RVT ARDMS 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Does the right renal artery pass behind or in front of the IVC? - ✔✔behind
✔✔The inferior mesenteric artery arises from where? - ✔✔The abdominal aorta
✔✔The IMA is what distance above the aortic bifurcation? - ✔✔2-4 cm
✔✔What does the IMA supply? - ✔✔Descending colon, transverse colon and rectum
✔✔What are the 2 potential collateral connections between the IMA and SMA? -
✔✔Marginal artery of the colon and the Arc of Riolan
✔✔What is the Marginal Artery of the Colon also known as? - ✔✔The Marginal Artery of
Drummond
✔✔What is the landmark for the Aortic bifurcation? - ✔✔The Psoas Major Muscle
✔✔What is another name for the Internal Iliac Artery? - ✔✔Hypogastric Artery
✔✔What does the hypogastric artery supply? - ✔✔Pelvis and inner thigh
✔✔What does the CIA supply? - ✔✔pelvis, abdominal wall, and lower limbs
✔✔What does the external iliac artery supply? - ✔✔leg
✔✔Where does the EIA terminate? - ✔✔Common Femoral Artery at the inguinal
ligament
✔✔Where does the SFA terminate at? - ✔✔The adductor hiatus
✔✔What is another name for the Deep Femoral artery? - ✔✔Profunda femoris
✔✔Where is the inguinal ligament located to the groin crease? - ✔✔superior
✔✔The DFA has a collateral pathway to what artery? - ✔✔The popliteal artery via
genicular branches
✔✔The popliteal artery is a continuation of what artery? - ✔✔SFA
✔✔What does genicular mean? - ✔✔knee
, ✔✔What is the first branch of the distal popliteal artery? - ✔✔The anterior tibial artery
✔✔As the ATA crosses the ankle, it becomes what artery? - ✔✔The DPA (Dorsalis
Pedis Artery)
✔✔What is the major branch of the DPA? - ✔✔The deep plantar artery
✔✔The deep plantar artery penetrates what area of the foot? - ✔✔The sole
✔✔What does the deep plantar artery unite with? - ✔✔the lateral plantar artery to
complete the plantar arch
✔✔What does the tibial/peroneal trunk consist of? - ✔✔The PTA and Peroneal artery
✔✔What are the terminal branches of the PTA? - ✔✔lateral and medial plantar arteries
✔✔The right side of the brain controls what side of the body? - ✔✔The left side
✔✔Left side symptoms in the body will be associated with what sided ICA? - ✔✔Right
✔✔Visual symptoms from ICA obstruction occur on what side of the body? - ✔✔The
same side
✔✔A patient that has hypertension must take their medication before a renal exam or
else what? - ✔✔Overestimation of renal artery stenosis
✔✔uniliterally damped ICA and ECA wave forms indicates what? - ✔✔a proximal
obstruction
✔✔Bilaterally reduced resistance and velocity in the ICA/ECA is associated with what? -
✔✔Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
✔✔What is a bruit? - ✔✔A bruit is a vascular sound that reflects partial arterial occlusion
and you can hear turbulent flow
✔✔What is turbulent flow? - ✔✔Fluid movement that is disorganized (think: white water
rapids)
✔✔When would we conduct an ABI exam? - ✔✔patients that have femoral bruits or
diminished pulses, patients over the age of 50 with diabetes or smoking history and all
patients over 70
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Does the right renal artery pass behind or in front of the IVC? - ✔✔behind
✔✔The inferior mesenteric artery arises from where? - ✔✔The abdominal aorta
✔✔The IMA is what distance above the aortic bifurcation? - ✔✔2-4 cm
✔✔What does the IMA supply? - ✔✔Descending colon, transverse colon and rectum
✔✔What are the 2 potential collateral connections between the IMA and SMA? -
✔✔Marginal artery of the colon and the Arc of Riolan
✔✔What is the Marginal Artery of the Colon also known as? - ✔✔The Marginal Artery of
Drummond
✔✔What is the landmark for the Aortic bifurcation? - ✔✔The Psoas Major Muscle
✔✔What is another name for the Internal Iliac Artery? - ✔✔Hypogastric Artery
✔✔What does the hypogastric artery supply? - ✔✔Pelvis and inner thigh
✔✔What does the CIA supply? - ✔✔pelvis, abdominal wall, and lower limbs
✔✔What does the external iliac artery supply? - ✔✔leg
✔✔Where does the EIA terminate? - ✔✔Common Femoral Artery at the inguinal
ligament
✔✔Where does the SFA terminate at? - ✔✔The adductor hiatus
✔✔What is another name for the Deep Femoral artery? - ✔✔Profunda femoris
✔✔Where is the inguinal ligament located to the groin crease? - ✔✔superior
✔✔The DFA has a collateral pathway to what artery? - ✔✔The popliteal artery via
genicular branches
✔✔The popliteal artery is a continuation of what artery? - ✔✔SFA
✔✔What does genicular mean? - ✔✔knee
, ✔✔What is the first branch of the distal popliteal artery? - ✔✔The anterior tibial artery
✔✔As the ATA crosses the ankle, it becomes what artery? - ✔✔The DPA (Dorsalis
Pedis Artery)
✔✔What is the major branch of the DPA? - ✔✔The deep plantar artery
✔✔The deep plantar artery penetrates what area of the foot? - ✔✔The sole
✔✔What does the deep plantar artery unite with? - ✔✔the lateral plantar artery to
complete the plantar arch
✔✔What does the tibial/peroneal trunk consist of? - ✔✔The PTA and Peroneal artery
✔✔What are the terminal branches of the PTA? - ✔✔lateral and medial plantar arteries
✔✔The right side of the brain controls what side of the body? - ✔✔The left side
✔✔Left side symptoms in the body will be associated with what sided ICA? - ✔✔Right
✔✔Visual symptoms from ICA obstruction occur on what side of the body? - ✔✔The
same side
✔✔A patient that has hypertension must take their medication before a renal exam or
else what? - ✔✔Overestimation of renal artery stenosis
✔✔uniliterally damped ICA and ECA wave forms indicates what? - ✔✔a proximal
obstruction
✔✔Bilaterally reduced resistance and velocity in the ICA/ECA is associated with what? -
✔✔Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
✔✔What is a bruit? - ✔✔A bruit is a vascular sound that reflects partial arterial occlusion
and you can hear turbulent flow
✔✔What is turbulent flow? - ✔✔Fluid movement that is disorganized (think: white water
rapids)
✔✔When would we conduct an ABI exam? - ✔✔patients that have femoral bruits or
diminished pulses, patients over the age of 50 with diabetes or smoking history and all
patients over 70
