QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.The aorta bifurcates into ____________________________ at the level of the
_____________________ - ANSWERS✔-left and right common illiac arteries;
umbilicus
\.Anterior branches of the aorta - ANSWERS✔-celiac trunk, SMA, IMA
\.If You are scanning your patient in the transverse plane at the level
demonstrated in the image above, which way would you slide your transducer to
see the SMA? - ANSWERS✔-inferior
\.smaller branches of the left portal vein - ANSWERS✔-left medial and left lateral
portal veins
\.Which blood vessel courses anterior to the aorta and posterior to the SMA? -
ANSWERS✔-LRV
\.Which blood vessel courses more anteriorly, renal arteries or renal veins? -
ANSWERS✔-renal veins
,\.All of the following are lower extremity arteries except: - ANSWERS✔-greater
saphenous artery
\.What vascular landmark divides the aorta into proximal and mid segments? -
ANSWERS✔-SMA
\.The liver occupies a major portion of the _____________ region. - ANSWERS✔-
right hypochondrium
\.The IVC and its visible branches are primarily evaluated to detect - ANSWERS✔-
thrombosis and tumor invasion
\.On the left anteriorly, the legamentum teres divides the - ANSWERS✔-medial
from the lateral left lobe
\.The caudate lobe is bordered posteriorly by the _______ and anteriorly by the
_______. - ANSWERS✔-IVC; Left portal vein
\.The main portal vein enters the _____________ and divides into left and right
portal branches - ANSWERS✔-porta hepatis
\.The main lobar fissure is seen as an echogenic line connecting the
________________ to the _________. - ANSWERS✔-gallbladder; right portal vein
\.The portal triad consist of - ANSWERS✔-CBD, HA, PV
, \.The common hepatic duct is _________ to the portal vein. - ANSWERS✔-anterior
\.The walls of the portal vein are _____ when compared to the liver parenchyma?
- ANSWERS✔-Hyperechoic
\."Shotgun sign" seen in the liver parenchyma is indicative of: - ANSWERS✔-
dilated biliary ducts
\.ducts of the biliary system - ANSWERS✔-common hepatic
cystic
common bile
\.What vein brings oxygen enriched blood to the liver? - ANSWERS✔-portal vein
\.Main lobar fissure - ANSWERS✔-divides the right and left lobes of the liver
\.A contracted gallbladder packed with stones will give the ______ sign. -
ANSWERS✔-wes
\.Causes of gallbladder wall thickening include everything EXCEPT: - ANSWERS✔-
deep vein thrombosis