ARDMS ABDOMEN MOCK FINAL PAPER 2026
ACTUAL EXAM
◉ rugae. Answer: irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and
submucosal
◉ 5 mm's. Answer: the undistended wall should not exceed how
many mm's
◉ haustrae. Answer: what are the large sacculations of the colon
called?
◉ thickened loops with no change with compression. Answer: slow
graded transducer pressure is applied with evaluation of gi tract,
what would these findings reveal?
◉ target sign and pseudo kidney sign. Answer: what is the classic
appearance of adenocarcinoma?
◉ 6mm. Answer: normal appendix has a target appearance and
should not measure more than---------------mm in diameter?
,◉ adhesions. Answer: what is most common cause of intestinal
obstruction?
◉ Increased activity. Answer: Evaluation of motor activity with
obstruction will reveal?
◉ Chronic. Answer: Is hashimoto's thryroiditis an acute or chronic
condition?
◉ calcium levels. Answer: the parathyroid glands secrete PTH which
is responsible for maintaining what levels?
◉ Papillary. Answer: what is most common type of thyroid cancer?
◉ Increased PTH levels, hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia.
Answer: The lab values with parathyroid adenoma's will reveal
what?
◉ Longus coli muscle. Answer: what is the muscle located posterior
to the thyroid and adjacent to the trachea?
◉ External carotid artery. Answer: The superior thyroid artery
branches off what artery?
,◉ Thyroid enlargement, protruding eyeballs. Answer: Two features
of Grave's disease?
◉ Multinodular Goiter. Answer: What is the most common type of
thyroid abnormality?
◉ Innominate artery. Answer: The right common carotid artery
arises from which artery?
◉ Adventitia. Answer: What is the outermost layer of the arterial
wall called?
◉ Systemic hypertension. Answer: What is most common cause of
arterial dissection?
◉ distal to stenosis. Answer: maximum turbulence is usually
detected distal or proximal to stenosis?
◉ hyperechoic, hypoechoic, and free floating in vessel. Answer:
Characteristics of acute venous thrombosis?
◉ tendon. Answer: Fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone is
what?
, ◉ Enhancement. Answer: An artifact that occurs when sound strikes
a curved or cylindrical structure at less than 90 degrees is referred
to as what?
◉ Perimysium. Answer: A group of muscle fibers are bound together
by a connective tissue layer called?
◉ Capillaries and nerves. Answer: The endomysium consists of a
network of?
◉ Superior to the bladder in the lower abdomen. Answer: The usual
location for a urachal cyst is where?
◉ Popliteal Space. Answer: Where would a bakers cyst be located?
◉ Anechoic mass with good through transmission. Answer: What is
the most sonographic appearance of an acute hematoma?
◉ Lymphoma. Answer: Multiple lobulated masses located around
the porta hepatis, celiac trunk or SMA would most likely represent
what?
◉ Fusiform. Answer: What is most common type of abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
ACTUAL EXAM
◉ rugae. Answer: irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and
submucosal
◉ 5 mm's. Answer: the undistended wall should not exceed how
many mm's
◉ haustrae. Answer: what are the large sacculations of the colon
called?
◉ thickened loops with no change with compression. Answer: slow
graded transducer pressure is applied with evaluation of gi tract,
what would these findings reveal?
◉ target sign and pseudo kidney sign. Answer: what is the classic
appearance of adenocarcinoma?
◉ 6mm. Answer: normal appendix has a target appearance and
should not measure more than---------------mm in diameter?
,◉ adhesions. Answer: what is most common cause of intestinal
obstruction?
◉ Increased activity. Answer: Evaluation of motor activity with
obstruction will reveal?
◉ Chronic. Answer: Is hashimoto's thryroiditis an acute or chronic
condition?
◉ calcium levels. Answer: the parathyroid glands secrete PTH which
is responsible for maintaining what levels?
◉ Papillary. Answer: what is most common type of thyroid cancer?
◉ Increased PTH levels, hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia.
Answer: The lab values with parathyroid adenoma's will reveal
what?
◉ Longus coli muscle. Answer: what is the muscle located posterior
to the thyroid and adjacent to the trachea?
◉ External carotid artery. Answer: The superior thyroid artery
branches off what artery?
,◉ Thyroid enlargement, protruding eyeballs. Answer: Two features
of Grave's disease?
◉ Multinodular Goiter. Answer: What is the most common type of
thyroid abnormality?
◉ Innominate artery. Answer: The right common carotid artery
arises from which artery?
◉ Adventitia. Answer: What is the outermost layer of the arterial
wall called?
◉ Systemic hypertension. Answer: What is most common cause of
arterial dissection?
◉ distal to stenosis. Answer: maximum turbulence is usually
detected distal or proximal to stenosis?
◉ hyperechoic, hypoechoic, and free floating in vessel. Answer:
Characteristics of acute venous thrombosis?
◉ tendon. Answer: Fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone is
what?
, ◉ Enhancement. Answer: An artifact that occurs when sound strikes
a curved or cylindrical structure at less than 90 degrees is referred
to as what?
◉ Perimysium. Answer: A group of muscle fibers are bound together
by a connective tissue layer called?
◉ Capillaries and nerves. Answer: The endomysium consists of a
network of?
◉ Superior to the bladder in the lower abdomen. Answer: The usual
location for a urachal cyst is where?
◉ Popliteal Space. Answer: Where would a bakers cyst be located?
◉ Anechoic mass with good through transmission. Answer: What is
the most sonographic appearance of an acute hematoma?
◉ Lymphoma. Answer: Multiple lobulated masses located around
the porta hepatis, celiac trunk or SMA would most likely represent
what?
◉ Fusiform. Answer: What is most common type of abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
