Practice Class Test Flashcards
Which part of a vessel wall contains endothelial cells?
Tunica intima
What part of the circulatory system has low pressure and low velocity?
Capillaries
The small blood vessels that supply the walls of the aorta are called?
Vasa vasorum
The aorta arises from?
The left ventricle
What arises from the cusps of the aortic valve?
Coronary arteries
The three branches of the aortic arch include brachiocephalic, left subclavian, and …?
Left common carotid
Structures that serve as attachments to the vertebral column near the aorta are…
Crus of the diaphragm
The normal diameter of an adult aorta should not exceed…
2 cm
What is ABD bruit?
Sound coming from the ABD
What pathology does AAA stand for?
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
The more distal you travel while scanning the aorta the more the vessel travels…
Anterior
The arteries that supply the diaphragm are…
Phrenic
The artery that supplies the gallbladder is…
Cystic
The first anterior branch off the aorta is…
Celiac axis
Paired vessels that arise from the aorta at the level of the SMA are…
Renals
The celiac trunk splits into…
CHA, SA, LGA
Scanning transversely and you note a small anechoic round area that demonstrates flow in the anterior portion of the head of the pancreas…
GDA
The smallest branch of the celiac trunk…
LGA
What makes up the “seagull” sign?
CELIAC, SA, CHA
The largest artery of the body is…
Aorta
Arteries and veins travel in a shealth along with lymphatics and …
Nerves
When you scan the fetus and image the aortic arch, that is called…
“Candy cane” sign
The IVC empties into the…
Right atrium
To cause the veins to dilate you could have the patient change their breathing or do a …
Valsalva
Whenever you see a renal tumor, you should continue scanning and check what for tumor extension?
IVC and renal vein
Dilation of the vena cava often times is a result of pathology of the _______ heart.
Right heart
A filter can be placed in a patient that has had multiple…
Thrombus
In later stages of pregnancy, you need to be aware that if your patient lies flat on their back for an extended time, the fetus can cause…
Dizziness
What lies posterior to the IVC?
Right renal artery
The LRV courses between the AO and SMA to form what sign?
The “nutcracker” sign
The right hepatic vein divides the right lobe into…
Anterior and posterior
The left hepatic vein divides the left lobe into…
Medial and lateral
The SMV and SV join to form…
Portal vein
The normal diameter of the portal vein is…
Less than 13 mm
The portal triad consists of…
HA, PV, CBD
The splenic vein can be seen sonographically ________ to the pancreas.
Posterior
