Ch. 4 (Tempkin)

Question 1

The aorta originates

Answer 1

at the left ventricle of the heart then ascends posterior to the pulmonary artery; it arches to the left then descends posterior to the diaphragm into the retroperitoneum of the abdominal cavity

Question 2

Thoracic aorta

Answer 2

posterior to the diaphragm

Question 3

Retroperitoneum

Answer 3

portion of abdominopelvic cavity posterior to the peritoneal sac

Question 4

Abdominal aorta

Answer 4

abdominal cavity

Question 5

The abdominal aorta bifuricates

Answer 5

into the common iliac arteries anterior to the body of the fourth lumbar vertebra

Question 6

Aorta is the

Answer 6

largest artery in the body

Question 7

Consists of ___ muscle layers

Answer 7

3

Question 8

Intima

Answer 8

innermost

Question 9

Media

Answer 9

middle

Question 10

Adventitia

Answer 10

outer

Question 11

3 anterior branches

Answer 11

celiac artery (CA), superior mesenteric artery (SMA), inferior mesenteric artery (IMA)

Question 12

2 lateral branches

Answer 12

right renal artery (RRA), left renal artery (LRA)

Question 13

Size is normal up to

Answer 13

3 cm in diameter

Question 14

Longitudinal and long axis views are seen

Answer 14

in coronal scanning planes and sagittal scanning planes

Question 15

Short axis (or axial) sections

Answer 15

transverse scanning planes

Question 16

The lie of the aorta within the body is

Answer 16

superior to inferior

Question 17

The long axis of the aorta is visualized best in a

Answer 17

sagittal or coronal scanning plane

Question 18

Longitudinal views of the splenic artery and common hepatic artery are seen in a

Answer 18

transverse scanning plane

Question 19

Axial views of the SMA are seen in a

Answer 19

transverse scanning plane

Question 20

Longitudinal views of the renal arteries are seen in a

Answer 20

transverse scanning plane

Question 21

The size of the aorta is normal up to

Answer 21

3 cm

Question 22

The proximal abdominal aorta is the portion

Answer 22

between the diaphragm and CA trunk

Question 23

The mid portion of the abdominal aorta is

Answer 23

inferior to the celiac trunk and along the length of the SMA

Question 24

Beginning posteriorly, and in correct order by the location in the body, the abdominal aorta is

Answer 24

anterior and just to the left of the spine, posterior to the gastroesophageal junction, CA, SMA, splenic vein, body of the pancreas, portion of the stomach, left lobe of the liver

Question 25

The distal abdominal aorta is the portion

Answer 25

inferior to the SMA trunk and superior to the bifurcation

Question 26

The aorta is posterior to all of the following except the:

a) left renal vein
b) SMA
c) esophageal gastric junction
d) pancreas head

Answer 26

pancreas head

Question 27

A(n) _____ section of the RRA is seen _____

Answer 27

longitudinal, in a transverse scanning plane posterior to an axial section of the IVC and longitudinal section of the RRV

Question 28

Which of the following is not a direct branch of the abdominal aorta?

a) celiac trunk
b) renal artery
c) mesenteric artery
d) external iliac artery

Answer 28

external iliac artery

Question 29

What is the most common location of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

Answer 29

infrarenal

Question 30

The biggest risk factor for rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is

Answer 30

size