DMS 122 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The aorta bifurcates into ____________________________ at the level of the
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_____________________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-left and right common illiac | | | | | | | |
arteries; umbilicus |
Anterior branches of the aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-celiac trunk, SMA, IMA
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If You are scanning your patient in the transverse plane at the level demonstrated
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|in the image above, which way would you slide your transducer to see the SMA?
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|- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inferior
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smaller branches of the left portal vein - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-left medial and
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left lateral portal veins
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Which blood vessel courses anterior to the aorta and posterior to the SMA? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-LRV |
Which blood vessel courses more anteriorly, renal arteries or renal veins? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-renal veins | |
All of the following are lower extremity arteries except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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greater saphenous artery | |
,What vascular landmark divides the aorta into proximal and mid segments? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-SMA |
The liver occupies a major portion of the _____________ region. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-right hypochondrium |
The IVC and its visible branches are primarily evaluated to detect - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-thrombosis and tumor invasion | | |
On the left anteriorly, the legamentum teres divides the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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medial from the lateral left lobe
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The caudate lobe is bordered posteriorly by the _______ and anteriorly by the
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_______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-IVC; Left portal vein
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The main portal vein enters the _____________ and divides into left and right
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portal branches - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-porta hepatis
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The main lobar fissure is seen as an echogenic line connecting the
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________________ to the _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gallbladder; right | | | | | | | |
portal vein |
The portal triad consist of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-CBD, HA, PV
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, The common hepatic duct is _________ to the portal vein. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-anterior
The walls of the portal vein are _____ when compared to the liver parenchyma? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hyperechoic
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"Shotgun sign" seen in the liver parenchyma is indicative of: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-dilated biliary ducts | |
ducts of the biliary system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-common hepatic
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cystic |
common bile |
What vein brings oxygen enriched blood to the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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portal vein |
Main lobar fissure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-divides the right and left lobes of the
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liver
A contracted gallbladder packed with stones will give the ______ sign. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-wes
Causes of gallbladder wall thickening include everything EXCEPT: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-deep vein thrombosis | |
Correct Answers
The aorta bifurcates into ____________________________ at the level of the
| | | | | | | | | |
_____________________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-left and right common illiac | | | | | | | |
arteries; umbilicus |
Anterior branches of the aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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?
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inferior
| |
smaller branches of the left portal vein - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-left medial and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
left lateral portal veins
| | |
Which blood vessel courses anterior to the aorta and posterior to the SMA? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-LRV |
Which blood vessel courses more anteriorly, renal arteries or renal veins? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-renal veins | |
All of the following are lower extremity arteries except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
greater saphenous artery | |
,What vascular landmark divides the aorta into proximal and mid segments? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-SMA |
The liver occupies a major portion of the _____________ region. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-right hypochondrium |
The IVC and its visible branches are primarily evaluated to detect - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-thrombosis and tumor invasion | | |
On the left anteriorly, the legamentum teres divides the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
medial from the lateral left lobe
| | | | |
The caudate lobe is bordered posteriorly by the _______ and anteriorly by the
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_______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-IVC; Left portal vein
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The main portal vein enters the _____________ and divides into left and right
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portal branches - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-porta hepatis
| | | | |
The main lobar fissure is seen as an echogenic line connecting the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
________________ to the _________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gallbladder; right | | | | | | | |
portal vein |
The portal triad consist of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-CBD, HA, PV
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, The common hepatic duct is _________ to the portal vein. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-anterior
The walls of the portal vein are _____ when compared to the liver parenchyma? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hyperechoic
| |
"Shotgun sign" seen in the liver parenchyma is indicative of: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-dilated biliary ducts | |
ducts of the biliary system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-common hepatic
| | | | | | | | |
cystic |
common bile |
What vein brings oxygen enriched blood to the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
portal vein |
Main lobar fissure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-divides the right and left lobes of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
liver
A contracted gallbladder packed with stones will give the ______ sign. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-wes
Causes of gallbladder wall thickening include everything EXCEPT: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-deep vein thrombosis | |
