Abdomen 1
The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed
13mm
The diameter of the ivc should never exceed:
2.5 cm
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is present when the diameter of the abdominal aorta exceeds:
3cm
The gallbladder wall should measure no more than
3mm
The diameter of the gallbladder should not exceed:
5cm
The biliary duct wall should never measure more than
5mm
The merging point of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct at the level of the duodenum is referred to as the:
Ampulla of Vater
THE right portal veins divides into:
Anterior & posterior branches
The first main visceral branch of the abdominal aorta is the:
Celiac Artery
Which is the following would be the most distal portion of the biliary tree?
Common Bile Duct
Which of the following would most likely have a high-resistance flow?
Common Iliac Artery
The direct blood supply to the gallbladder is the:
Cystic Artery
The spiral valves of the Heister are found within the
Cystic Duct
The gallbladder is connected to the biliary tree by the:
Cystic dUCT
What is an additional name of the accessory duct?
Duct of Santorini
What is the name of the main pancreatic duct?
Duct of Wirsung
The portion of the bowel that encompasses the head of the pancreas is the:
Duodenum
Which types of glands releases their hormones directly into the bloodstream?
Endocrine glands
Which of the following hormones are responsible for the "flight or fight" response?
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
The adrenal glands are surrounded by a connective tissue capsule called:
Gerota fascia
The covering over the liver is referred to as
Glisson capsule
Which part of the pancreas is located right lateral to superior mesenteric vein, anterior to inferior vena cava, and inferior to portal vein?
Head
The veins seen attaching to the IVC just below the diaphragm are the:
Hepatic Veins
The right suprarenal vein drains directly into the
IVC
Right-sided heart failure often ends to enlargement of the:
Inferior vena cava and hepatic veins
Which of the following is the hormone released by the pancrea that encourages the body's use of glucagon?
Insulin
The spleen is
Intraperitoneal organ
The main portal vein divides into
Left & Right Branches
All of the following are branches of the celiac axis except:
Left Gastric Artery
What vessel travel anterior to the left renal artery?
Left Renal Vein
The left suprarenal vein drains directly into the
Left Renal vein
The aorta originates at the:
Left Ventrical
What should be postprandial flow pattern be within the superior mesenteric artery?
Low Resistance
The hepatic artery should demonstrate:
Low Resistance flow
Which structure is useful landmark for identifying the gallbladder?
Main Lobar Fissure
The left portal vein divided into:
Medial & lateral branches
The main lobar fissure contains the
Middle Hepatic Vein
Hartmann pouch involves which of the gallbladder:
Neck
The junctional fold is found at which level of the gallbladder:
Neck
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
Which part of the pancreas is located anterior to the portal confluence?
Pancreatic TAIL
The most common variant of gallbladder shape is:
Phrygian cap Slides: Junctional fold
Which of the following is true concerning the portal veins?
Portal veins have brighter walls than the hepatic veins
Which of the following best describes the location of the right adrenal glands?
Posterior and lateral to the IVC
All of the following are part of the exocrine function of the pancrease except for the:
Production of the glucagon
The type of tissue within the spleen that is responsible for its phagocytic function is the
Red Pulp
The protective capsule of the kidney is referred to as:
Renal capsule
A tongue like extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed
Riedel lobe
The right intersegmental tissue contains the
Right Hepatic Vein
The right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the
Right Hepatic Vein
Which vessel would be the shortest of length? Right Renal Vein? Left Renal Artery? Left Renal Vein Left Renal Artery
Right Renal Vein
The muscle that controls the emptying bile and pancreatic juices into he duodenum is the:
Sphincter of Oddi
Where is the most common location of the accessory spleen?
Splenic Hilum
The pancreatic tail is outlined posteriorly by what vascular structure?
Splenic Vein
The main portal vein is created by the union of the
Splenic vein and the superior mesenteric vein
All of the following are functions of the spleen except:
Storage of iron
Of the following, which vessel will show a different flow pattern after eating?
Superior mesenteric artery
The adrenal glands receive a portion of their blood supply from all of the following EXCEPT the:
Suprarenal branches of the celiac trunk
All of the following are true statements about he adrenal gland EXCEPT:
The adrenal glands are exocrine glands
All of the following are true statements about the adrenal glands EXCEPT:
The adrenal glands play an important role in blood pressure regulation
All of the following are true of the spleen EXCEPT:
The spleen has convex inferior margins and concave superior border
The inner wall layer of a vessel, closest to the passing blood, is the:
Tunica Intima
Which cells carry out the exocrine function of the pancreas?
acinar cells
The adrenal cortex produces all of the following EXCEPT:
adrenaline
The right lobe of the liver can be divided into:
anterior and posterior segments
The splenic artery originates at the
celiac trunk
What hormone causes the gallbladder to contract?
cholecystokinin (CCK)
The gallbladder is connected to the biliary Tree by the
cystic duct
The spiral valves of Heister are located within the:
cystic duct
A bulge on the lateral border of the kidney is referred to as:
dromedary hump
The middle layer of the gallbladder wall is the:
fibromuscular layer
The most common shape of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is:
fusiform
The arterial blood supply the head of the pancreas is via the:
gastroduodenal artery
Which of the following would have a Pulsatile triphasic blood flow pattern?
hepatic veins
Normal flow towards the liver in the portal veins is termed
hepatopetal
In small bowel ischemia, the postprandial superior mesenteric artery will yield what flow pattern?
high resistance
The vessel located anterior to the abdominal aorta and posterior to the superior mesenteric artery is the:
left renal vein
What vessel travels posterior to the superior mesenteric artery and anterior to the abdominal aorta?
left renal vein
Shortly after birth, the ductus venous collapses and becomes the:
ligamentum venosum
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 left lobe
All of the following are located within the porta hepatic except:
middle hepatic vein
The left lobe of the liver can be separated from the right lobe by the
middle hepatic vein
Which of the following statements about the abdominal aorta is NOT TRUE?
most aneurysms located within the abdominal aorta are false aneurysms
The innermost layer of the gallbladder wall is the
mucosal layer
Which of the following is produced by the adrenal medulla?
norepinephrine
The splenic VEIN marks the:
posterior aspect of the pancreatic body and tail
The pancreas is an:
retroperitoneal organ
The kidneys are:
retroperitoneal organs
The IVC terminates at the:
right atrium
The cystic artery is branch of the
right hepatic artery
The outermost layer of the gallbladder wall is the
serosal layer
The splenic artery marks the
superior aspect of the pancreatic body and tail
The second Main branch of the abdominal aorta is the
superior mesenteric artery
The splenic Vein joins with what structure posterior to the pancreatic neck to form the portal vein?
superior mesenteric vein
The arterial blood supply to the adrenal glands is accomplished by means of the
suprarenal arteries Superior suprarenal arteries Middle suprarenal artery Inferior suprarenal artery
The outer wall layer of a vessel is the
tunica adventitia
The type tissue within the spleen that is responsible for its lymphatic function is:
white pulp
