ARDMS ABDOMEN REGISTRY EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
The term cholangiocarcinoma denotes:
Bile duct carcinoma
Hepatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
Splenic carcinoma Correct Answer Bile duct carcinoma
Which of the following occurs when the Doppler sampling rate
(PRF) is not high enough to display the Doppler frequency shift?
Noise
Aliasing
Mirror image
Twinkle Correct Answer Aliasing
The hepatoma is a:
Benign tumor of the spleen
Benign tumor of the liver
Malignant tumor of the pancreas
Malignant tumor of the liver Correct Answer Benign tumor of the
liver
The hepatoblastoma is a:
Benign tumor of the pediatric liver
Malignant tumor of the adult liver
Malignant tumor of the pediatric liver
Malignant tumor of the pediatric adrenal gland Correct Answer
Malignant tumor of the pediatric liver
Which of the following is the space located between the pancreas
and the stomach?
,Morison pouch
Lesser sac
Space of retzius
Pouch of douglas Correct Answer Lesser sac
Which of the following is another name for the Wilms tumor?
Nephroblastoma
Hepatoblastoma
Neuroblatoma
Hepatoma Correct Answer Nephroblastoma
An angiosarcoma would most likely be discovered in the:
Rectum
Gallbladder
Spleen
Pancreas Correct Answer Spleen
Which of the following is not an endocrine organ or structure?
Thymus
Pancreas
Thyroid
Spleen Correct Answer Spleen
Which of the following is an artifact that alters the echogenicity of
a tendon?
Acoustic enhancement
Anisotropy
Ring-down
Mirror image Correct Answer Anisotropy
The gastrinoma would most likely be discovered in the:
Pancreas
Adrenal gland
Stomach
Spleen Correct Answer Pancreas
,Of the list below, which is considered to be an intraperitoneal
organ?
Left kidney
Aorta
IVC
Liver Correct Answer Liver
Which of the following is considered to be a malignant testicular
neoplasm?
Neuroblastoma
Hepatoma
Yolk sac tumor
Hamartoma Correct Answer Yolk sac tumor
Which of the following is caused by the bending of the ultrasound
beam when it passes through an interface between two tissues
with vastly dissimilar speeds of sound and the angle of the
approach is not perpendicular?
Comet-tail
Refraction
Reverberation
Acoustic enhancement Correct Answer Refraction
These potential spaces extend alongside the ascending and
descending colon on both sides of the abdomen.
Paracolic gutters
Periumbilical gutters
Greater gutters
Pericentric gutters Correct Answer Paracolic gutters
This common tumor of the kidney consists of blood vessels,
muscle, and fat.
Hemangioma
Angiomyolipoma
, Oncocytoma
Lipoma Correct Answer Angiomyolipoma
Which of the following is not a salivary gland?
Thyroid gland
Parotid gland
Submandibular gland
Sublingual gland Correct Answer Thyroid gland
Which of the following is not a pediatric malignant tumor?
Hepatoblastoma
Neuroblastoma
Pheochromocytoma
Nephroblastoma Correct Answer Pheochromocytoma
A tumor that consists of tissue from all three germ cell layers is
the:
Pheochromocytoma
Hamartoma
Adrenal rest tumor
Teratoma Correct Answer Teratoma
Which of the following would be considered a sign of disease?
Nausea
Elevated WBC
Headache
Abdominal pain Correct Answer Elevated WBC
Which of the following lab values would be most helpful in
evaluating a patient who has suffered from recent trauma?
WBC count
AFP
BUN
Hematocrit Correct Answer Hematocrit
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
The term cholangiocarcinoma denotes:
Bile duct carcinoma
Hepatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma
Splenic carcinoma Correct Answer Bile duct carcinoma
Which of the following occurs when the Doppler sampling rate
(PRF) is not high enough to display the Doppler frequency shift?
Noise
Aliasing
Mirror image
Twinkle Correct Answer Aliasing
The hepatoma is a:
Benign tumor of the spleen
Benign tumor of the liver
Malignant tumor of the pancreas
Malignant tumor of the liver Correct Answer Benign tumor of the
liver
The hepatoblastoma is a:
Benign tumor of the pediatric liver
Malignant tumor of the adult liver
Malignant tumor of the pediatric liver
Malignant tumor of the pediatric adrenal gland Correct Answer
Malignant tumor of the pediatric liver
Which of the following is the space located between the pancreas
and the stomach?
,Morison pouch
Lesser sac
Space of retzius
Pouch of douglas Correct Answer Lesser sac
Which of the following is another name for the Wilms tumor?
Nephroblastoma
Hepatoblastoma
Neuroblatoma
Hepatoma Correct Answer Nephroblastoma
An angiosarcoma would most likely be discovered in the:
Rectum
Gallbladder
Spleen
Pancreas Correct Answer Spleen
Which of the following is not an endocrine organ or structure?
Thymus
Pancreas
Thyroid
Spleen Correct Answer Spleen
Which of the following is an artifact that alters the echogenicity of
a tendon?
Acoustic enhancement
Anisotropy
Ring-down
Mirror image Correct Answer Anisotropy
The gastrinoma would most likely be discovered in the:
Pancreas
Adrenal gland
Stomach
Spleen Correct Answer Pancreas
,Of the list below, which is considered to be an intraperitoneal
organ?
Left kidney
Aorta
IVC
Liver Correct Answer Liver
Which of the following is considered to be a malignant testicular
neoplasm?
Neuroblastoma
Hepatoma
Yolk sac tumor
Hamartoma Correct Answer Yolk sac tumor
Which of the following is caused by the bending of the ultrasound
beam when it passes through an interface between two tissues
with vastly dissimilar speeds of sound and the angle of the
approach is not perpendicular?
Comet-tail
Refraction
Reverberation
Acoustic enhancement Correct Answer Refraction
These potential spaces extend alongside the ascending and
descending colon on both sides of the abdomen.
Paracolic gutters
Periumbilical gutters
Greater gutters
Pericentric gutters Correct Answer Paracolic gutters
This common tumor of the kidney consists of blood vessels,
muscle, and fat.
Hemangioma
Angiomyolipoma
, Oncocytoma
Lipoma Correct Answer Angiomyolipoma
Which of the following is not a salivary gland?
Thyroid gland
Parotid gland
Submandibular gland
Sublingual gland Correct Answer Thyroid gland
Which of the following is not a pediatric malignant tumor?
Hepatoblastoma
Neuroblastoma
Pheochromocytoma
Nephroblastoma Correct Answer Pheochromocytoma
A tumor that consists of tissue from all three germ cell layers is
the:
Pheochromocytoma
Hamartoma
Adrenal rest tumor
Teratoma Correct Answer Teratoma
Which of the following would be considered a sign of disease?
Nausea
Elevated WBC
Headache
Abdominal pain Correct Answer Elevated WBC
Which of the following lab values would be most helpful in
evaluating a patient who has suffered from recent trauma?
WBC count
AFP
BUN
Hematocrit Correct Answer Hematocrit
