CCI RVS EXAM 2023/2024 170 QUESTIONS WITH
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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 is called "innominate"
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium
c) on both the right and left sides
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
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the
profunda femoris and superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda femoris
artery courses:
a) posterolateral to the SFA
b) anterolateral to the SFA
c) posteromedial to the SFA
d) anteromedial to the SFA
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery
a) posterolateral to the SFA
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
a) femoral artery
b) internal iliac artery
c) external iliac artery
d) inferior mesenteric artery
e) none of the above
c) external iliac artery
,Because of the location of the inferior vena cava, the left renal vein crosses to the
aorta
to the left renal
artery. anterior, inferior
The superior vena cava is formed by the junction of the:
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
A useful landmark for locating the renal arteries is the:
a) superior mesenteric artery
b) right renal vein
c) celiac axis
d) common hepatic artery
e) inferior mesenteric artery
a) superior mesenteric artery
Another name for the hypogastric artery is:
a) external iliac artery
b) gastroduodenal artery
c) hepatic artery
d) internal iliac artery
e) celiac artery
d) internal iliac artery
Regarding capillaries, which is false?
a) They have only intima and adventitia layers.
b) They measure approximately 8 microns in diameter.
c) The transmit time of blood through capillaries is approx one to three seconds.
d) They lose fluid at the arteriolar end.
e) They resorb fluid at the venular end.
a) They have only intima and adventitia
layers. Artherosclerosis is a disease that
begins in the:
a) adventitia
b) intima
c) transverse fibers
d) inner media
e) outer media
b) intima
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at
the level of the upper border of the:
,a) hyoid
b) cricoid
, c) thyroid cartilage
d) cricothyroid membrane
e) carina
c) thyroid cartilage
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu
b) thyroid cartilage
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
a) maxillary artery
b) facial artery
c) inferior alveolar artery
d) transverse facial artery
e) superficial temporal artery
a) maxillary artery
Intracranial potential collateral arteries include all but the following:
a) anterior communicating artery
b) posterior communicating artery
c) superficial temporal artery
d) leptomeningeal pathways
e) rete mirable
c) superficial temporal artery
The two arteries creating the bidirectional signal observed 60 to 65 mm deep
during transcranial insonation of the temporal window are the:
a) posterior cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
b) right and left vertebral arteries
c) middle cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
e) right (or left) vertebral and right (or left) posterior inferior cerebral arteries
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis?
Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of the
communicating arteries The most common anatomic
variant of the aortic arch is:
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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 is called "innominate"
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium
c) on both the right and left sides
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
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the
profunda femoris and superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda femoris
artery courses:
a) posterolateral to the SFA
b) anterolateral to the SFA
c) posteromedial to the SFA
d) anteromedial to the SFA
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery
a) posterolateral to the SFA
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
a) femoral artery
b) internal iliac artery
c) external iliac artery
d) inferior mesenteric artery
e) none of the above
c) external iliac artery
,Because of the location of the inferior vena cava, the left renal vein crosses to the
aorta
to the left renal
artery. anterior, inferior
The superior vena cava is formed by the junction of the:
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
A useful landmark for locating the renal arteries is the:
a) superior mesenteric artery
b) right renal vein
c) celiac axis
d) common hepatic artery
e) inferior mesenteric artery
a) superior mesenteric artery
Another name for the hypogastric artery is:
a) external iliac artery
b) gastroduodenal artery
c) hepatic artery
d) internal iliac artery
e) celiac artery
d) internal iliac artery
Regarding capillaries, which is false?
a) They have only intima and adventitia layers.
b) They measure approximately 8 microns in diameter.
c) The transmit time of blood through capillaries is approx one to three seconds.
d) They lose fluid at the arteriolar end.
e) They resorb fluid at the venular end.
a) They have only intima and adventitia
layers. Artherosclerosis is a disease that
begins in the:
a) adventitia
b) intima
c) transverse fibers
d) inner media
e) outer media
b) intima
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at
the level of the upper border of the:
,a) hyoid
b) cricoid
, c) thyroid cartilage
d) cricothyroid membrane
e) carina
c) thyroid cartilage
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu
b) thyroid cartilage
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
a) maxillary artery
b) facial artery
c) inferior alveolar artery
d) transverse facial artery
e) superficial temporal artery
a) maxillary artery
Intracranial potential collateral arteries include all but the following:
a) anterior communicating artery
b) posterior communicating artery
c) superficial temporal artery
d) leptomeningeal pathways
e) rete mirable
c) superficial temporal artery
The two arteries creating the bidirectional signal observed 60 to 65 mm deep
during transcranial insonation of the temporal window are the:
a) posterior cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
b) right and left vertebral arteries
c) middle cerebral and posterior cerebral arteries
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
e) right (or left) vertebral and right (or left) posterior inferior cerebral arteries
d) middle cerebral and anterior cerebral arteries
What is the most common anomaly of the circle of Willis?
Absence or hypoplasia of one or both of the
communicating arteries The most common anatomic
variant of the aortic arch is:
