DMS Abdomen Review Book Mock Exam Part 1 2026 – Abdominal Sonography
Practice Questions Study Guide
b - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in
locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum
b - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute
pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease
c - correct answer ✔✔ Gerota fascia provides a protective covering around which of the
following organs?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostate
c - correct answer ✔✔ Increased pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most
likely lead to which of the following conditions?
a. fatty infiltration
,b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis
c - correct answer ✔✔ Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
d. 2.0 cm
c - correct answer ✔✔ The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the
Thompson test?
a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve
c - correct answer ✔✔ A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most
suspicious for which of the following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration
d - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system?
a. liver
b. spleen
, c. pancreas
d. gallbladder
d - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass
d - correct answer ✔✔ A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of
cholangiocarcinoma may include a history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis
b - correct answer ✔✔ A synovial cyst located in the medial popliteal fossa describes a:
a. Hunter cyst
b. Baker cyst
c. Caroli cyst
d. Thompson cyst
b - correct answer ✔✔ Normal caliber of the superior mesenteric vein should not exceed:
a. 0.5 cm
b. 1.0 cm
c. 1.5 cm
Practice Questions Study Guide
b - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in
locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum
b - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute
pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease
c - correct answer ✔✔ Gerota fascia provides a protective covering around which of the
following organs?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostate
c - correct answer ✔✔ Increased pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most
likely lead to which of the following conditions?
a. fatty infiltration
,b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis
c - correct answer ✔✔ Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
d. 2.0 cm
c - correct answer ✔✔ The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the
Thompson test?
a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve
c - correct answer ✔✔ A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most
suspicious for which of the following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration
d - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system?
a. liver
b. spleen
, c. pancreas
d. gallbladder
d - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass
d - correct answer ✔✔ A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of
cholangiocarcinoma may include a history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis
b - correct answer ✔✔ A synovial cyst located in the medial popliteal fossa describes a:
a. Hunter cyst
b. Baker cyst
c. Caroli cyst
d. Thompson cyst
b - correct answer ✔✔ Normal caliber of the superior mesenteric vein should not exceed:
a. 0.5 cm
b. 1.0 cm
c. 1.5 cm
