Abdominal Vasculature

Question 1

___: enlargement of the diameter of the abdominal aorta to greater than 3 cm

Answer 1

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 2

___: any dilation of a blood vessel, whether focal or diffuse

Answer 2

aneurysm

Question 3

___: a disease characterized by the accumulation of plaque

within the walls of arteries

Answer 3

atherosclerosis

Question 4

___: a syndrome described as the occlusion of the hepatic veins, with possible coexisting occlusion of the inferior vena cava

Answer 4

Budd–Chiari syndrome

Question 5

___: a blockage caused by an abnormal mass (embolus) within the bloodstream that hinders circulation downstream, leading to tissue damage

Answer 5

embolism

Question 6

___: nonsurgical method for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms

Answer 6

endovascular aortic stent graft repair

Question 7

___: a contained rupture of a blood vessel that is most likely secondary to the disruption of one or more layers of that vessel’s wall

Answer 7

false aneurysm

Question 8

___: the residual channel of a vessel created by the accumulation of a clot within that vessel

Answer 8

false lumen

Question 9

___: shaped like a spindle; wider in the middle and tapering toward the ends

Answer 9

fusiform

Question 10

___: blood flow toward the liver

Answer 10

hepatopetal

Question 11

___: the flow pattern that results from small arteries or arterioles that are contracted, which produces an increase in the resistance to blood flow to the structure that is being supplied

Answer 11

high-resistance flow

Question 12

___: observation of the intimal layer of a vessel as a result of a dissection

Answer 12

intimal flap

Question 13

___: vascular filter placed in the inferior vena cava to prevent pulmonary emboli

Answer 13

IVC filter

Question 14

___: the flow pattern characterized by persistent forward flow throughout the cardiac cycle

Answer 14

low-resistance flow

Question 15

___: a disorder of the connective tissue characterized by tall stature and aortic and mitral valve insufficiency

Answer 15

Marfan syndrome

Question 16

___: an aneurysm caused by infection

Answer 16

mycotic aneurysm

Question 17

___: after a meal

Answer 17

postprandial

Question 18

___: blood clot that has traveled to the lungs and is obstructing the pulmonary arterial circulation; most often the result of a deep venous thrombosis

Answer 18

pulmonary embolus

Question 19

___: a saclike dilation of a blood vessel

Answer 19

saccular aneurysm

Question 20

___: a condition resulting in interruption or reduction of

the blood supply to the small intestines

Answer 20

small bowel ischemia

Question 21

___: blood clot

Answer 21

thrombus

Question 22

___: a malignant tumor of the urinary tract that is often found within the urinary bladder or within the renal pelvis

Answer 22

transitional cell carcinoma

Question 23

___: the enlargement of a vessel that involves all three layers of the wall

Answer 23

true aneurysm

Question 24

___: the true or original channel within a vessel

Answer 24

true lumen

Question 25

___: the outer wall layer of a vessel

Answer 25

tunica adventitia

Question 26

___: the inner wall layer of a vessel

Answer 26

tunica intima

Question 27

___: the middle, muscular layer of a vessel

Answer 27

tunica media

Question 28

___: the most common solid malignant pediatric abdominal mass; a malignant pediatric renal mass that may also be referred to as nephroblastoma

Answer 28

Wilms tumor