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VASCULAR ULTRASOUND ACTUAL
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Dysarthria - (ANSWER)Difficulty with speech caused by impairment of the tongue
or muscles essential to speech
Common Carotid Artery (CCA) - (ANSWER)Arises from the aortic arch on the left
side and from the innominate artery on the right side
Bruit - (ANSWER)Noise caused by tissue vibration produced by turbulence that
cause flow disturbance
Dysphagia - (ANSWER)Inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing
Ataxia - (ANSWER)Impaired ability to coordinate movement, especially
disturbances in gait
Vertigo - (ANSWER)Sensation of having objects move about the person or
sensation of moving around in space
Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) - (ANSWER)Larger of the two terminal branches that
arise from the common carotid artery
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Vertebral Artery - (ANSWER)Larger branches of the subclavian artery that merge
to form the basilar artery
Amaurosis Fugax - (ANSWER)Transient partial or complete loss of vision in one
eye
Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit - (ANSWER)Cerebral infarct that lasts
longer than 24 hours but less than 72 hours
Hemiparesis - (ANSWER)Unilateral partial or complete paralysis
Collateral pathway - (ANSWER)Develops because of vessel obstruction; smaller
side branches of the vessel provide alternative flow pathways
Aphasia - (ANSWER)Inability to communicate by speech or writing
Cerebrovascular accident - (ANSWER)Abnormal condition of the brain
characterized by occlusion by and embolus, thrombus, cerebrovascular
hemorrhage, or vasospasm that results in ischemia of brain tissues normally
perfused by the damaged vessels
External Carotid Artery - (ANSWER)Smaller of the two terminal branches of the
common carotid artery
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Transient Ischemic Attack - (ANSWER)Episode of cerebrovascular insufficiency,
usually associated with partial occlusion of a cerebral artery by an artherosclerotic
plaque or an embolus
Diplopia - (ANSWER)Double vision
The ascending aorta originates from the _____ ventricle of the heart -
(ANSWER)left
Three main branches arise from the super convexity of the arch in its normal
configuration: the _____ trunk (innominate artery) is the first branch; the _____
common carotid artery the second; and the left _____ artery the third branch in
approximately 70% of cases. - (ANSWER)brachiocephalic; left; subclavian
The right CCA and the right subclavian artery are divided by the _____ artery,
which gives rise to the right vertebral artery. - (ANSWER)innominate
Each CCA ascends through the superior mediastinum anteriolaterally in the neck
and lies _____ to the jugular vein - (ANSWER)medial
The left common carotid is usually _____ than the right, because it originates
from the aortic arch. - (ANSWER)longer
The termination of the CCA is the carotid _____, which is the origin of the ICA and
the ECA. - (ANSWER)bifurcation
VASCULAR ULTRASOUND ACTUAL
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Dysarthria - (ANSWER)Difficulty with speech caused by impairment of the tongue
or muscles essential to speech
Common Carotid Artery (CCA) - (ANSWER)Arises from the aortic arch on the left
side and from the innominate artery on the right side
Bruit - (ANSWER)Noise caused by tissue vibration produced by turbulence that
cause flow disturbance
Dysphagia - (ANSWER)Inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing
Ataxia - (ANSWER)Impaired ability to coordinate movement, especially
disturbances in gait
Vertigo - (ANSWER)Sensation of having objects move about the person or
sensation of moving around in space
Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) - (ANSWER)Larger of the two terminal branches that
arise from the common carotid artery
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Vertebral Artery - (ANSWER)Larger branches of the subclavian artery that merge
to form the basilar artery
Amaurosis Fugax - (ANSWER)Transient partial or complete loss of vision in one
eye
Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit - (ANSWER)Cerebral infarct that lasts
longer than 24 hours but less than 72 hours
Hemiparesis - (ANSWER)Unilateral partial or complete paralysis
Collateral pathway - (ANSWER)Develops because of vessel obstruction; smaller
side branches of the vessel provide alternative flow pathways
Aphasia - (ANSWER)Inability to communicate by speech or writing
Cerebrovascular accident - (ANSWER)Abnormal condition of the brain
characterized by occlusion by and embolus, thrombus, cerebrovascular
hemorrhage, or vasospasm that results in ischemia of brain tissues normally
perfused by the damaged vessels
External Carotid Artery - (ANSWER)Smaller of the two terminal branches of the
common carotid artery
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Transient Ischemic Attack - (ANSWER)Episode of cerebrovascular insufficiency,
usually associated with partial occlusion of a cerebral artery by an artherosclerotic
plaque or an embolus
Diplopia - (ANSWER)Double vision
The ascending aorta originates from the _____ ventricle of the heart -
(ANSWER)left
Three main branches arise from the super convexity of the arch in its normal
configuration: the _____ trunk (innominate artery) is the first branch; the _____
common carotid artery the second; and the left _____ artery the third branch in
approximately 70% of cases. - (ANSWER)brachiocephalic; left; subclavian
The right CCA and the right subclavian artery are divided by the _____ artery,
which gives rise to the right vertebral artery. - (ANSWER)innominate
Each CCA ascends through the superior mediastinum anteriolaterally in the neck
and lies _____ to the jugular vein - (ANSWER)medial
The left common carotid is usually _____ than the right, because it originates
from the aortic arch. - (ANSWER)longer
The termination of the CCA is the carotid _____, which is the origin of the ICA and
the ECA. - (ANSWER)bifurcation
