Ardms Abdomen Board
Review exam (262
questions with 100%
correct 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
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? -
answer fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... -
answer dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or
trauma - answer pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course?
- answer the left renal vein
,the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC
but the left gonadal vein empties... - answer into
the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is
considered hepatomegaly - answer 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver
extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for
hepatomegaly - answer Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... -
answer Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to
least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver,
renal sinus, renal cortex - answer renal sinus >
pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex >
renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - answer left
lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
, the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... -
answer right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - answer right
lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - answer left
lobe into medial and lateral segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe -
answer the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - answer
caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - answer left
lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - answer right
and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... -
answer the diaphragm
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