Ardms Abdomen Exam with Grade A Answers

the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed answer - 3 cm the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta answer - anterior the celiac trifurcates into...? answer - the common hepatic artery the left gastric artery the splenic artery the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? answer - the common hepatic artery this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the aorta answer - the superior mesenteric artery which renal artery has a more complicated course? answer - the right renal artery an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened answer - arteriosclerosis dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? answer - aneurysm majority of aneurysms are located below...? answer - the level of the renal arteries