Abdomen Mock Exam questions and verified
answers (detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025
TESTS!!
Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum
Ans: b. main lobar fissure
Quiz Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease
Ans: b. biliary disease
Quiz Gerota's fascia provides a protective covering around which of the following organs?
a. liver
,b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostrate
Ans: c. kidney
Quiz Increased venous pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most likely lead to which of
the following conditions?
a. fatty inflitration
b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis
Ans: c. portal hypertension
Quiz Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
d. 2.0 cm
Ans: c. 1.3cm
Quiz The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the Thomson test?
a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
,c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve
Ans: c. Achilles tendon
Quiz A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most suspicious for which of the
following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration
Ans: c. Chronic pancreatitis
Quiz Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder
Ans: c. pancreas
True structures: Testes, Pancreas, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
Quiz Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
, b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass
Ans: d. Septated cystic mass
Quiz A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of cholangiocarcinoma may include a
history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis
Ans: d. ulcerative colitis
NOT Cholecystitis!!!
True associations: Male, Cholangitis, Ulcerative colitis, Choledochal cyst
Quiz A synovial cyst located in the medial popliteal fossa describes a:
a. Hunter cyst
b. Baker cyst
c. Caroli cyst
d. Thompson cyst
Ans: b. Baker's cyst
answers (detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025
TESTS!!
Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa?
a. main portal vein
b. main lobar fissure
c. intersegmental fissure
d. ligamentum venosum
Ans: b. main lobar fissure
Quiz Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis?
a. alcohol abuse
b. biliary disease
c. hyperlipidemia
d. parathyroid disease
Ans: b. biliary disease
Quiz Gerota's fascia provides a protective covering around which of the following organs?
a. liver
,b. spleen
c. kidney
d. prostrate
Ans: c. kidney
Quiz Increased venous pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most likely lead to which of
the following conditions?
a. fatty inflitration
b. intestinal angina
c. portal hypertension
d. portal vein thrombosis
Ans: c. portal hypertension
Quiz Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed:
a. 0.3 cm
b. 0.5 cm
c. 1.3 cm
d. 2.0 cm
Ans: c. 1.3cm
Quiz The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the Thomson test?
a. calf muscles
b. rotator cuff
,c. Achilles tendon
d. carpal tunnel nerve
Ans: c. Achilles tendon
Quiz A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most suspicious for which of the
following abnormalities?
a. islet cell tumor
b. cystic fibrosis
c. chronic pancreatitis
d. fatty infiltration
Ans: c. Chronic pancreatitis
Quiz Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. pancreas
d. gallbladder
Ans: c. pancreas
True structures: Testes, Pancreas, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
Quiz Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst?
a. target lesions
, b. cystic masses
c. complex masses
d. septated cystic mass
Ans: d. Septated cystic mass
Quiz A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of cholangiocarcinoma may include a
history of:
a. hepatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. appendicitis
d. ulcerative colitis
Ans: d. ulcerative colitis
NOT Cholecystitis!!!
True associations: Male, Cholangitis, Ulcerative colitis, Choledochal cyst
Quiz A synovial cyst located in the medial popliteal fossa describes a:
a. Hunter cyst
b. Baker cyst
c. Caroli cyst
d. Thompson cyst
Ans: b. Baker's cyst
