ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND REGISTRY FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Allograft Answer: transplantation of healthy tissue from one
person or cadaver to another person; also called homograft
◉ Where will a transplant kidney mostly be placed? Answer: In
pelvis
◉ The donor renal artery is usually connected to the recipients:
(which artery)?
What about the renal vein? Answer: External iliac artery (EIA) and
external iliac vein (EIV)
◉ Contraindications to renal transplant Answer: -preexisting
infection
-serious cardiac dx
-peripheral artery dx
-metastatic dx
,◉ Normal pancreas anatomy Answer: -nonencapsulated
-retroperitoneal structure between duodenal loop and splenic hilum
◉ Exocrine function of pancreas Answer: Secretes:
-trypsin
-lipase
-amylase
Through the ductal system
◉ Endocrine function of pancreas Answer: *non-ductal*
Secretes:
insulin via islets of Langerhans
◉ Normal AP measurement of pancreas Answer: ≤3mm
◉ What supplies blood to the pancreas? Answer: -Celiac axis
-SMA
-Splenic A
◉ Spatial relationship of pancreas Answer: -Anterior to IVC
,-Head is medial to duodenum
-CBD is posterior/lateral to panc head
-GDA is anterior/lateral to panc head
-SMA and SMV are posterior to neck of panc
-SMA and SMV are anterior to uncinate process
-Tail is anterior/medial to splenic hilum
◉ Spatial relationship of panc and its vessels Answer: -Ao is
posterior to body
-Celiac axis arises from ao @ superior border of panc
-SMA arises from ao @ inferior border of panc
◉ Branches of the celiac axis Answer: Gives off left gastric artery and
then divides into CHA and splenic artery
splenic artery follows along superior border of body/tail of panc
◉ What does the common hepatic artery divide into? Answer:
Divides into proper hepatic A (PHA) and gastroduodenal arteries
◉ Where does PHA course? Answer: superiorly from CHA toward
the liver (anterior to portal vein) and left of the bile duct
, ◉ Two ducts of the pancreas Answer: main duct: duct of Wirsung
accessory: duct of santorini
>50% of the population has complete regression of this duct
◉ What two ducts join to form the ampulla of vater, which empties
into duodenum (at the major papilla)? Answer: CBD and duct of
wirsung
◉ Which is NOT a branch of the celiac axis?
a. common hepatic artery
b. right gastric artery
c. splenic artery
d. left gastric artery Answer: b. right gastric artery
in most people, the right gastric artery arises from the proper
hepatic artery
◉ Superior mesenteric VEIN origin and termination Answer: Origin:
Ascends from small bowel
Courses superior and then anterior to uncinate process
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Allograft Answer: transplantation of healthy tissue from one
person or cadaver to another person; also called homograft
◉ Where will a transplant kidney mostly be placed? Answer: In
pelvis
◉ The donor renal artery is usually connected to the recipients:
(which artery)?
What about the renal vein? Answer: External iliac artery (EIA) and
external iliac vein (EIV)
◉ Contraindications to renal transplant Answer: -preexisting
infection
-serious cardiac dx
-peripheral artery dx
-metastatic dx
,◉ Normal pancreas anatomy Answer: -nonencapsulated
-retroperitoneal structure between duodenal loop and splenic hilum
◉ Exocrine function of pancreas Answer: Secretes:
-trypsin
-lipase
-amylase
Through the ductal system
◉ Endocrine function of pancreas Answer: *non-ductal*
Secretes:
insulin via islets of Langerhans
◉ Normal AP measurement of pancreas Answer: ≤3mm
◉ What supplies blood to the pancreas? Answer: -Celiac axis
-SMA
-Splenic A
◉ Spatial relationship of pancreas Answer: -Anterior to IVC
,-Head is medial to duodenum
-CBD is posterior/lateral to panc head
-GDA is anterior/lateral to panc head
-SMA and SMV are posterior to neck of panc
-SMA and SMV are anterior to uncinate process
-Tail is anterior/medial to splenic hilum
◉ Spatial relationship of panc and its vessels Answer: -Ao is
posterior to body
-Celiac axis arises from ao @ superior border of panc
-SMA arises from ao @ inferior border of panc
◉ Branches of the celiac axis Answer: Gives off left gastric artery and
then divides into CHA and splenic artery
splenic artery follows along superior border of body/tail of panc
◉ What does the common hepatic artery divide into? Answer:
Divides into proper hepatic A (PHA) and gastroduodenal arteries
◉ Where does PHA course? Answer: superiorly from CHA toward
the liver (anterior to portal vein) and left of the bile duct
, ◉ Two ducts of the pancreas Answer: main duct: duct of Wirsung
accessory: duct of santorini
>50% of the population has complete regression of this duct
◉ What two ducts join to form the ampulla of vater, which empties
into duodenum (at the major papilla)? Answer: CBD and duct of
wirsung
◉ Which is NOT a branch of the celiac axis?
a. common hepatic artery
b. right gastric artery
c. splenic artery
d. left gastric artery Answer: b. right gastric artery
in most people, the right gastric artery arises from the proper
hepatic artery
◉ Superior mesenteric VEIN origin and termination Answer: Origin:
Ascends from small bowel
Courses superior and then anterior to uncinate process
