ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - correct answer -3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - correct answer -anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - c...
the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - correct
answer -3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - correct answer -
anterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - correct answer -the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - correct answer -the
common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels
vertically anterior and parallel to the aorta - correct answer -the superior
mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - correct answer -the
right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes
hardened - correct answer -arteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three
layers of the vessel wall..? - correct answer -aneurysm
majority of aneurysms are located below...? - correct answer -the level of the
renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - correct answer -fusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - correct answer -dissecting
aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - correct answer -
pseudo aneurysm
,which renal vein has the more complicated course? - correct answer -the left
renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein
empties... - correct answer -into the left renal vein which then empties into
the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered
hepatomegaly - correct answer -15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be
mistaken for hepatomegaly - correct answer -Riedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - correct answer -Glisson's
Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex -
correct answer -renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex >
renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - correct answer -left lobe, right lobe,
caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - correct answer -right lobe
and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - correct answer -right lobe into anterior
and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - correct answer -left lobe into medial and
lateral segments
these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - correct answer -the right and
left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - correct answer -caudate lobe and
the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - correct answer -left lobe into medial
and lateral segments
, the falciform ligament divides the ... - correct answer -right and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - correct answer -the
diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - correct answer -right and left lobe
the portal triad is... - correct answer -the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and
the common bile duct
AST is increased with... - correct answer -hepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice occurs
and following in the course of hepatitis - correct answer -AST
this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal -
correct answer -ALT
alkaline phosphatase is increased in... - correct answer -obstruction of the
biliary system
decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to the
amount of necrosis is known as... - correct answer -diffuse hepatocellular
disease
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes... - correct answer -fatty liver
diffuse inflammatory process of the liver - correct answer -acute hepatitis
diffuse fibrotic process that involves the entire liver.. - correct answer -
cirrhosis
autosomal recessive liver disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.... - correct
answer -glycogen storage disease
portal vein is considered enlarged if it measures over...? - correct answer -
13mm
obstruction of the hepatic veins caused by thrombosis or compression from
a liver mass is known as..? - correct answer -Budd-Chiari Syndrome
the gallbladder wall should not exceed... - correct answer -3 mm
the gallbladder is divided into three segments called..? - correct answer -
neck, body, fundus
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