CCI RVS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS| NEW UPGRADE EXAM| GRADED A+
The brachiocephalic vein is found:
a) only on the right side
b) only on the left side
c) on both the right and left sides
d) there is no such vein; it is called "innominate"
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium --CORRECT ANSWER--c) on
both the right and left sides
Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following except:
a) deep artery of the penis
b) dorsal artery of the penis
c) corpus spongiosum
d) inferior vesicle artery
e) dorsal vein --CORRECT ANSWER--d) inferior vesicle artery
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the
profunda femoris and superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda
femoris artery courses:
a) posterolateral to the SFA
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,b) anterolateral to the SFA
c) posteromedial to the SFA
d) anteromedial to the SFA
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery --CORRECT ANSWER--a)
posterolateral to the SFA
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
a) femoral artery
b) internal iliac artery
c) external iliac artery
d) inferior mesenteric artery
e) none of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--c) external iliac artery
Because of the location of the inferior vena cava, the left renal vein crosses
_______ to the aorta _______ to the left renal artery. --CORRECT ANSWER--
anterior, inferior
The superior vena cava is formed by the junction of the: --CORRECT
ANSWER--Right and left brachiocephalic veins
A useful landmark for locating the renal arteries is the:
a) superior mesenteric artery
b) right renal vein
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,c) celiac axis
d) common hepatic artery
e) inferior mesenteric artery --CORRECT ANSWER--a) superior mesenteric
artery
Another name for the hypogastric artery is:
a) external iliac artery
b) gastroduodenal artery
c) hepatic artery
d) internal iliac artery
e) celiac artery --CORRECT ANSWER--d) internal iliac artery
Regarding capillaries, which is false?
a) They have only intima and adventitia layers.
b) They measure approximately 8 microns in diameter.
c) The transmit time of blood through capillaries is approx one to three seconds.
d) They lose fluid at the arteriolar end.
e) They resorb fluid at the venular end. --CORRECT ANSWER--a) They have
only intima and adventitia layers.
Artherosclerosis is a disease that begins in the:
a) adventitia
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, b) intima
c) transverse fibers
d) inner media
e) outer media --CORRECT ANSWER--b) intima
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at
the level of the upper border of the:
a) hyoid
b) cricoid
c) thyroid cartilage
d) cricothyroid membrane
e) carina --CORRECT ANSWER--c) thyroid cartilage
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu --CORRECT ANSWER--b) thyroid cartilage
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
a) maxillary artery
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SOLUTIONS| NEW UPGRADE EXAM| GRADED A+
The brachiocephalic vein is found:
a) only on the right side
b) only on the left side
c) on both the right and left sides
d) there is no such vein; it is called "innominate"
e) this vein is located centrally in the cranium --CORRECT ANSWER--c) on
both the right and left sides
Vessels and structures of the penis include all of the following except:
a) deep artery of the penis
b) dorsal artery of the penis
c) corpus spongiosum
d) inferior vesicle artery
e) dorsal vein --CORRECT ANSWER--d) inferior vesicle artery
In B-mode imaging of the common femoral artery and its bifurcation into the
profunda femoris and superficial femoral arteries, normally the profunda
femoris artery courses:
a) posterolateral to the SFA
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,b) anterolateral to the SFA
c) posteromedial to the SFA
d) anteromedial to the SFA
e) lateral to the superficial femoral artery --CORRECT ANSWER--a)
posterolateral to the SFA
This vessel courses along the medial aspect of the psoas muscle:
a) femoral artery
b) internal iliac artery
c) external iliac artery
d) inferior mesenteric artery
e) none of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--c) external iliac artery
Because of the location of the inferior vena cava, the left renal vein crosses
_______ to the aorta _______ to the left renal artery. --CORRECT ANSWER--
anterior, inferior
The superior vena cava is formed by the junction of the: --CORRECT
ANSWER--Right and left brachiocephalic veins
A useful landmark for locating the renal arteries is the:
a) superior mesenteric artery
b) right renal vein
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,c) celiac axis
d) common hepatic artery
e) inferior mesenteric artery --CORRECT ANSWER--a) superior mesenteric
artery
Another name for the hypogastric artery is:
a) external iliac artery
b) gastroduodenal artery
c) hepatic artery
d) internal iliac artery
e) celiac artery --CORRECT ANSWER--d) internal iliac artery
Regarding capillaries, which is false?
a) They have only intima and adventitia layers.
b) They measure approximately 8 microns in diameter.
c) The transmit time of blood through capillaries is approx one to three seconds.
d) They lose fluid at the arteriolar end.
e) They resorb fluid at the venular end. --CORRECT ANSWER--a) They have
only intima and adventitia layers.
Artherosclerosis is a disease that begins in the:
a) adventitia
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, b) intima
c) transverse fibers
d) inner media
e) outer media --CORRECT ANSWER--b) intima
The common carotid divides into its external and internal branches usually at
the level of the upper border of the:
a) hyoid
b) cricoid
c) thyroid cartilage
d) cricothyroid membrane
e) carina --CORRECT ANSWER--c) thyroid cartilage
The prominence of the larynx is formed by the:
a) hyoid bone
b) thyroid cartilage
c) cricoid cartilage
d) thyroid gland
e) greater cornu --CORRECT ANSWER--b) thyroid cartilage
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the:
a) maxillary artery
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