7/6/25, 7:53 PM Ardms Abdomen Board Review
ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD REVIEW EXAM 2025-2026
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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the normal AP ddimension of 3 cm
the aorta lumen should
not exceed
the celiac trunk is the first anterior
_________________ branch of
the
aorta
the common
the celiac trifurcates into...? hepatic artery the
left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is the common hepatic artery
a branch of the...?
this artery branches off the the superior mesenteric artery
anterior aspect of the aorta
and travels vertically
anterior and parallel to
the aorta
which renal artery has a the right renal artery
more complicated course?
an arterial disease in which arteriosclerosis
the vessel wall loses its
elasticity and becomes
hardened
dilatation of a segment of a aneurysm
vessel wall
caused by a weakness of all
three layers of the vessel
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wall..?
majority of aneurysms are the level of the renal arteries
located below...?
the most common type of a fusiform
true aneurysm is...?
tear of the intima layer of dissecting aneurysm
the vessel wall is a...
aneurysm caused pseudo aneurysm
by arterial
catheterization
or trauma
which renal vein has the the left renal vein
more complicated course?
the right gonadal vein into the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
empties directly into the IVC
but the left gonadal vein
empties...
a liver measurement greater 15-20
than ____ - ____ cm is
considered hepatomegaly
normal variant of the right Riedel's Lobe
lobe of the liver extends
inferiorly and may be
mistaken for
hepatomegaly
the liver is almost completely Glisson's Capsule
covered by...
arrange these in order from renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal
most echogenic to least medullary pyramids
echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal
medullary
pyramids, liver, renal sinus,
renal cortex
the liver is composed of three left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
lobes...
the middle hepatic vein right lobe and left lobe
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divides the liver into ...
the right hepatic vein divides right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the...
the left hepatic vein divides left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the...
these veins drain blood from the right and left hepatic veins
the caudate lobe
the ligamentum venosum caudate lobe and the left lobe
divides the...
the ligamentum teres divides left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the...
the falciform ligament divides right and left lobe
the ...
the coronary ligament the diaphragm
connects the liver to...
the main lobar fissure divides... right and left lobe
the portal triad is... the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct
AST is increased with... hepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in AST
detecting acute hepatitis
before jaundice occurs
and
following in the course of
hepatitis
this lab test rises higher than ALT
AST and takes longer to
return to normal
alkaline phosphatase is obstruction of the biliary system
increased in...
decrease in liver function diffuse hepatocellular disease
with an increase in the liver
enzymes due to the amount
of necrosis is known as...
accumulation of fat within fatty liver
the hepatocytes...
diffuse inflammatory process acute hepatitis
of the liver
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, 7/6/25, 7:53 PM Ardms Abdomen Board Review
diffuse fibrotic process that cirrhosis
involves the entire liver..
autosomal recessive liver glycogen storage disease
disorder of carbohydrate
metabolism....
portal vein is considered 13mm
enlarged if it measures
over...?
obstruction of the hepatic Budd-Chiari Syndrome
veins caused by thrombosis
or compression from a
liver mass is known as..?
the gallbladder wall should 3 mm
not exceed...
the gallbladder is divided neck, body, fundus
into three segments
called..?
where are the spiral valves in the cystic duct
of Heister located?
the three functions of the concentrate bile, store bile, transport bile
gallbladder:
what hormone causes the cholecystokinin (CCK)
gallbladder to contract?
a fold or septum on the Junctional Fold
posterior wall between the
body and neck is called?
fold located in the fundal phrygian cap
portion of the gallbladder?
small sac located between Hartman's Pouch
the junctional fold and the
neck of the gallbladder is
called?
calcification of the wall of porcelain gallbladder
the gallbladder is called?
