Vascular Ultrasound ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Dysarthria - Correct answers✔✔Difficulty with speech caused by impairment of the tongue or
muscles essential to speech
Common Carotid Artery (CCA) - Correct answers✔✔Arises from the aortic arch on the left side
and from the innominate artery on the right side
Bruit - Correct answers✔✔Noise caused by tissue vibration produced by turbulence that cause
flow disturbance
Dysphagia - Correct answers✔✔Inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing
Ataxia - Correct answers✔✔Impaired ability to coordinate movement, especially disturbances in
gait
Vertigo - Correct answers✔✔Sensation of having objects move about the person or sensation of
moving around in space
Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) - Correct answers✔✔Larger of the two terminal branches that arise
from the common carotid artery
Vertebral Artery - Correct answers✔✔Larger branches of the subclavian artery that merge to
form the basilar artery
Amaurosis Fugax - Correct answers✔✔Transient partial or complete loss of vision in one eye
,Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit - Correct answers✔✔Cerebral infarct that lasts longer
than 24 hours but less than 72 hours
Hemiparesis - Correct answers✔✔Unilateral partial or complete paralysis
Collateral pathway - Correct answers✔✔Develops because of vessel obstruction; smaller side
branches of the vessel provide alternative flow pathways
Aphasia - Correct answers✔✔Inability to communicate by speech or writing
Cerebrovascular accident - Correct answers✔✔Abnormal condition of the brain characterized by
occlusion by and embolus, thrombus, cerebrovascular hemorrhage, or vasospasm that results in
ischemia of brain tissues normally perfused by the damaged vessels
External Carotid Artery - Correct answers✔✔Smaller of the two terminal branches of the
common carotid artery
Transient Ischemic Attack - Correct answers✔✔Episode of cerebrovascular insufficiency,
usually associated with partial occlusion of a cerebral artery by an artherosclerotic plaque or an
embolus
Diplopia - Correct answers✔✔Double vision
The ascending aorta originates from the _____ ventricle of the heart - Correct answers✔✔left
, Three main branches arise from the super convexity of the arch in its normal configuration: the
_____ trunk (innominate artery) is the first branch; the _____ common carotid artery the second;
and the left _____ artery the third branch in approximately 70% of cases. - Correct
answers✔✔brachiocephalic; left; subclavian
The right CCA and the right subclavian artery are divided by the _____ artery, which gives rise
to the right vertebral artery. - Correct answers✔✔innominate
Each CCA ascends through the superior mediastinum anteriolaterally in the neck and lies _____
to the jugular vein - Correct answers✔✔medial
The left common carotid is usually _____ than the right, because it originates from the aortic
arch. - Correct answers✔✔longer
The termination of the CCA is the carotid _____, which is the origin of the ICA and the ECA. -
Correct answers✔✔bifurcation
The ECA originates at the midcervical level and is usually the _____ of the two terminal
branches of the CCA - Correct answers✔✔smaller
The larger of the CCA terminal branches is usually the _____ - Correct answers✔✔ICA
Identify the four main segments into which the ICA can be divided: - Correct
answers✔✔cervical, petrous, cavernous, and cerebral
In most individuals, the ICA lies _____ to the ECA and courses medially as it ascends in the
neck - Correct answers✔✔posterolateral
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Dysarthria - Correct answers✔✔Difficulty with speech caused by impairment of the tongue or
muscles essential to speech
Common Carotid Artery (CCA) - Correct answers✔✔Arises from the aortic arch on the left side
and from the innominate artery on the right side
Bruit - Correct answers✔✔Noise caused by tissue vibration produced by turbulence that cause
flow disturbance
Dysphagia - Correct answers✔✔Inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing
Ataxia - Correct answers✔✔Impaired ability to coordinate movement, especially disturbances in
gait
Vertigo - Correct answers✔✔Sensation of having objects move about the person or sensation of
moving around in space
Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) - Correct answers✔✔Larger of the two terminal branches that arise
from the common carotid artery
Vertebral Artery - Correct answers✔✔Larger branches of the subclavian artery that merge to
form the basilar artery
Amaurosis Fugax - Correct answers✔✔Transient partial or complete loss of vision in one eye
,Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit - Correct answers✔✔Cerebral infarct that lasts longer
than 24 hours but less than 72 hours
Hemiparesis - Correct answers✔✔Unilateral partial or complete paralysis
Collateral pathway - Correct answers✔✔Develops because of vessel obstruction; smaller side
branches of the vessel provide alternative flow pathways
Aphasia - Correct answers✔✔Inability to communicate by speech or writing
Cerebrovascular accident - Correct answers✔✔Abnormal condition of the brain characterized by
occlusion by and embolus, thrombus, cerebrovascular hemorrhage, or vasospasm that results in
ischemia of brain tissues normally perfused by the damaged vessels
External Carotid Artery - Correct answers✔✔Smaller of the two terminal branches of the
common carotid artery
Transient Ischemic Attack - Correct answers✔✔Episode of cerebrovascular insufficiency,
usually associated with partial occlusion of a cerebral artery by an artherosclerotic plaque or an
embolus
Diplopia - Correct answers✔✔Double vision
The ascending aorta originates from the _____ ventricle of the heart - Correct answers✔✔left
, Three main branches arise from the super convexity of the arch in its normal configuration: the
_____ trunk (innominate artery) is the first branch; the _____ common carotid artery the second;
and the left _____ artery the third branch in approximately 70% of cases. - Correct
answers✔✔brachiocephalic; left; subclavian
The right CCA and the right subclavian artery are divided by the _____ artery, which gives rise
to the right vertebral artery. - Correct answers✔✔innominate
Each CCA ascends through the superior mediastinum anteriolaterally in the neck and lies _____
to the jugular vein - Correct answers✔✔medial
The left common carotid is usually _____ than the right, because it originates from the aortic
arch. - Correct answers✔✔longer
The termination of the CCA is the carotid _____, which is the origin of the ICA and the ECA. -
Correct answers✔✔bifurcation
The ECA originates at the midcervical level and is usually the _____ of the two terminal
branches of the CCA - Correct answers✔✔smaller
The larger of the CCA terminal branches is usually the _____ - Correct answers✔✔ICA
Identify the four main segments into which the ICA can be divided: - Correct
answers✔✔cervical, petrous, cavernous, and cerebral
In most individuals, the ICA lies _____ to the ECA and courses medially as it ascends in the
neck - Correct answers✔✔posterolateral
