Penny Abdomen Review
Transitional cell carcinoma is commonly found in all of the following locations except:
a. liver
b. renal pelvis
c. urinary bladder
d. ureter - ANSa. liver
The neuroblastoma is a malignant pediatric mass commonly found in:
a. kidney
b. liver
c. testicle
d. adrenal gland - ANSd. adrenal gland
The pheochromocytoma is a benign mass commonly located in:
a. testicle
b. thyroid gland
c. adrenal gland
d. liver - ANSc. adrenal gland
Which of the following is not considered an intraperitoneal organ?
a. liver
b. pancrease
c. gallbladder
d. spleen - ANSb. pancreas
Which of the following is not considered retroperitoneal?
a. abdominal lymph nodes
b. kidneys
c. adrenal glands
d. ovaries - ANSd. ovaries
The hypernephroma may also be referred to as:
a. nephroblastoma
b. neuroblastoma
c. hepatocellular carcinoma
d. renal cell carcinoma - ANSd. renal cell carcinoma
A type of reverberation artifact caused by several small, highly reflective interfaces, such as
gas bubbles, describes:
a. mirror image artifact
b. posterior shadowing
c. comet tail artifact
d. ring-down artifact - ANSc. comet tail artifact
,The term cholangiocarcinoma denotes:
a. bile duct carcinoma
b. hepatic carcinoma
c. pancreatic carcinoma
d. splenic carcinoma - ANSa. bile duct carcinoma
The hepatoma is a:
a. benign tumor of the spleen
b. benign tumor of the liver
c. malignant tumor of the pancreas
d. malignant tumor of the liver - ANSd. malignant tumor of the liver
The hepatoblastoma is a:
a. benign tumor of the pediatric liver
b. malignant tumor of the adult liver
c. malignant tumor of the pediatric liver
d. malignant tumor of the pediatric adrenal gland - ANSc. malignant tumor of the pediatric
liver
A Wilms tumor may also be referred to as a:
a. neuroblastoma
b. nephroblastoma
c. hepatoblastoma
d. hepatoma - ANSb. nephroblastoma
An angiosarcoma would most likely be discovered in:
a. rectum
b. gallbladder
c. spleen
d. pancreas - ANSc. spleen
A gastrinoma would most likely be discovered in the:
a. pancreas
b. adrenal gland
c. stomach
d. spleen - ANSa. pancreas
The space located beding the liver and stomach, and posterior to the pancreas is the:
a. hepatosplenic space
b. lesser sac
c. greater sac
d. supraduodenal space - ANSb. lesser sac
Of the list below, which is considered to be an intraperitoneal organ?
a. left kidney
b. aorta
c. IVC
d. liver - ANSd. liver
,Of the list below, which is considered to be a malignant testicular neoplasm?
a. neuroblastoma
b. hepatoma
c. yolk sac tumor
d. hamartoma - ANSc. yolk sac tumor
The oncocytoma is a mass noted more commonly in the:
a. liver
b. adrenal glands
c. pancreas
d. kidneys - ANSd. kidneys
These potential spaces extend alongside the ascending and descending colon on both sides
of the abdomen:
a. paracolic gutters
b. periumbilical gutters
c. greater gutters
d. suprapubic gutters - ANSa. paracolic gutters
This common tumor of the kidney consists of blood vessels, muscle, and fat
a. hemangioma
b. angiomyolipoma
c. oncocytoma
d. pheochromocytoma - ANSb. angiomyolipoma
Which of the following is not a pediatric malignant mass?
a. hepatoblastoma
b. neuroblastoma
c. pheochromocytoma
d. nephroblastoma - ANSc. pheochromocytoma
A tumor that consists of tisue from all three germ cell layers is the:
a. pheochromocytoma
b. oncocytoma
c. choriocarcinoma
d. teratoma - ANSd. teratoma
A benign tumor than consists primarily of blood vessels best describes:
a. adenocarcinoma
b. oncocytoma
c. hemangioma
d. lymphoma - ANSc. hemangioma
The insulinoma is a:
a. malignant pediatric adrenal tumor
b. benign pancreatic tumor
c. malignant pancreatic tumor
, d. benign liver tumor - ANSb. benign pancreatic tumor
A tumor that consists of a group of inflammatory cells best describes the:
a. hematoma
b. hemangioma
c. lymphoma
d. granuloma - ANSd. granuloma
A tumor that consists of a focal collection of blood best describes the:
a. hematoma
b. hemangioma
c. hamartoma
d. hepatoma - ANSa. hematoma
The malignant testicular tumor that consists of trophoblastic cells is the :
a. cholangiocarcinoma
b. teratoma
c. yolk sac tumor
d. chroriocarcinoma - ANSd. chroriocarcinoma
Which of the following lab values would be most helpful in evaluating a patient with recent
trauma?
a. white blood cell count
b. a- fetoprotein
c. blood urea nitrogen
d. hematocrit - ANSd. hematocrit
Which of the following lab values would be most helpful in evaluating a patient with an
infection?