a hyperplastic change in the adenomyomatosis
gallbladder wall is known
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ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD REVIEW EXAM 2025-2026
\TEST BANK\\LATEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\ASSURED PASS ALREADY GRADED A+\LATEST EXAM
the normal AP ddimension of 3 cm
the aorta lumen should
not exceed
the celiac trunk is the first anterior
_________________ branch of
the
aorta
the common
the celiac trifurcates into...? hepatic artery the
left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is the common hepatic artery
a branch of the...?
this artery branches off the the superior mesenteric artery
anterior aspect of the aorta
and travels vertically
anterior and parallel to
the aorta
which renal artery has a the right renal artery
more complicated course?
an arterial disease in which arteriosclerosis
the vessel wall loses its
elasticity and becomes
hardened
dilatation of a segment of a aneurysm
vessel wall
caused by a weakness of all
three layers of the vessel
1/38
,7/6/25, 7:53 PM Ardms Abdomen Board Review
wall..?
majority of aneurysms are the level of the renal arteries
located below...?
the most common type of a fusiform
true aneurysm is...?
tear of the intima layer of dissecting aneurysm
the vessel wall is a...
aneurysm caused pseudo aneurysm
by arterial
catheterization
or trauma
which renal vein has the the left renal vein
more complicated course?
the right gonadal vein into the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
empties directly into the IVC
but the left gonadal vein
empties...
a liver measurement greater 15-20
than ____ - ____ cm is
considered hepatomegaly
normal variant of the right Riedel's Lobe
lobe of the liver extends
inferiorly and may be
mistaken for
hepatomegaly
the liver is almost completely Glisson's Capsule
covered by...
arrange these in order from renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal
most echogenic to least medullary pyramids
echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal
medullary
pyramids, liver, renal sinus,
renal cortex
the liver is composed of three left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
lobes...
the middle hepatic vein right lobe and left lobe
2/38
,7/6/25, 7:53 PM Ardms Abdomen Board Review
divides the liver into ...
the right hepatic vein divides right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the...
the left hepatic vein divides left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the...
these veins drain blood from the right and left hepatic veins
the caudate lobe
the ligamentum venosum caudate lobe and the left lobe
divides the...
the ligamentum teres divides left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the...
the falciform ligament divides right and left lobe
the ...
the coronary ligament the diaphragm
connects the liver to...
the main lobar fissure divides... right and left lobe
the portal triad is... the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct
AST is increased with... hepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in AST
detecting acute hepatitis
before jaundice occurs
and
following in the course of
hepatitis
this lab test rises higher than ALT
AST and takes longer to
return to normal
alkaline phosphatase is obstruction of the biliary system
increased in...
decrease in liver function diffuse hepatocellular disease
with an increase in the liver
enzymes due to the amount
of necrosis is known as...
accumulation of fat within fatty liver
the hepatocytes...
diffuse inflammatory process acute hepatitis
of the liver
3/38
, 7/6/25, 7:53 PM Ardms Abdomen Board Review
diffuse fibrotic process that cirrhosis
involves the entire liver..
autosomal recessive liver glycogen storage disease
disorder of carbohydrate
metabolism....
portal vein is considered 13mm
enlarged if it measures
over...?
obstruction of the hepatic Budd-Chiari Syndrome
veins caused by thrombosis
or compression from a
liver mass is known as..?
the gallbladder wall should 3 mm
not exceed...
the gallbladder is divided neck, body, fundus
into three segments
called..?
where are the spiral valves in the cystic duct
of Heister located?
the three functions of the concentrate bile, store bile, transport bile
gallbladder:
what hormone causes the cholecystokinin (CCK)
gallbladder to contract?
a fold or septum on the Junctional Fold
posterior wall between the
body and neck is called?
fold located in the fundal phrygian cap
portion of the gallbladder?
small sac located between Hartman's Pouch
the junctional fold and the
neck of the gallbladder is
called?
calcification of the wall of porcelain gallbladder
the gallbladder is called?
a hyperplastic change in the adenomyomatosis
gallbladder wall is known
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