Ardms Abdomen Board Study
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the normal AP dimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - Answer 3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - Answer anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - Answer the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - Answer the common hepatic
artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically
anterior and parallel to the aorta - Answer the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - Answer the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes
hardened - Answer arteriosclerosis
,Ardms Abdomen Board Study
Review with best solutions.
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of
the vessel wall..? - Answer aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - Answer the level of the renal
arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - Answer fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - Answer dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - Answer pseudo
aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - Answer the left renal vein
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
,Ardms Abdomen Board Study
Review with best solutions.
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly -
Answer 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be
mistaken for hepatomegaly - Answer Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - Answer Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex -
Answer renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal
medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - Answer left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - Answer right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - Answer right lobe into anterior and posterior
segments
, Ardms Abdomen Board Study
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the left hepatic vein divides the... - Answer left lobe into medial and lateral
segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - Answer the right and left hepatic
veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - Answer caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - Answer left lobe into medial and lateral
segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - Answer right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - Answer the diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - Answer right and left lobe
Review with best solutions.
the normal AP dimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - Answer 3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - Answer anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - Answer the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - Answer the common hepatic
artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically
anterior and parallel to the aorta - Answer the superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - Answer the right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes
hardened - Answer arteriosclerosis
,Ardms Abdomen Board Study
Review with best solutions.
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of
the vessel wall..? - Answer aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - Answer the level of the renal
arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - Answer fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - Answer dissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - Answer pseudo
aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - Answer the left renal vein
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
,Ardms Abdomen Board Study
Review with best solutions.
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly -
Answer 15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be
mistaken for hepatomegaly - Answer Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - Answer Glisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex -
Answer renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal
medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - Answer left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - Answer right lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - Answer right lobe into anterior and posterior
segments
, Ardms Abdomen Board Study
Review with best solutions.
the left hepatic vein divides the... - Answer left lobe into medial and lateral
segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - Answer the right and left hepatic
veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - Answer caudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - Answer left lobe into medial and lateral
segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - Answer right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - Answer the diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - Answer right and left lobe
