ULTRA P.A.S.S VASCULAR REGISTRY ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The first branch off of the aortic arch is the:
A. RCCA
B. LCCA
C. Innominate Artery
D. Subclavian Artery
Innominate artery
The first branch of the ECA is the:
Lingual Artery
Superior thyroid Artery
Facial Artery
Occipital Artery
Superior thyroid artery
The vessel which provides blood supply to the brain and the eye is called:
ECA
Vertebral
ICA
Subclavian
ICA
The vertebral arteries branch off of the _____________________ segment of the subclavian
artery.
First
Second
Does not arise from the subclavian
First
The intracranial-extracranial connections are also known as:
Rete Mirabile
Large interarterial connections
Pre-Willisian anastomosis
None of the above
,Pre-WIllisian anastomosis
The first major branch of the ICA is the:
Supraorbital
Anterior cerebral
Superior thyroid
Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic
The ECA branch which has important communication with the muscular branches of the
vertebral artery is the:
Superior thyroid
superficial temporal
Facial
Occipital
Occipital
Bleeding within a plaque is referred to as a(n):
Ulceration
Intraplaque hemorrhage
Fibrofatty plaque
Homogeneous plaque
Intraplaque hemorrahge
The number one risk factor associated with stroke is:
Diabetes
Smoking
Hypertension
Family history
Hypertension
Vertebrobasilar symptoms include all of the following except:
Vertigo
Drop attacks
Ataxia
Amaurosis fagux
Amaurosis fagux
,The mechanisms for extracranial disease include:
Stenosis
Thrombosis
Embolism
Cardiac Disease
All of the above
All of the above
Subclavian steal occurs when there is a flow reducing lesion ________________ to the
origin of the vertebral artery.
Proximal
Distal
Proximal
Carotid symptoms lasting 24 to 72 hours without residual effects are categorized as:
Transient ischemic attach (TIA)
Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (RIND)
Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
Non-localizing deficit
Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (RIND)
ICA territory symptoms are usually:
Bilateral
Unilateral
Unilateral
98% of the fatalities from stroke occur due to a(n):
Ischemic event
Hemorrhagic event
Vasospasm
None of the above
Hemorrhagic event
A difference of 20-40 mmHg in bilateral brachial blood pressures is indicative of:
Subclavian steal
Carotid bifurcation disease
, Thoracic outlet syndrome
Raynaud's disease
Subclavian steal
The smallest ECA branch is the:
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Superior thyroid artery
Lingual artery
Posterior Auricular
Ascending pharyngeal artery
______________________ occurs when blood flows through a tear in the media of a vessel.
Intraplaque hemorrhage
Pseudoaneurysm
Dissection
Ulceration
Dissection
Symptoms of subclavian steal include all of the following except:
Vertigo
Amaurosis fugax
Arm Claudication
Bilateral hemiparesis
Amaurosis fugax
The segment of the ICA that passes between the 2nd and 3rd cranial nerves at the Sylvian
fissure is the:
Cervical portion
Cerebral segment
Cavernous portion
Petrous portion
Cavernous portion
The largest ECA branch is the:
Superficial temporal
Internal maxillary
Occipital
Ascending pharyngeal
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The first branch off of the aortic arch is the:
A. RCCA
B. LCCA
C. Innominate Artery
D. Subclavian Artery
Innominate artery
The first branch of the ECA is the:
Lingual Artery
Superior thyroid Artery
Facial Artery
Occipital Artery
Superior thyroid artery
The vessel which provides blood supply to the brain and the eye is called:
ECA
Vertebral
ICA
Subclavian
ICA
The vertebral arteries branch off of the _____________________ segment of the subclavian
artery.
First
Second
Does not arise from the subclavian
First
The intracranial-extracranial connections are also known as:
Rete Mirabile
Large interarterial connections
Pre-Willisian anastomosis
None of the above
,Pre-WIllisian anastomosis
The first major branch of the ICA is the:
Supraorbital
Anterior cerebral
Superior thyroid
Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic
The ECA branch which has important communication with the muscular branches of the
vertebral artery is the:
Superior thyroid
superficial temporal
Facial
Occipital
Occipital
Bleeding within a plaque is referred to as a(n):
Ulceration
Intraplaque hemorrhage
Fibrofatty plaque
Homogeneous plaque
Intraplaque hemorrahge
The number one risk factor associated with stroke is:
Diabetes
Smoking
Hypertension
Family history
Hypertension
Vertebrobasilar symptoms include all of the following except:
Vertigo
Drop attacks
Ataxia
Amaurosis fagux
Amaurosis fagux
,The mechanisms for extracranial disease include:
Stenosis
Thrombosis
Embolism
Cardiac Disease
All of the above
All of the above
Subclavian steal occurs when there is a flow reducing lesion ________________ to the
origin of the vertebral artery.
Proximal
Distal
Proximal
Carotid symptoms lasting 24 to 72 hours without residual effects are categorized as:
Transient ischemic attach (TIA)
Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (RIND)
Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
Non-localizing deficit
Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (RIND)
ICA territory symptoms are usually:
Bilateral
Unilateral
Unilateral
98% of the fatalities from stroke occur due to a(n):
Ischemic event
Hemorrhagic event
Vasospasm
None of the above
Hemorrhagic event
A difference of 20-40 mmHg in bilateral brachial blood pressures is indicative of:
Subclavian steal
Carotid bifurcation disease
, Thoracic outlet syndrome
Raynaud's disease
Subclavian steal
The smallest ECA branch is the:
Ascending pharyngeal artery
Superior thyroid artery
Lingual artery
Posterior Auricular
Ascending pharyngeal artery
______________________ occurs when blood flows through a tear in the media of a vessel.
Intraplaque hemorrhage
Pseudoaneurysm
Dissection
Ulceration
Dissection
Symptoms of subclavian steal include all of the following except:
Vertigo
Amaurosis fugax
Arm Claudication
Bilateral hemiparesis
Amaurosis fugax
The segment of the ICA that passes between the 2nd and 3rd cranial nerves at the Sylvian
fissure is the:
Cervical portion
Cerebral segment
Cavernous portion
Petrous portion
Cavernous portion
The largest ECA branch is the:
Superficial temporal
Internal maxillary
Occipital
Ascending pharyngeal
