SON102 CHAPTER 11 THE PORTAL VENOUS SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Tributaries of the portal vein include which vessels? - Answers right and left gastric veins and
pancreaticoduodenal veins, splenic and superior and inferior mesenteric veins, and
gastroepiploic and right and left gastric veins
Where does the portal vein form in the body? - Answers Near the head of the pancreas
After the main portal vein forms, the vessel courses - Answers superiorly for 5 to 6 cm and then
bifurcates into the right and left branches.
The normal main portal vein measures up to - Answers 13 mm in diameter and 5 to 6 cm long
What happens to the right and left portal vein branches? - Answers The right branches into
anterior and posterior segments, and the left branches into medial and lateral segments.
The portal vein ... - Answers Supplies blood for a detoxification
The portal triad is located - Answers throughout the liver
The echogenicity of the portal venous walls can be described as - Answers high level echoes
The echogenicity of the superior mesenteric vein lumen can be described as - Answers
anechoic
Which of the following physicians interpret various imaging tests used to diagnose diseases -
Answers radiologist
Which is most often used as a primary diagnostic tool in evaluating the portal venous system -
Answers sonography
The medial branch of the left portal vein is easier to visualize than the lateral branch - Answers
False
The bifurcation of the right portal vein is best seen in a sagittal scanning playing - Answers
False
In a transverse scanning plane, the main portal vein initially appears in an axial section as an
oval, anechoic structure - Answers True
The bifurcation of the left portal vein is both seen in a sagittal scanning plane - Answers False
The union of the superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein is best appreciated in a transverse
scanning plane. - Answers True
The portal triad it is made up of hepatic arteries, bile ducts, and superior mesenteric veins -
Answers False
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Tributaries of the portal vein include which vessels? - Answers right and left gastric veins and
pancreaticoduodenal veins, splenic and superior and inferior mesenteric veins, and
gastroepiploic and right and left gastric veins
Where does the portal vein form in the body? - Answers Near the head of the pancreas
After the main portal vein forms, the vessel courses - Answers superiorly for 5 to 6 cm and then
bifurcates into the right and left branches.
The normal main portal vein measures up to - Answers 13 mm in diameter and 5 to 6 cm long
What happens to the right and left portal vein branches? - Answers The right branches into
anterior and posterior segments, and the left branches into medial and lateral segments.
The portal vein ... - Answers Supplies blood for a detoxification
The portal triad is located - Answers throughout the liver
The echogenicity of the portal venous walls can be described as - Answers high level echoes
The echogenicity of the superior mesenteric vein lumen can be described as - Answers
anechoic
Which of the following physicians interpret various imaging tests used to diagnose diseases -
Answers radiologist
Which is most often used as a primary diagnostic tool in evaluating the portal venous system -
Answers sonography
The medial branch of the left portal vein is easier to visualize than the lateral branch - Answers
False
The bifurcation of the right portal vein is best seen in a sagittal scanning playing - Answers
False
In a transverse scanning plane, the main portal vein initially appears in an axial section as an
oval, anechoic structure - Answers True
The bifurcation of the left portal vein is both seen in a sagittal scanning plane - Answers False
The union of the superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein is best appreciated in a transverse
scanning plane. - Answers True
The portal triad it is made up of hepatic arteries, bile ducts, and superior mesenteric veins -
Answers False
