ARDMS Abdomen Exam
ARDMS Abdomen Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A 2024
The covering of the liver is referred to as:
A. Glisson capsule
B. Gerota fascia
C. Morrison pouch
D. hepatic fascia -Correct Answer ✔A
The left lobe of the liver can be separated from the right lobe by:
A. right hepatic vein
B. middle hepatic vein
C. left hepatic vein
D. falciform ligament -Correct Answer ✔B
The right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the:
A. middle lobar fissure
B. middle hepatic vein
C. right hepatic vein
D. left hepatic vein -Correct Answer ✔C
The right intersegmental fissure contains the:
A. right hepatic vein
B. middle hepatic vein
C. left portal vein
D. right portal vein -Correct Answer ✔A
The main portal vein divides into:
A. middle, left, and right branches
B. left and right branches
C. anterior and posterior branches
D. medial and lateral branches -Correct Answer ✔B
The ligamentum teres can be used to seperate the:
A. medial and lateral segments of the left lobe
B. medial and posterior segments of the right lobe
C. anterior and medial segments of the left lobe
D. anterior and posterior segments of the right lobe -Correct Answer ✔A
The main lobar fissure contains the:
A. right hepatic vein
B. middle hepatic vein
C. main portal vein
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D. right portal vein -Correct Answer ✔B
All of the following are located within the porta hepatis except:
A. main portal vein
B. common bile duct
C. hepatic artery
D. middle hepatic vein -Correct Answer ✔D
Right-sided heart failure often leads to enlargement of the:
A. abdominal aorta
B. IVC and hepatic veins
C. IVC and portal veins
D. portal veins and spleen -Correct Answer ✔B
The right portal vein divides into:
A. middle, left and right branches
B. left and right branches
C. anterior and posterior branches
D. medial and lateral branches -Correct Answer ✔C
The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed:
A. 4 mm
B. 8 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 13 mm -Correct Answer ✔D
The right lobe of the liver can be divided into:
A. medial and lateral segments
B. medial and posterior segments
C. anterior and medial segments
D. anterior and posterior segments -Correct Answer ✔D
Which of the following is true concerning the portal veins?
A. portal veins carry deoxygenated blood away from the liver
B. portal veins have brighter walls than hepatic veins
C. portal veins should demonstrate hepatofugal flow
D. portal veins increase in diameter as they approach the diaphragm -Correct Answer
✔B
The left lobe of the liver can be divided into:
A. medial and lateral segments
B. medial and posterior segments
C. anterior and medial segments
D. anterior and posterior segments -Correct Answer ✔A
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,ARDMS Abdomen Exam
Budd-Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in the size of the:
A. hepatic arteries
B. portal veins
C. hepatic veins
D. common bile duct -Correct Answer ✔C
A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed:
A. papillary lobe
B. focal hepatomegaly
C. Reidel lobe
D. Morrison lobe -Correct Answer ✔C
The left portal vein divides into:
A. middle, left and right branches
B. left and right branches
C. anterior and posterior branches
D. medial and lateral branches -Correct Answer ✔D
The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the:
A. falciform ligament
B. main lobar fissure
C. ligamentum teres
D. ligamentum venosum -Correct Answer ✔C
The inferior extension of the caudate lobe is referred to as:
A. papillary process
B. focal hepatomegaly
C. Reidel process
D. Morrison lobe -Correct Answer ✔A
Clinical findings of fatty infiltration of the liver include:
A. elevated liver function tests
B. fever
C. fatigue
D. weight loss -Correct Answer ✔A
Shortly after birth, the ductus venosus collapses and becomes the:
A. falciform ligament
B. main lobar fissure
C. ligamentum teres
D. ligamentum venosum -Correct Answer ✔D
Sonographically, when the liver is difficult to penetrate and diffusely echogenic, this is
indicative of:
A. portal vein thrombosis
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B. metastatic liver disease
C. primary liver carcinoma
D. fatty liver disease -Correct Answer ✔D
The most common cause of cirrhosis is:
A. portal hypertension
B. hepatitis
C. alcoholism
D. cholangitis -Correct Answer ✔C
Clinical findings of hepatitis include all of the following except:
A. jaundice
B. fever
C. chills
D. pericholecystic fluid -Correct Answer ✔D
Immunocompromised patients are more prone to develop what form of hepatic
abnormality?
A. hepatic adenoma
B. amebic abscess
C. hydatid liver abscess
D. candidiasis -Correct Answer ✔D
All of the following are sequela of cirrhosis except:
A. portal vein thrombosis
B. hepatic artery enlargement
C. portal hypertension
D. splenomegaly -Correct Answer ✔B
Normal flow toward the liver in the portal veins is termed:
A. hepatopetal
B. hepatofugal -Correct Answer ✔A
Which of the following is the most common form of liver cancer?
A. hepatocellular carcinoma
B. adenocarcinoma
C. metastatic liver disease
D. hepatoblastoma -Correct Answer ✔C
Which hepatic mass is closely associated with oral contraceptive use?
