RVT ARDMS CORE EXAM TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The term "muscle pump" refers to:
a. the ventricles of the heart
b. the right atrium of the heart
c. the calf muscles
d. the pulmonary arteries
e. the veins in the groin - ✔✔c. the calf muscles
✔✔Which vein in the antecubital fossa connects the cephalic and basilic veins?
a. axillary vein
b. median cubital vein
c. cephalic vein
d. basilic vien
e. ulnar vein - ✔✔b. median cubital vein
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a deep vein of the upper extremity?
a. ulnar vein
b. cephalic vein
c. axillary vein
d. radial vein
e. brachial vein - ✔✔b. cephalic vein
✔✔The brachiocephalic vein is found:
a. only on the right side
b. only on the left side
c. on both the right and left sides
d. there is no such vein; it's called "innominate"
e. this vein is located centrally in the cranium - ✔✔c. on both the right and left sides
✔✔Which of the following vessels joins the brachial veins to form the axillary vein?
a. subclavian vein
b. innominate vein
c. cephalic vein
d. basilic vein
e. ulnar vein - ✔✔d. basilic vein
✔✔Muscular veins of the calf that empty into the popliteal vein behind the knee are:
a. soleal sinuses
b. femoral veins
c. adductor veins
d. gastrocnemius veins
e. perforating veins - ✔✔d. gastrocnemius veins
, ✔✔Compared to the arteries, veins have:
a. thicker, more muscular walls
b. thicker intima
c. thicker adventitia and media
d. thinner intima
e. thinner adventitia and media - ✔✔e. thinner adventitia and media
✔✔Which of the following statements about venous valves is FALSE?
a. they are essential to the muscle pump
b. they are bicuspid
c. they consist of endothelial tissue
d. they allow flow only away from the heart
e. they have sinuses to facilitate closure - ✔✔d. they allow flow only away from the
heart
✔✔Peripheral resistance increases with"
a. greater length, smaller diameter, and lower blood viscosity
b. greater length, larger diameter, and higher blood viscosity
c. shorter length, larger diameter, and lower blood viscosity
d. shorter length, smaller diameter, and lower blood viscosity
e. greater length, smaller diameter, and higher blood viscosity - ✔✔e. greater length,
smaller diameter, and higher blood viscosity
✔✔The following arteries have low-resistance flow character:
a. internal carotid, preprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
b. external carotid, preprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
c. internal carotid, postprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
d. external carotid, postprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
e. internal carotid and superior mesenteric arteries - ✔✔c. internal carotid, postprandial
superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
✔✔Which of the following statements about the dorsalis pedis artery is NOT correct?
a. it runs anterior to the medial malleolus
b. it is typically the continuation of the anterior tibial artery
c. it joins the pedal arch about halfway along the dorsum of the foot
d. it is a branch of the peroneal artery
e. it begins at the bend of the foot and ankle - ✔✔d. it is a branch of the peroneal artery
✔✔Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. deep artery of the penis
b. dorsal artery of the penis
c. corpus spongiosum
d. inferior vesicle artery
e. dorsal vein - ✔✔d. inferior vesicle artery
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The term "muscle pump" refers to:
a. the ventricles of the heart
b. the right atrium of the heart
c. the calf muscles
d. the pulmonary arteries
e. the veins in the groin - ✔✔c. the calf muscles
✔✔Which vein in the antecubital fossa connects the cephalic and basilic veins?
a. axillary vein
b. median cubital vein
c. cephalic vein
d. basilic vien
e. ulnar vein - ✔✔b. median cubital vein
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a deep vein of the upper extremity?
a. ulnar vein
b. cephalic vein
c. axillary vein
d. radial vein
e. brachial vein - ✔✔b. cephalic vein
✔✔The brachiocephalic vein is found:
a. only on the right side
b. only on the left side
c. on both the right and left sides
d. there is no such vein; it's called "innominate"
e. this vein is located centrally in the cranium - ✔✔c. on both the right and left sides
✔✔Which of the following vessels joins the brachial veins to form the axillary vein?
a. subclavian vein
b. innominate vein
c. cephalic vein
d. basilic vein
e. ulnar vein - ✔✔d. basilic vein
✔✔Muscular veins of the calf that empty into the popliteal vein behind the knee are:
a. soleal sinuses
b. femoral veins
c. adductor veins
d. gastrocnemius veins
e. perforating veins - ✔✔d. gastrocnemius veins
, ✔✔Compared to the arteries, veins have:
a. thicker, more muscular walls
b. thicker intima
c. thicker adventitia and media
d. thinner intima
e. thinner adventitia and media - ✔✔e. thinner adventitia and media
✔✔Which of the following statements about venous valves is FALSE?
a. they are essential to the muscle pump
b. they are bicuspid
c. they consist of endothelial tissue
d. they allow flow only away from the heart
e. they have sinuses to facilitate closure - ✔✔d. they allow flow only away from the
heart
✔✔Peripheral resistance increases with"
a. greater length, smaller diameter, and lower blood viscosity
b. greater length, larger diameter, and higher blood viscosity
c. shorter length, larger diameter, and lower blood viscosity
d. shorter length, smaller diameter, and lower blood viscosity
e. greater length, smaller diameter, and higher blood viscosity - ✔✔e. greater length,
smaller diameter, and higher blood viscosity
✔✔The following arteries have low-resistance flow character:
a. internal carotid, preprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
b. external carotid, preprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
c. internal carotid, postprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
d. external carotid, postprandial superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
e. internal carotid and superior mesenteric arteries - ✔✔c. internal carotid, postprandial
superior mesenteric, and renal arteries
✔✔Which of the following statements about the dorsalis pedis artery is NOT correct?
a. it runs anterior to the medial malleolus
b. it is typically the continuation of the anterior tibial artery
c. it joins the pedal arch about halfway along the dorsum of the foot
d. it is a branch of the peroneal artery
e. it begins at the bend of the foot and ankle - ✔✔d. it is a branch of the peroneal artery
✔✔Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. deep artery of the penis
b. dorsal artery of the penis
c. corpus spongiosum
d. inferior vesicle artery
e. dorsal vein - ✔✔d. inferior vesicle artery
