ARDMS Abdomen Board Review With complete solution
(2022/2023)
1. the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed(Answer)
3 cm
2. the celiac trunk is the first branch of the aorta(Answer) anterior
3. the celiac trifurcates into...?(Answer) the common
hepatic artery the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
4. the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...?(Answer) the common
hepatic artery
5. this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels verti-
cally anterior and parallel to the aorta(Answer) the superior mesenteric
artery
6. which renal artery has a more complicated course?(Answer) the right
renal artery
7.an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and
becomes hardened(Answer) arteriosclerosis
8. dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all
three layers of the vessel wall..?(Answer) aneurysm
9. majority of aneurysms are located below...?(Answer) the level of the
renal arteries
10.the most common type of a true aneurysm is...?(Answer) fusiform
11.tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a...(Answer) dissecting
aneurysm
12.aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma(Answer) pseudo
aneurysm
13.which renal vein has the more complicated course?(Answer) the left
renal vein
14.the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left
,gonadal vein empties...(Answer) into the left renal vein which then
empties into the IVC
15.a liver measurement greater than - cm is considered he-
patomegaly(Answer) 15-20
16.normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may
be mistaken for hepatomegaly(Answer) Riedel's Lobe
17.the liver is almost completely covered by...(Answer) Glisson's Capsule
18. arrange these in order from most echogenic to least
echogenic(Answer) pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver,
renal sinus, renal cortex-
(Answer) renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal
cortex > renal medullary pyramids
19.the liver is composed of three lobes...(Answer) left lobe, right lobe,
caudate lobe
20.the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ...(Answer) right lobe and
left lobe
,21.the right hepatic vein divides the...(Answer) right lobe into anterior
and posterior segments
22.the left hepatic vein divides the...(Answer) left lobe into medial and
lateral segments
23.these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe(Answer) the right and
left hepatic veins
24.the ligamentum venosum divides the...(Answer) caudate lobe and the
left lobe
25.the ligamentum teres divides the...(Answer) left lobe into medial
and lateral seg- ments
26.the falciform ligament divides the ...(Answer) right and left lobe
27.the coronary ligament connects the liver to...(Answer) the diaphragm
28.the main lobar fissure divides...(Answer) right and left lobe
29.the portal triad is...(Answer) the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and
the common bile duct
30.AST is increased with...(Answer) hepatocellular disease
31.this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice
occurs and following in the course of hepatitis(Answer) AST
32. this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal-
(Answer) ALT
33.alkaline phosphatase is increased in...(Answer) obstruction of the
biliary system
34.decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to
the amount of necrosis is known as...(Answer) diffuse hepatocellular
disease
35.accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes...(Answer) fatty liver
36.diffuse inflammatory process of the liver(Answer) acute hepatitis
37.diffuse fibrotic process that involves the entire liver..(Answer) cirrhosis
38.autosomal recessive liver disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.. . .glyco-
gen storage disease
39.portal vein is considered enlarged if it measures over. .?(Answer) 13mm
40.obstruction of the hepatic veins caused by thrombosis or
, compression from a liver mass is known as..?(Answer) Budd-Chiari
Syndrome
41.the gallbladder wall should not exceed...(Answer) 3 mm
42.the gallbladder is divided into three segments called..?(Answer) neck,
body, fundus
43.where are the spiral valves of Heister located?(Answer) in the cystic
duct
(2022/2023)
1. the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed(Answer)
3 cm
2. the celiac trunk is the first branch of the aorta(Answer) anterior
3. the celiac trifurcates into...?(Answer) the common
hepatic artery the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
4. the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...?(Answer) the common
hepatic artery
5. this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels verti-
cally anterior and parallel to the aorta(Answer) the superior mesenteric
artery
6. which renal artery has a more complicated course?(Answer) the right
renal artery
7.an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and
becomes hardened(Answer) arteriosclerosis
8. dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all
three layers of the vessel wall..?(Answer) aneurysm
9. majority of aneurysms are located below...?(Answer) the level of the
renal arteries
10.the most common type of a true aneurysm is...?(Answer) fusiform
11.tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a...(Answer) dissecting
aneurysm
12.aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma(Answer) pseudo
aneurysm
13.which renal vein has the more complicated course?(Answer) the left
renal vein
14.the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left
,gonadal vein empties...(Answer) into the left renal vein which then
empties into the IVC
15.a liver measurement greater than - cm is considered he-
patomegaly(Answer) 15-20
16.normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may
be mistaken for hepatomegaly(Answer) Riedel's Lobe
17.the liver is almost completely covered by...(Answer) Glisson's Capsule
18. arrange these in order from most echogenic to least
echogenic(Answer) pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver,
renal sinus, renal cortex-
(Answer) renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal
cortex > renal medullary pyramids
19.the liver is composed of three lobes...(Answer) left lobe, right lobe,
caudate lobe
20.the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ...(Answer) right lobe and
left lobe
,21.the right hepatic vein divides the...(Answer) right lobe into anterior
and posterior segments
22.the left hepatic vein divides the...(Answer) left lobe into medial and
lateral segments
23.these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe(Answer) the right and
left hepatic veins
24.the ligamentum venosum divides the...(Answer) caudate lobe and the
left lobe
25.the ligamentum teres divides the...(Answer) left lobe into medial
and lateral seg- ments
26.the falciform ligament divides the ...(Answer) right and left lobe
27.the coronary ligament connects the liver to...(Answer) the diaphragm
28.the main lobar fissure divides...(Answer) right and left lobe
29.the portal triad is...(Answer) the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and
the common bile duct
30.AST is increased with...(Answer) hepatocellular disease
31.this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice
occurs and following in the course of hepatitis(Answer) AST
32. this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal-
(Answer) ALT
33.alkaline phosphatase is increased in...(Answer) obstruction of the
biliary system
34.decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to
the amount of necrosis is known as...(Answer) diffuse hepatocellular
disease
35.accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes...(Answer) fatty liver
36.diffuse inflammatory process of the liver(Answer) acute hepatitis
37.diffuse fibrotic process that involves the entire liver..(Answer) cirrhosis
38.autosomal recessive liver disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.. . .glyco-
gen storage disease
39.portal vein is considered enlarged if it measures over. .?(Answer) 13mm
40.obstruction of the hepatic veins caused by thrombosis or
, compression from a liver mass is known as..?(Answer) Budd-Chiari
Syndrome
41.the gallbladder wall should not exceed...(Answer) 3 mm
42.the gallbladder is divided into three segments called..?(Answer) neck,
body, fundus
43.where are the spiral valves of Heister located?(Answer) in the cystic
duct