a. white blood cell count
b. a- fetoprotein
c. blood urea nitrogen
d. hematocrit - ANSa. white blood cell count
The artifact most commonly encountered posterior to a gallstone is:
a. acoustic enhancement
b. shadowing
c. ring down
d. reverberation - ANSb. shadowing
A collection of abdominal fluid within the peritoneal cavity often associated with cancer is
termed:
a. transudate ascites
b. peritoneal ascites
c. exudate ascites
d. chromaffin ascites - ANSc. exudate ascites
The covering of the liver is referred to as:
Transitional cell carcinoma is commonly found in all of the following locations except:
a. liver
b. renal pelvis
c. urinary bladder
d. ureter - ANSa. liver
The neuroblastoma is a malignant pediatric mass commonly found in:
a. kidney
b. liver
c. testicle
d. adrenal gland - ANSd. adrenal gland
The pheochromocytoma is a benign mass commonly located in:
a. testicle
b. thyroid gland
c. adrenal gland
d. liver - ANSc. adrenal gland
Which of the following is not considered an intraperitoneal organ?
a. liver
b. pancrease
c. gallbladder
d. spleen - ANSb. pancreas
Which of the following is not considered retroperitoneal?
a. abdominal lymph nodes
b. kidneys
c. adrenal glands
d. ovaries - ANSd. ovaries
The hypernephroma may also be referred to as:
a. nephroblastoma
b. neuroblastoma
c. hepatocellular carcinoma
d. renal cell carcinoma - ANSd. renal cell carcinoma
A type of reverberation artifact caused by several small, highly reflective interfaces, such as
gas bubbles, describes:
a. mirror image artifact
b. posterior shadowing
c. comet tail artifact
d. ring-down artifact - ANSc. comet tail artifact
,The term cholangiocarcinoma denotes:
a. bile duct carcinoma
b. hepatic carcinoma
c. pancreatic carcinoma
d. splenic carcinoma - ANSa. bile duct carcinoma
The hepatoma is a:
a. benign tumor of the spleen
b. benign tumor of the liver
c. malignant tumor of the pancreas
d. malignant tumor of the liver - ANSd. malignant tumor of the liver
The hepatoblastoma is a:
a. benign tumor of the pediatric liver
b. malignant tumor of the adult liver
c. malignant tumor of the pediatric liver
d. malignant tumor of the pediatric adrenal gland - ANSc. malignant tumor of the pediatric
liver
A Wilms tumor may also be referred to as a:
a. neuroblastoma
b. nephroblastoma
c. hepatoblastoma
d. hepatoma - ANSb. nephroblastoma
An angiosarcoma would most likely be discovered in:
a. rectum
b. gallbladder
c. spleen
d. pancreas - ANSc. spleen
A gastrinoma would most likely be discovered in the:
a. pancreas
b. adrenal gland
c. stomach
d. spleen - ANSa. pancreas
The space located beding the liver and stomach, and posterior to the pancreas is the:
a. hepatosplenic space
b. lesser sac
c. greater sac
d. supraduodenal space - ANSb. lesser sac
Of the list below, which is considered to be an intraperitoneal organ?
a. left kidney
b. aorta
c. IVC
d. liver - ANSd. liver
,Of the list below, which is considered to be a malignant testicular neoplasm?
a. neuroblastoma
b. hepatoma
c. yolk sac tumor
d. hamartoma - ANSc. yolk sac tumor
The oncocytoma is a mass noted more commonly in the:
a. liver
b. adrenal glands
c. pancreas
d. kidneys - ANSd. kidneys
These potential spaces extend alongside the ascending and descending colon on both sides
of the abdomen:
a. paracolic gutters
b. periumbilical gutters
c. greater gutters
d. suprapubic gutters - ANSa. paracolic gutters
This common tumor of the kidney consists of blood vessels, muscle, and fat
a. hemangioma
b. angiomyolipoma
c. oncocytoma
d. pheochromocytoma - ANSb. angiomyolipoma
Which of the following is not a pediatric malignant mass?
a. hepatoblastoma
b. neuroblastoma
c. pheochromocytoma
d. nephroblastoma - ANSc. pheochromocytoma
A tumor that consists of tisue from all three germ cell layers is the:
a. pheochromocytoma
b. oncocytoma
c. choriocarcinoma
d. teratoma - ANSd. teratoma
A benign tumor than consists primarily of blood vessels best describes:
a. adenocarcinoma
b. oncocytoma
c. hemangioma
d. lymphoma - ANSc. hemangioma
The insulinoma is a:
a. malignant pediatric adrenal tumor
b. benign pancreatic tumor
c. malignant pancreatic tumor
, d. benign liver tumor - ANSb. benign pancreatic tumor
A tumor that consists of a group of inflammatory cells best describes the:
a. hematoma
b. hemangioma
c. lymphoma
d. granuloma - ANSd. granuloma
A tumor that consists of a focal collection of blood best describes the:
a. hematoma
b. hemangioma
c. hamartoma
d. hepatoma - ANSa. hematoma
The malignant testicular tumor that consists of trophoblastic cells is the :
a. cholangiocarcinoma
b. teratoma
c. yolk sac tumor
d. chroriocarcinoma - ANSd. chroriocarcinoma
Which of the following lab values would be most helpful in evaluating a patient with recent
trauma?
a. white blood cell count
b. a- fetoprotein
c. blood urea nitrogen
d. hematocrit - ANSd. hematocrit
Which of the following lab values would be most helpful in evaluating a patient with an
infection?
a. white blood cell count
b. a- fetoprotein
c. blood urea nitrogen
d. hematocrit - ANSa. white blood cell count
The artifact most commonly encountered posterior to a gallstone is:
a. acoustic enhancement
b. shadowing
c. ring down
d. reverberation - ANSb. shadowing
A collection of abdominal fluid within the peritoneal cavity often associated with cancer is
termed:
a. transudate ascites
b. peritoneal ascites
c. exudate ascites
d. chromaffin ascites - ANSc. exudate ascites
The covering of the liver is referred to as:
