CCI RVS EXAM 2025-2026 170 QUESTIONS WITH
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The brachiocephalic vein is found:
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a) only on the right side | | | |
b) only on the left side | | | |
c) on both the right and left sides
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d) there is no such vein; it is called "innominate"
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e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium
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c) on both the right and left sides
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Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following except:
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a) deep artery of the penis | | | |
b) dorsal artery of the penis | | | |
c) corpus spongiosum |
d) inferior vesicle artery | |
e) dorsal vein |
d) inferior vesicle artery | |
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the
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profunda femorisand superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda femoris
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artery courses:
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a) posterolateral to the SFA | | |
b) anterolateral to the SFA | | |
c)posteromedial to the SFA
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d) anteromedial to the SFA | | |
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery | | | | |
a) posterolateral to the SFA | | |
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
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a) femoral artery |
b) internal iliac artery | |
c) external iliac artery | |
d) inferior mesenteric artery | |
e) none of the above | | |
c) external iliac artery | |
,Because of the location of the inferior vena cava, the left renal vein crosses
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aorta
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to the left renal | | |
artery.anterior, inferior
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The superior vena cava is formed by the junction of the:
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Right and left brachiocephalic veins
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A useful landmark for locating the renal arteries is the:
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a) superior mesenteric artery | |
b) right renal vein | |
c) celiac axis |
d) common hepatic artery | |
e) inferior mesenteric artery | |
a) superior mesenteric artery | |
Another name for the hypogastric artery is: | | | | | |
a) external iliac artery | |
b) gastroduodenal artery |
c) hepatic artery |
d) internal iliac artery | |
e) celiac artery |
d) internal iliac artery | |
Regarding capillaries, which is false? | | | |
a) They have only intima and adventitia layers.
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b) They measure approximately 8 microns in diameter.
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c) The transmit time of blood through capillaries is approx one to three seconds.
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d) They lose fluid at the arteriolar end.
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e) They resorb fluid at the venular end.
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a) They have only intima and adventitia | | | | |
layers.Artherosclerosis is a disease that
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begins in the:
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a) adventitia
b) intima
c) transverse |fibers
d) inner |media
e) outer |media
b) intima
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at the
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level of theupper border of the:
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,a) hyoid
b) cricoid
, c) thyroid |cartilage
d) cricothyroid |membrane
e) carina
c) thyroid cartilage |
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
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a) hyoid bone |
b) thyroid cartilage |
c) cricoid cartilage |
d) thyroid gland |
e) greater cornu |
b) thyroid cartilage |
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
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a) maxillary artery |
b) facial artery |
c) inferior alveolar artery | |
d) transverse facial artery | |
e) superficial temporal artery | |
a) maxillary artery |
Intracranial potential collateral arteries include all but the following:
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a) anterior communicating artery | |
b) posterior communicating artery | |
c) superficial temporal artery | |
d) leptomeningeal pathways |
e) rete mirable |
c) superficial temporal artery | |
The two arteries creating the bidirectional signal observed 60 to 65 mm deep during
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transcranialinsonation of the temporal window are the:
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a) posterior cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries | | | | |
b) right and left vertebral arteries
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c) middle cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries
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d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
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e) right (or left) vertebral and right (or left) posterior inferior cerebral arteries
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d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
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What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis?
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Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of the communicating
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arteriesThe most common anatomic variant of the aortic
| | | | | | | |
arch is:
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DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
The brachiocephalic vein is found:
| | | |
a) only on the right side | | | |
b) only on the left side | | | |
c) on both the right and left sides
| | | | | |
d) there is no such vein; it is called "innominate"
| | | | | | | |
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium
| | | | | | |
c) on both the right and left sides
| | | | | |
Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following except:
| | | | | | | | | | |
a) deep artery of the penis | | | |
b) dorsal artery of the penis | | | |
c) corpus spongiosum |
d) inferior vesicle artery | |
e) dorsal vein |
d) inferior vesicle artery | |
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
profunda femorisand superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda femoris
| | | | | | | | |
artery courses:
| |
a) posterolateral to the SFA | | |
b) anterolateral to the SFA | | |
c)posteromedial to the SFA
| | | | |
d) anteromedial to the SFA | | |
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery | | | | |
a) posterolateral to the SFA | | |
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
| | | | | | | | | |
a) femoral artery |
b) internal iliac artery | |
c) external iliac artery | |
d) inferior mesenteric artery | |
e) none of the above | | |
c) external iliac artery | |
,Because of the location of the inferior vena cava, the left renal vein crosses
| | | | | | | | | | | | | to the
|
aorta
|
to the left renal | | |
artery.anterior, inferior
| |
The superior vena cava is formed by the junction of the:
| | | | | | | | | |
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
| | | | |
A useful landmark for locating the renal arteries is the:
| | | | | | | | |
a) superior mesenteric artery | |
b) right renal vein | |
c) celiac axis |
d) common hepatic artery | |
e) inferior mesenteric artery | |
a) superior mesenteric artery | |
Another name for the hypogastric artery is: | | | | | |
a) external iliac artery | |
b) gastroduodenal artery |
c) hepatic artery |
d) internal iliac artery | |
e) celiac artery |
d) internal iliac artery | |
Regarding capillaries, which is false? | | | |
a) They have only intima and adventitia layers.
| | | | | |
b) They measure approximately 8 microns in diameter.
| | | | | |
c) The transmit time of blood through capillaries is approx one to three seconds.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
d) They lose fluid at the arteriolar end.
| | | | | |
e) They resorb fluid at the venular end.
| | | | | |
a) They have only intima and adventitia | | | | |
layers.Artherosclerosis is a disease that
| | | | |
begins in the:
| | |
a) adventitia
b) intima
c) transverse |fibers
d) inner |media
e) outer |media
b) intima
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
level of theupper border of the:
| | | | | |
,a) hyoid
b) cricoid
, c) thyroid |cartilage
d) cricothyroid |membrane
e) carina
c) thyroid cartilage |
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
| | | | | | | |
a) hyoid bone |
b) thyroid cartilage |
c) cricoid cartilage |
d) thyroid gland |
e) greater cornu |
b) thyroid cartilage |
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
| | | | | | | |
a) maxillary artery |
b) facial artery |
c) inferior alveolar artery | |
d) transverse facial artery | |
e) superficial temporal artery | |
a) maxillary artery |
Intracranial potential collateral arteries include all but the following:
| | | | | | | |
a) anterior communicating artery | |
b) posterior communicating artery | |
c) superficial temporal artery | |
d) leptomeningeal pathways |
e) rete mirable |
c) superficial temporal artery | |
The two arteries creating the bidirectional signal observed 60 to 65 mm deep during
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
transcranialinsonation of the temporal window are the:
| | | | | | |
a) posterior cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries | | | | |
b) right and left vertebral arteries
| | | |
c) middle cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries
| | | | |
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
| | | | |
e) right (or left) vertebral and right (or left) posterior inferior cerebral arteries
| | | | | | | | | | |
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
| | | | |
What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis?
| | | | | | | | | |
Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of the communicating
| | | | | | | | | |
arteriesThe most common anatomic variant of the aortic
| | | | | | | |
arch is:
| |