Practice Questions

Question 1

The bulk of the liver is located in which of the following abdominal regions?

Answer 1

a) right hypochondriac

Question 2

The potential space in the peritoneal cavity that is located between the right lobe of the liver and the diaphragm is the:

Answer 2

d) Right subphrenic space

Question 3

The muscle that is found superior to the liver and stomach and is responsible for inspiration is the:

Answer 3

c) Diaphragm

Question 4

Which portion of the GB is in a fixed position?

Answer 4

a) Neck

Question 5

Which of the following is not a layer of the GB wall?

Answer 5

d) Intima

Question 6

The CBD is formed by the merging of the common hepatic duct and the ________.

Answer 6

c) Cystic duct

Question 7

The GB wall should not measure more than:

Answer 7

b) 3 mm

Question 8

The spiral valves of Heister are found in the _______.

Answer 8

c) Cystic duct

Question 9

The CBD joins the pancreatic duct at the _____ portion of the head of the pancreas at the ______.

Answer 9

a) Posterior, ampulla of vater

Question 10

A phrygian cap is located where?

Answer 10

c) Between the body and the fundus of the GB

Question 11

Bilirubin is a byproduct of which of the following?

Answer 11

a) The breakdown of red blood cells

Question 12

__________ is responsible for the color in feces and is the pigment associated with jaundice.

Answer 12

b) Bilirubin

Question 13

Bile’s main purpose is to aid in the digestion of ________.

Answer 13

a) Fats

Question 14

When round, echogenic, mobile structures are seen in the gallbladder that cause posterior shadowing, the condition is called_______.

Answer 14

c) Cholelithiasis

Question 15

The WES sign is also called:

Answer 15

d) Tip of iceberg

Question 16

All of the following are symptoms of cholecystitis except:

Answer 16

c) Weight gain

Question 17

When bile has been sitting for a long time, such as in a patient who has been in the hospital for a long time, the bile may thicken and turn into ______.

Answer 17

a) Biliary sludge

Question 18

A porcelain GB is a form of which of the following:

Answer 18

b) Chronic cholecystitis

Question 19

The blood flow through the portal vein should be in a _________ direction.

Answer 19

Hepatopetal

Question 20

An increase in lipids in the hepatocytes diffusely is called _______

Answer 20

c) Fatty infiltration

Question 21

The most common ultrasound appearance for hepatic candidiasis is a __________

Answer 21

B) bullseye lesion

Question 22

The lab value most associated with a pyogenic abscess of the liver is ________

Answer 22

a) WBC

Question 23

Chronic, irreversible, and progressive liver disease that is most common in men over the age of 60 and is highly associated with portal hypertension is _______

Answer 23

c) Cirrhosis

Question 24

An infectious cystic liver disease caused by a parasitic tapeworm that is commonly found in areas of the world where sheepherding happens is termed_____________

Answer 24

d) Echinococcal cyst

Question 25

The most common benign liver tumor that is composed of a network of blood-filled vascular spaces is called ________

Answer 25

a) Cavernous hemangioma

Question 26

Which of the following is an inherited disease characterized by abnormal storage and accumulation of glycogen in the liver?

Answer 26

Von Gierke’s

Question 27

A benign mass in the liver that is more common in the right lobe of the liver that is associated with the use of oral contraception or steroids is called?

Answer 27

b) Liver adenoma

Question 28

A primary malignant tumor that is highly associated with liver cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis is termed _______

Answer 28

c) Hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 29

A type of cholangiocarcinoma that forms at the right and left hepatic duct bifurcation is called a _____ tumor

Answer 29

b) Klatskin

Question 30

A congenital anomaly that causes cystic spaces to form in the bile ducts causing the string of beads sign is called:

Answer 30

d) Caroli’s disease