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Which of the following is true concerning the portal veins?

Portal veins have brighter walls than hepatic veins

The most common cause of cirrhosis is

alcoholism

The right portal vein divides into

anterior and posterior branches

The right lobe of the liver can be divided into

anterior and posterior segments

Immunocompromised patients are more prone to develop what form of hepatic abnormality?

candidiasis

Clinical findings of fatty infiltration of the liver include

elevated liver enzyme tests

Sonographically, when the liver is difficult to penetrate and diffusely echogenic, this is indicative of

fatty liver disease

The covering of the liver is referred to as

glissons capsule

Which hepatic mass is closely associated with oral contraceptive use?

hepatic adenoma

Budd-Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in the size of the

hepatic veins

Normal flow toward the liver in the portal veins is

hepatopetal

Right-sided heart failure often leads to enlargement of the

inferior vena cava and hepatic veins

Clinical findings of hepatitis include

jaundice, fever, chills

The main portal vein divides into

left and right branches

The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the

ligamentum teres

Shortly after birth, the ductus venosus collapses and becomes the

ligamentum venosum

Which are located in the porta hepatis?

main portal vein, common bile duct, hepatic artery

The left portal vein divides into

medial and lateral branches

The left lobe of the liver can be divided into

medial and lateral segments

The ligamentum teres can be used to separate the

medial and lateral segments of the lobe

Which of the following is the most common form of liver cancer?

metastatic disease

The left lobe of the liver can be seperated from the right lobe by

middle hepatic vein

The inferior extension of the caudate lobe is referred to as

papillary process

Which are found with cirrhosis?

portal vein thrombosis, portal hypertension, splenomegaly

A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed

reidel lobe

The right intersegmental fissure contains the

right hepatic vein

The right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the

right hepatic vein

The main lobar fissure contains the

right portal vein

Which are clinical findings of hepatocellular carcinoma?

unexplained weight loss, fever, cirrhosis

The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed

13mm