery 2 / 17 7. an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened(Answer) arteriosclerosis 8. dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..?(Answer) aneurysm 9. majority of aneurysms are located below...?(Answer) the level of the renal arteries 10. the most common type of a true aneurysm is...?(Answer) fusiform 11. tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a...(Answer) dissecting aneurysm 12. aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma(Answer) pseudo aneurysm 13. which renal vein has the more complicated course?(Answer) the left renal vein 14. 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 15. a liver measurement greater than - cm is considered hepatomegaly(Answer) 15-20 3 / 17 16. normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly(Answer) Riedel's Lobe 17. the liver is almost completely covered by...(Answer) Glisson's Capsule 18. arrange these in order from most echogenic to least