Chapter 15

Question 1

In complete transposition of the great arteries, the pulmonary and systemic circulations function in:

Answer 1

parallel

Question 2

In congenitally corrected transposition, the pulmonary and systemic circulations function in:

Answer 2

series

Question 3

Complete transposition is caused by the conotruncal ridges growing _____ during embryology.

Answer 3

downward

Question 4

In the normal heart, the left atrium can be identified morphologically by its ___ shape.

Answer 4

fingerlike

Question 5

In the normal heart, the right ventricle can be identified by all of the following except:

Answer 5

smooth heart wall

Question 6

All of the following views are useful in making the diagnosis of complete transposition except:

Answer 6

subcostal four-chamber view

Question 7

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is the result of:

Answer 7

abnormal looping of the heart tube

Question 8

with complete transposition, which two vessels will be seen at the level of the three-vessel trachea view?

Answer 8

aorta and superior vena cava

Question 9

In complete transposition, which cardiac structures are switched?

Answer 9

great vessels