ABCP Perfusion Basic Science Exam Comprehensive Questions and Answers
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The most common type of anomalous venous return is:
a. supracardiac
b. cardiac
c. infracardiac
d. cardiac - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
A Pott's operation is an anastomosis of the:
a. ascending aorta to the left pulmonary artery
b. descending aorta to the pulmonary artery branch
c. subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery branch
d. ascending aorta to the subclavian artery - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
The basic hemodynamic fault in a patent ductus arteriosus is a -to- shunt at the
pulmonary artery level
a. right, left
b. left, right
c. superior, inferior
d. inferior, superior - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b
Which of the following statements is not true if viewing the heart through a median sternotomy?
,a. the right atrioventricular sulcus may bee seen
b. the left atrium is predominant
c. the apex point anteriorly
d. the inter ventricular sulcus may be visualized - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b
The posterior hepatic vein connects to the
a. inferior vena cava
b. hemiazygous system
c. azygous system
d. accessory-azygous system - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
What is the most common type of valvular defect?
a. AI
b. AS
c. MI
d. MS - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d
Which of the following is not evident in Tetralogy of Fallot?
a. VSD
b. pulmonary stenosis
c. ASD
d. overriding aorta
e. RV hypertrophy - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Of the following arteries, which is most superior?
,a. Celiac
b. Mesenteric
c. Renal
d. Iliac - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
Where is the most common site for a coarctation of the aorta?
a. ascending aorta distal to the coronary ostia
b. transverse aorta between the innominate and the carotid arteries
c. descending aorta distal to the subclavian artery
d. ascending aorta proximal to the innominate artery - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Closure of the small valve that overlies the foramen ovale in the (A-atrial, V-ventricular)
septum is associated with (D-decreased, I-increased) right chamber pressure
a. A, D
b. A, I
c. V, D
d. V, I - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
Which of the following is not true?
a. sinusoids are a type of capillary
b. the intimal of veins and arteries is continuous with the capillary endothelium
c. the opening of a precapillary sphincter will force blood to flow through arteriovenous shunts
d. the vaso-vasorum is the blood supply for the tunica adventitia of veins and arteries -
CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
, Which of the following statements is true?
a. the SA nodal branch of the RCA is almost always responsible for the blood supply to the SA
node
b. the major blood supply of the septum is the circumflex artery
c. cardiac venous blood drains either into the coronary sinus or directly into the right atrium
d. metarterioles and arteriovenous anastomoses both circumvent the capillary beds - CORRECT
A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Which of the following arteries would be found in the posterior interventricular sulcus?
a. posterior descending artery
b. left circumflex
c. acute marginal branch
d. distal portion the obtuse marginal branch - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
Pick the most correct statement:
a. the Rastelli procedure is a cath lab technique in which a balloon catheter is used to enlarge or
create an ASD
b. the Fontan operation facilitates complete correction of tricuspid atresia by placement of a tube
graft conduit between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery system
c. a VSD is necessary for survival in a child born with tricuspid atresia
d. a Blalock-Hanlon procedure creates an enlarged ASD and is done under cardiopulmonary
bypass - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Which valve is commonly replaced with IHSS?
a. tricuspid
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The most common type of anomalous venous return is:
a. supracardiac
b. cardiac
c. infracardiac
d. cardiac - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
A Pott's operation is an anastomosis of the:
a. ascending aorta to the left pulmonary artery
b. descending aorta to the pulmonary artery branch
c. subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery branch
d. ascending aorta to the subclavian artery - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
The basic hemodynamic fault in a patent ductus arteriosus is a -to- shunt at the
pulmonary artery level
a. right, left
b. left, right
c. superior, inferior
d. inferior, superior - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b
Which of the following statements is not true if viewing the heart through a median sternotomy?
,a. the right atrioventricular sulcus may bee seen
b. the left atrium is predominant
c. the apex point anteriorly
d. the inter ventricular sulcus may be visualized - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b
The posterior hepatic vein connects to the
a. inferior vena cava
b. hemiazygous system
c. azygous system
d. accessory-azygous system - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
What is the most common type of valvular defect?
a. AI
b. AS
c. MI
d. MS - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d
Which of the following is not evident in Tetralogy of Fallot?
a. VSD
b. pulmonary stenosis
c. ASD
d. overriding aorta
e. RV hypertrophy - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Of the following arteries, which is most superior?
,a. Celiac
b. Mesenteric
c. Renal
d. Iliac - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
Where is the most common site for a coarctation of the aorta?
a. ascending aorta distal to the coronary ostia
b. transverse aorta between the innominate and the carotid arteries
c. descending aorta distal to the subclavian artery
d. ascending aorta proximal to the innominate artery - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Closure of the small valve that overlies the foramen ovale in the (A-atrial, V-ventricular)
septum is associated with (D-decreased, I-increased) right chamber pressure
a. A, D
b. A, I
c. V, D
d. V, I - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
Which of the following is not true?
a. sinusoids are a type of capillary
b. the intimal of veins and arteries is continuous with the capillary endothelium
c. the opening of a precapillary sphincter will force blood to flow through arteriovenous shunts
d. the vaso-vasorum is the blood supply for the tunica adventitia of veins and arteries -
CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
, Which of the following statements is true?
a. the SA nodal branch of the RCA is almost always responsible for the blood supply to the SA
node
b. the major blood supply of the septum is the circumflex artery
c. cardiac venous blood drains either into the coronary sinus or directly into the right atrium
d. metarterioles and arteriovenous anastomoses both circumvent the capillary beds - CORRECT
A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Which of the following arteries would be found in the posterior interventricular sulcus?
a. posterior descending artery
b. left circumflex
c. acute marginal branch
d. distal portion the obtuse marginal branch - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a
Pick the most correct statement:
a. the Rastelli procedure is a cath lab technique in which a balloon catheter is used to enlarge or
create an ASD
b. the Fontan operation facilitates complete correction of tricuspid atresia by placement of a tube
graft conduit between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery system
c. a VSD is necessary for survival in a child born with tricuspid atresia
d. a Blalock-Hanlon procedure creates an enlarged ASD and is done under cardiopulmonary
bypass - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c
Which valve is commonly replaced with IHSS?
a. tricuspid
