ARDMS Abdomen Board Review | 2024
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the normal AP dimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - ✔✔3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - ✔✔anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - ✔✔
the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - ✔✔the common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the
aorta - ✔✔the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - ✔✔the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened -
✔✔arteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? -
✔✔aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - ✔✔the level of the renal arteries
,the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - ✔✔fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - ✔✔dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - ✔✔pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - ✔✔the left renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - ✔✔into the left
renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - ✔✔15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly -
✔✔Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - ✔✔Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - ✔✔renal sinus > pancreas >
liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - ✔✔left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - ✔✔right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - ✔✔right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - ✔✔left lobe into medial and lateral segments
, these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - ✔✔the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - ✔✔caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - ✔✔left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - ✔✔right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - ✔✔the diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - ✔✔right and left lobe
the portal triad is... - ✔✔the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct
AST is increased with... - ✔✔hepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice occurs and following in the course of
hepatitis - ✔✔AST
this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal - ✔✔ALT
alkaline phosphatase is increased in... - ✔✔obstruction of the biliary system
decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to the amount of necrosis is known
as... - ✔✔diffuse hepatocellular disease
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes... - ✔✔fatty liver
Questions & Answers | 100% Correct |
Verified
the normal AP dimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - ✔✔3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - ✔✔anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - ✔✔
the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - ✔✔the common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the
aorta - ✔✔the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - ✔✔the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened -
✔✔arteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? -
✔✔aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - ✔✔the level of the renal arteries
,the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - ✔✔fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - ✔✔dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - ✔✔pseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - ✔✔the left renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - ✔✔into the left
renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - ✔✔15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly -
✔✔Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - ✔✔Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - ✔✔renal sinus > pancreas >
liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - ✔✔left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - ✔✔right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - ✔✔right lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - ✔✔left lobe into medial and lateral segments
, these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - ✔✔the right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - ✔✔caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - ✔✔left lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - ✔✔right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - ✔✔the diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - ✔✔right and left lobe
the portal triad is... - ✔✔the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct
AST is increased with... - ✔✔hepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice occurs and following in the course of
hepatitis - ✔✔AST
this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal - ✔✔ALT
alkaline phosphatase is increased in... - ✔✔obstruction of the biliary system
decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to the amount of necrosis is known
as... - ✔✔diffuse hepatocellular disease
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes... - ✔✔fatty liver
