ARDMS Abdomen Board Questions and Answers Graded A+

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ARDMS Abdomen Board Questions and Answers Graded A+ 3 layers of Aorta ✔✔Tunica Intima, Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia What is the tunica intima made of ✔✔endothelial cells (inner layer) W... hat is the tunica media made of ✔✔muscle, thicker and more organized layer in arteries (middle layer) What is the tunica adventitia made of ✔✔epithelial cells (outer layer) Where does the aorta arise from ✔✔Left ventricle Where is the aorta located ✔✔Anterior and to the left of the spine and left of the IVC (most posterior abdominal vessel) Name the paired branches of aorta ✔✔Suprarenal arteries, renal arteries, gonadal arteries, lumbar arteries, and common iliac arteries Name the unpaired branches of the aorta ✔✔celiac axis (common hepatic artery, splenic artery, and left gastric artery), SMA, IMA, median sacral artery Name the anterior branches of the aorta ✔✔celiac axis, SMA, IMA, gonadal arteries, and median sacral artery Name the lateral branches of aorta ✔✔suprarenal arteries, renal arteries, and common iliac arteries Where do the common iliac arteries bifurcate ✔✔L3-4 Average normal proximal measurement of aorta ✔✔2.0 - 2.6 cm Average normal mid measurement of aorta ✔✔1.6 - 2.4 cm Average normal distal measurement of aorta ✔✔1.1 - 2.0 cm Normal measurement of iliac arteries ✔✔0.6 - 1.4 cm What is the most common type of AAA ✔✔fusiform What is the most common location of AAA ✔✔infrarenal Where does aortic dissection most commonly occur ✔✔ascending aorta and arch What is the most common cause of aortic stenosis ✔✔atherosclerosis Where does retroperitoneal fibrosis most commonly occur at ✔✔aortic bifurcation and below What is the most common location of splanchnic artery aneurysm ✔✔splenic artery Where does the IVC and SVC empty ✔✔right atrium What are the tributaries of the IVC ✔✔CIV, lumbar veins, gonadal veins, renal veins, suprarenal veins, hepatic veins What is the most common variation of IVC anatomy ✔✔duplicated IVC What is a transposed IVC ✔✔IVC on left side of abdomen and crosses anterior to aorta What is an interrupted IVC ✔✔congenital anomaly where IVC doesn't extend the entire way to the right atrium Dilated hemiazygos and azygos veins indicate what ✔✔interrupted IVC, IVC obstruction, and IVC overload What is the largest soft tissue organ ✔✔liver The liver is encapsulated by ✔✔Glisson capsule [Show More]

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