A. hepatic adenoma
B. hepatic hypernephroma
C. hepatic hamartoma
D. hepatic hemangioma -Correct Answer ✔A
ARDMS Abdomen Exam
ARDMS Abdomen Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A 2024
The covering of the liver is referred to as:
A. Glisson capsule
B. Gerota fascia
C. Morrison pouch
D. hepatic fascia -Correct Answer ✔A
The left lobe of the liver can be separated from the right lobe by:
A. right hepatic vein
B. middle hepatic vein
C. left hepatic vein
D. falciform ligament -Correct Answer ✔B
The right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the:
A. middle lobar fissure
B. middle hepatic vein
C. right hepatic vein
D. left hepatic vein -Correct Answer ✔C
The right intersegmental fissure contains the:
A. right hepatic vein
B. middle hepatic vein
C. left portal vein
D. right portal vein -Correct Answer ✔A
The main portal vein divides into:
A. middle, left, and right branches
B. left and right branches
C. anterior and posterior branches
D. medial and lateral branches -Correct Answer ✔B
The ligamentum teres can be used to seperate the:
A. medial and lateral segments of the left lobe
B. medial and posterior segments of the right lobe
C. anterior and medial segments of the left lobe
D. anterior and posterior segments of the right lobe -Correct Answer ✔A
The main lobar fissure contains the:
A. right hepatic vein
B. middle hepatic vein
C. main portal vein
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,ARDMS Abdomen Exam
D. right portal vein -Correct Answer ✔B
All of the following are located within the porta hepatis except:
A. main portal vein
B. common bile duct
C. hepatic artery
D. middle hepatic vein -Correct Answer ✔D
Right-sided heart failure often leads to enlargement of the:
A. abdominal aorta
B. IVC and hepatic veins
C. IVC and portal veins
D. portal veins and spleen -Correct Answer ✔B
The right portal vein divides into:
A. middle, left and right branches
B. left and right branches
C. anterior and posterior branches
D. medial and lateral branches -Correct Answer ✔C
The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed:
A. 4 mm
B. 8 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 13 mm -Correct Answer ✔D
The right lobe of the liver can be divided into:
A. medial and lateral segments
B. medial and posterior segments
C. anterior and medial segments
D. anterior and posterior segments -Correct Answer ✔D
Which of the following is true concerning the portal veins?
A. portal veins carry deoxygenated blood away from the liver
B. portal veins have brighter walls than hepatic veins
C. portal veins should demonstrate hepatofugal flow
D. portal veins increase in diameter as they approach the diaphragm -Correct Answer
✔B
The left lobe of the liver can be divided into:
A. medial and lateral segments
B. medial and posterior segments
C. anterior and medial segments
D. anterior and posterior segments -Correct Answer ✔A
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,ARDMS Abdomen Exam
Budd-Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in the size of the:
A. hepatic arteries
B. portal veins
C. hepatic veins
D. common bile duct -Correct Answer ✔C
A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed:
A. papillary lobe
B. focal hepatomegaly
C. Reidel lobe
D. Morrison lobe -Correct Answer ✔C
The left portal vein divides into:
A. middle, left and right branches
B. left and right branches
C. anterior and posterior branches
D. medial and lateral branches -Correct Answer ✔D
The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the:
A. falciform ligament
B. main lobar fissure
C. ligamentum teres
D. ligamentum venosum -Correct Answer ✔C
The inferior extension of the caudate lobe is referred to as:
A. papillary process
B. focal hepatomegaly
C. Reidel process
D. Morrison lobe -Correct Answer ✔A
Clinical findings of fatty infiltration of the liver include:
A. elevated liver function tests
B. fever
C. fatigue
D. weight loss -Correct Answer ✔A
Shortly after birth, the ductus venosus collapses and becomes the:
A. falciform ligament
B. main lobar fissure
C. ligamentum teres
D. ligamentum venosum -Correct Answer ✔D
Sonographically, when the liver is difficult to penetrate and diffusely echogenic, this is
indicative of:
A. portal vein thrombosis
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, ARDMS Abdomen Exam
B. metastatic liver disease
C. primary liver carcinoma
D. fatty liver disease -Correct Answer ✔D
The most common cause of cirrhosis is:
A. portal hypertension
B. hepatitis
C. alcoholism
D. cholangitis -Correct Answer ✔C
Clinical findings of hepatitis include all of the following except:
A. jaundice
B. fever
C. chills
D. pericholecystic fluid -Correct Answer ✔D
Immunocompromised patients are more prone to develop what form of hepatic
abnormality?
A. hepatic adenoma
B. amebic abscess
C. hydatid liver abscess
D. candidiasis -Correct Answer ✔D
All of the following are sequela of cirrhosis except:
A. portal vein thrombosis
B. hepatic artery enlargement
C. portal hypertension
D. splenomegaly -Correct Answer ✔B
Normal flow toward the liver in the portal veins is termed:
A. hepatopetal
B. hepatofugal -Correct Answer ✔A
Which of the following is the most common form of liver cancer?
A. hepatocellular carcinoma
B. adenocarcinoma
C. metastatic liver disease
D. hepatoblastoma -Correct Answer ✔C
Which hepatic mass is closely associated with oral contraceptive use?
A. hepatic adenoma
B. hepatic hypernephroma
C. hepatic hamartoma
D. hepatic hemangioma -Correct Answer ✔A
ARDMS Abdomen Exam
