ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD EXAM TEST
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CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
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
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
where are the spiral valves of Heister located? Correct Answer in
the cystic duct
the three functions of the gallbladder: Correct Answer
concentrate bile, store bile, transport bile
what hormone causes the gallbladder to contract? Correct
Answer cholecystokinin (CCK)
a fold or septum on the posterior wall between the body and neck
is called? Correct Answer Junctional Fold
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