Ardms Abdomen Board Review questions
with verified solutions 2026\2027 A+
Grade
the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed
- correct answer 3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first branch of the aorta
- correct answer anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...?
- correct answer the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...?
- correct answer the common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the
aorta
- correct answer the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course?
- correct answer the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened
- correct answer arteriosclerosis
,dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..?
- correct answer aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...?
- correct answer the level of the renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...?
- correct answer fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a...
- correct answer dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma
- correct answer pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course?
- correct answer the left renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties...
- correct answer into the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than - cm is considered hepatomegaly
- correct answer 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly
- correct answer Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by...
- correct answer Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
, pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex
- correct answer renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes...
- correct answer left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ...
- correct answer right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the...
- correct answer right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the...
- correct answer left lobe into medial and lateral segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe
- correct answer the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the...
- correct answer caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the...
- correct answer left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ...
- correct answer right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to...
- correct answer the diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides...
- correct answer right and left lobe
with verified solutions 2026\2027 A+
Grade
the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed
- correct answer 3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first branch of the aorta
- correct answer anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...?
- correct answer the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...?
- correct answer the common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the
aorta
- correct answer the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course?
- correct answer the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened
- correct answer arteriosclerosis
,dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..?
- correct answer aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...?
- correct answer the level of the renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...?
- correct answer fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a...
- correct answer dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma
- correct answer pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course?
- correct answer the left renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties...
- correct answer into the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than - cm is considered hepatomegaly
- correct answer 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly
- correct answer Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by...
- correct answer Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
, pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex
- correct answer renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes...
- correct answer left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ...
- correct answer right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the...
- correct answer right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the...
- correct answer left lobe into medial and lateral segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe
- correct answer the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the...
- correct answer caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the...
- correct answer left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ...
- correct answer right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to...
- correct answer the diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides...
- correct answer right and left lobe
