ARDMS Abdomen Board Review With complete solution (2022/2023)

1. the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed(Answer) 3 cm 2. the celiac trunk is the first branch of the aorta(Answer) anterior 3. the celiac trifurcates into...?(Answer) the common hepatic artery the left gastric artery the splenic artery 4. the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...?(Answer) the common hepatic artery 5. this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels verti- cally anterior and parallel to the aorta(Answer) the superior mesenteric artery 6. which renal artery has a more complicated course?(Answer) the right renal artery 7. an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened(Answer) arteriosclerosis 8. dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..?(Answer) aneurysm 9. majority of aneurysms are located below...?(Answer) the level of the renal arteries