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the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed -Answer- 3 cm the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta -Answer- anterior the celiac trifurcates into...? -Answer- the common hepatic artery the left gastric artery the splenic artery the gastroduodenal artery is...

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Ardms Abdomen Board Review Questions and
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the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed -Answer- ✔3 cm

the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta -Answer- ✔anterior

the celiac trifurcates into...? -Answer- ✔the common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery

the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? -Answer- ✔the common hepatic artery

this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior
and parallel to the aorta -Answer- ✔the superior mesenteric artery

which renal artery has a more complicated course? -Answer- ✔the right renal artery

an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened -
Answer- ✔arteriosclerosis

dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the
vessel wall..? -Answer- ✔aneurysm

majority of aneurysms are located below...? -Answer- ✔the level of the renal arteries

the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? -Answer- ✔fusiform

tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... -Answer- ✔dissecting aneurysm

aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma -Answer- ✔pseudo aneurysm

which renal vein has the more complicated course? -Answer- ✔the left renal vein

the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... -
Answer- ✔into the left renal vein which then empties into the IVC

a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly -Answer-
✔15-20

normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for
hepatomegaly -Answer- ✔Riedel's Lobe



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the liver is almost completely covered by... -Answer- ✔Glisson's Capsule

arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex -Answer-
✔renal sinus > pancreas > liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids

the liver is composed of three lobes... -Answer- ✔left lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe

the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... -Answer- ✔right lobe and left lobe

the right hepatic vein divides the... -Answer- ✔right lobe into anterior and posterior
segments

the left hepatic vein divides the... -Answer- ✔left lobe into medial and lateral segments

these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe -Answer- ✔the right and left hepatic veins

the ligamentum venosum divides the... -Answer- ✔caudate lobe and the left lobe

the ligamentum teres divides the... -Answer- ✔left lobe into medial and lateral segments

the falciform ligament divides the ... -Answer- ✔right and left lobe

the coronary ligament connects the liver to... -Answer- ✔the diaphragm

the main lobar fissure divides... -Answer- ✔right and left lobe

the portal triad is... -Answer- ✔the portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile
duct

AST is increased with... -Answer- ✔hepatocellular disease

this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice occurs and following
in the course of hepatitis -Answer- ✔AST

this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal -Answer- ✔ALT

alkaline phosphatase is increased in... -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... -Answer- ✔diffuse hepatocellular disease

accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes... -Answer- ✔fatty liver



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diffuse inflammatory process of the liver -Answer- ✔acute hepatitis

diffuse fibrotic process that involves the entire liver.. -Answer- ✔cirrhosis

autosomal recessive liver disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.... -Answer- ✔glycogen
storage disease

portal vein is considered enlarged if it measures over...? -Answer- ✔13mm

obstruction of the hepatic veins caused by thrombosis or compression from a liver mass
is known as..? -Answer- ✔Budd-Chiari Syndrome

the gallbladder wall should not exceed... -Answer- ✔3 mm

the gallbladder is divided into three segments called..? -Answer- ✔neck, body, fundus

where are the spiral valves of Heister located? -Answer- ✔in the cystic duct

the three functions of the gallbladder: -Answer- ✔concentrate bile, store bile, transport
bile

what hormone causes the gallbladder to contract? -Answer- ✔cholecystokinin (CCK)

a fold or septum on the posterior wall between the body and neck is called? -Answer-
✔Junctional Fold

fold located in the fundal portion of the gallbladder? -Answer- ✔phrygian cap

small sac located between the junctional fold and the neck of the gallbladder is called? -
Answer- ✔Hartman's Pouch

calcification of the wall of the gallbladder is called? -Answer- ✔porcelain gallbladder

a hyperplastic change in the gallbladder wall is known as..? -Answer-
✔adenomyomatosis

when a stone obstructs the cystic duct, this is known as..? -Answer- ✔Mirizzi Syndrome

inflammation of the gallbladder wall with decreased gallbladder function is..? -Answer-
✔acute cholecystitis

most common of the benign gallbladder tumors, frequently located in the fundus -
Answer- ✔adenoma


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