Quiz #1: Chapter 8 Abdomen Vascular

The arterial supply to the gallbladder is via the:

Cystic artery

Which of the following statements is false for a patient with renal vein thrombosis?

Doppler flow increases in renal vein

What type of pathology is a gradual transition between normal and abnormal, extends over a length of the aorta, and is referred to as a "football-like" shape?

Fusiform aneurysm

The duodenum and parts of the stomach are supplied by the:

Gastroduodenal artery

The portal vein produces what type of blood flow?

Heptopetal with low and continuous velocities

The clinical signs of leg edema, low back pain, pelvic pain, gastrointestinal complaints, and renal and liver problems may represent:

IVC thrombosis

Mycotic aneurysm is a result of?

Infection

Where do the renal arteries branch from the lateral wall of the aorta?

Inferior to the SMA

Where are the majority of the abdominal aortic aneurysms located?

Infrarenal

The portal veins carry blood from the ____________ to the liver.

Intestinal tract

What statement is not true about a pseudoaneurysm?

Involves all three layers of the aorta

The portal venous system receives blood from all of the following except the:

Kidneys

Which one of the following vascular structures courses between the aorta and SMA?

Left renal vein

The inferior mesenteric artery distributes blood to the:

Left transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum

What statement is not true about canverous transformation of the portal vein?

Periportal collaterals are seen

The portal vein, hepatic artery, and common bile duct make up?

Portal triad

Which of the following vascular structures relates to the medial and posterior borders or the pancreatic body and tail?

Splenic vein

The gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the:

common hepatic artery

the right renal artery passes ______ to the IVC

posterior

Which one of the following veins begins at the hilum of the spleen joining the short gastric and gastroepiploic vein?

splenic

What diameter is defined as an aortic aneurysms (cm)?

greater than 3.0 cm

The most common cause of the abdominal aneurysms is:

Arteriosclerosis

In patients with massive swelling of the lower trunk and leg edema and a dilated IVC, a(n) _________ should be suspected

Arteriovenous fistula

Choose the tumor that invades the IVC from a connecting vein

Renal cell carcinoma

The IVC courses anteriorly to enter the:

Right atrium

The vessel that arises from the anterior aortic wall and takes a parallel course to the aorta is the:

SMA

Which one of the following vessels passes anterior to the uncinate of the pancreas?

SMA

What statements is false about a vein?

Smaller diameter

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

The portal vein is formed anterior to the pancreas

What statement is false about the hepatic veins?

They are intrasegmental