ARDMS ABDOMEN ACTUAL EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM
AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025/2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND GRADED A+) NEWEST
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Where is the major portion of the liver, the right lobe
located? - ANSWER-in the right upper quadrant of the
abdomen
What organ is covered in large part by the peritoneum ,
except for a small area posterior to the dome known as
the bare area? - ANSWER-the Liver
Which organ is covered in a layer of fibrous tissue,
glisson's capsule? - ANSWER-the Liver
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You suspect enlargement of the caudate lobe in a patient
with liver disease. What structure located at the anterior
border of the caudate lobe will help you to identify this lobe
of the liver? - ANSWER-Fissure for the ligamentum
venosum
You are asked to rule out the presence of a recannalized
paraumbilical. Which anatomic structure is a useful
landmark in location of this structure? - ANSWER-
Ligamentum teres
What is the left portal vein in contact with? - ANSWER-
Ligamentum teres
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Where does the paraumbilical vein begins? - ANSWER-
begins at the left portal vein and exits the liver at the
ligamentum teres
Which vessel course within the main lobar fissure? -
ANSWER-middle hepatic vein
Oxygenated blood is supplied to the liver via the: -
ANSWER-Portal vein and hepatic artery
You are performing a sonogram on a slender female and
notice a long, thin extension of the inferior aspect of the
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right lobe of the liver. The most likely represents: -
ANSWER-Reidel's lobe
What forms the caudal border of the left portal vein? -
ANSWER-Ligamentum teres
What ligament divides the left lobe of the liver into medial
and lateral segments? - ANSWER-Ligamentum teres
You are asked to perform a Doppler study on the hepatic
veins in the liver. What differentiates the hepatic veins
from the portal veins? - ANSWER-the portal veins are
accompanied by branches of the biliary tree and hepatic
artery