Abdomen Mock
Registry Test
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Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Which of the following structures is used as a sonographic landmark in locating the gallbladder fossa? -
Answer: main lobar fissure
Which of the following conditions is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis? - Answer: biliary
disease
Gerota fascia provides a protective covering around which of the following organs? - Answer: kidney
Increased pressure within the portosplenic venous system will most likely lead to which of the following
conditions? - Answer: portal hypertension
Normal diameter of the main portal vein should not exceed - Answer: 1.3 cm
The integrity of which of the following structures is evaluated with the Thompson test? - Answer:
Achilles tendon
A small hyperechoic pancreas is identified on ultrasound. This is most suspicious for which of the
following abnormalities? - Answer: chronic pancreatitis
Which of the following structures is a part of the endocrine system? - Answer: Pancreas
Which of the following is a sonographic finding of an echinococcal cyst? - Answer: septated cystic mass
A predisposing risk factor associated with the development of cholangiocarcinoma may include a history
of: - Answer: ulcerative colitis
A synovial cyst is located in the medial popliteal fossa describes a: - Answer: Baker cyst
Normal caliber of the superior mesenteric vein should not exceed: - Answer: 1 cm
, A patient presents with a history of abdominal pain and lower extremeity edema. An ultrasound is
requested to rule out Budd-Chiari syndrome. The sonographer should thoroughly evaluate which of the
following organs? - Answer: liver
Which of the following structures divides the left lobe into two segments? - Answer: left hepatic vein
and ligamentum Teres
Cholecystokinin is stimulated after food reaches the - Answer: duodenum
The gallbladder is located on the posterior surface of the liver and - Answer: anterior to the right kidney
The pyloric canal is considered abnormal when the length exceeds - Answer: 17 mm
A patient presents with a history of severe back pain, weight loss, and painless jaundice. An abnormality
in which of the following organs is most likely to correlate with these symptoms? - Answer: pancreas
The popliteal artery is considered dilated after the diameter exceeds - Answer: 1 cm
Which of the following structures surrounds the liver? - Answer: Glisson's capsule
Which of the following conditions is associated with Mirizzi syndrome? - Answer: impacted stone in the
cystic duct
A spaghetti-like echogenic tubular structure within a bile duct is a sonographic finding associated with -
Answer: ascariasis
Gallbladder wall thickening is NOT a sonographic finding in - Answer: hyperalbuminemia
The Whipple procedure is a surgical resection of which of the following organs? - Answer: pancreas
A fluid collection caused by extravasated bile is termed a - Answer: biloma
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