Abdomen Mock
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum - Answer: b. main lobar fissure
Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease - Answer: b. biliary disease
Gerota's fascia provides a protective covering around which of the following organs?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostrate - Answer: c. kidney
Increased venous pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most likely lead to which of the
following conditions?
a. fatty inflitration
b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis - Answer: c. portal hypertension
Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
, d. 2.0 cm - Answer: c. 1.3cm
The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the Thomson test?
a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve - Answer: c. Achilles tendon
A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most suspicious for which of the
following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration - Answer: c. Chronic pancreatitis
Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder - Answer: c. pancreas
True structures: Testes, Pancreas, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass - Answer: d. Septated cystic mass
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum - Answer: b. main lobar fissure
Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease - Answer: b. biliary disease
Gerota's fascia provides a protective covering around which of the following organs?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostrate - Answer: c. kidney
Increased venous pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most likely lead to which of the
following conditions?
a. fatty inflitration
b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis - Answer: c. portal hypertension
Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
, d. 2.0 cm - Answer: c. 1.3cm
The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the Thomson test?
a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve - Answer: c. Achilles tendon
A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most suspicious for which of the
following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration - Answer: c. Chronic pancreatitis
Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder - Answer: c. pancreas
True structures: Testes, Pancreas, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass - Answer: d. Septated cystic mass
