DMSG1820 Final Exam Questions and Detailed Highlighted
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Identify the imaging modality that provides a composite transverse image of the entire body
A. US
B. CT
C. XRAY
D. MRI
B. CT
When scanning in long axis at the level of the liver, IVC, panc, & GDA, what enters the left lobe
of the liver?
A. Femoral artery
B. Portal vein
C. Iliac vein
D. Splenic artery
B. Portal vein
Select the description of the midsagittal plane.
A. Plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
B. Plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior sections
C. Plane dividing the body into upper and lower halves
D. Plane running from the left shoulder to the right hip
A. Plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
Choose the structure that divides at the level of the aortic bifurcation.
A. Common iliac arteries
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,B. Celiac axis
C. Coronary artery
D. Hepatic artery
A. Common iliac arteries
An image dividing the right kidney into anterior and posterior sections describes the
A. Longitudinal plane
B. Coronal plane
C. Transverse plane
D. Sagital Plane
B. Coronal plane
Identify the plane that divides the body into upper an lower sections
A. Transverse
B. Mid sagittal
C. Coronal
D. Midcoronal
A. Transverse
What term describes the point that lies on the inguinal ligament halfway between the pubic
symphysis & the ASIS?
A. Intertubercular plane
B. Central iliac fossa
C. Mid-inguinal point
D. Hemigastrium
C. Mid-inguinal point
What is definition of a sagittal plane?
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, A. Divided body into EQUAL right and left halves
B. Divides body into UNEQUAL right and left halves
C. Divides body into EQUAL upper and lower halves
D. Divides body into UNEQUAL upper and lower halves
A. Divided body into EQUAL right and left halves
Identify the structures imaged at the longitudinal level of the costodiaphragmatic recess
superior to the diaphragm.
A. Pancreas and gastroduodenal artery
B. Liver and gallbladder
C. Liver and right kidney
D. Portal vein and artery
B. Liver and gallbladder
Which of the following lies inferior to the level of the caudate lobe and celiac axis on the
transverse plane?
A. Renal arteries
B. Splenic vein
C. Ligamentum venosum
D. Hepatic vein
A. Renal arteries
Which of the following lies superior to the level of the caudate lobe on the transverse plane?
A. Celiac axis
B. Splenic artery
C. Aorta
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Answers
Identify the imaging modality that provides a composite transverse image of the entire body
A. US
B. CT
C. XRAY
D. MRI
B. CT
When scanning in long axis at the level of the liver, IVC, panc, & GDA, what enters the left lobe
of the liver?
A. Femoral artery
B. Portal vein
C. Iliac vein
D. Splenic artery
B. Portal vein
Select the description of the midsagittal plane.
A. Plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
B. Plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior sections
C. Plane dividing the body into upper and lower halves
D. Plane running from the left shoulder to the right hip
A. Plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
Choose the structure that divides at the level of the aortic bifurcation.
A. Common iliac arteries
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,B. Celiac axis
C. Coronary artery
D. Hepatic artery
A. Common iliac arteries
An image dividing the right kidney into anterior and posterior sections describes the
A. Longitudinal plane
B. Coronal plane
C. Transverse plane
D. Sagital Plane
B. Coronal plane
Identify the plane that divides the body into upper an lower sections
A. Transverse
B. Mid sagittal
C. Coronal
D. Midcoronal
A. Transverse
What term describes the point that lies on the inguinal ligament halfway between the pubic
symphysis & the ASIS?
A. Intertubercular plane
B. Central iliac fossa
C. Mid-inguinal point
D. Hemigastrium
C. Mid-inguinal point
What is definition of a sagittal plane?
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, A. Divided body into EQUAL right and left halves
B. Divides body into UNEQUAL right and left halves
C. Divides body into EQUAL upper and lower halves
D. Divides body into UNEQUAL upper and lower halves
A. Divided body into EQUAL right and left halves
Identify the structures imaged at the longitudinal level of the costodiaphragmatic recess
superior to the diaphragm.
A. Pancreas and gastroduodenal artery
B. Liver and gallbladder
C. Liver and right kidney
D. Portal vein and artery
B. Liver and gallbladder
Which of the following lies inferior to the level of the caudate lobe and celiac axis on the
transverse plane?
A. Renal arteries
B. Splenic vein
C. Ligamentum venosum
D. Hepatic vein
A. Renal arteries
Which of the following lies superior to the level of the caudate lobe on the transverse plane?
A. Celiac axis
B. Splenic artery
C. Aorta
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