Cross sectional anatomy

Unit 2

The aorta lies anterior to the left psoas major muscle

True

The right renal artery is longer than the left renal artery

True

Which is not a major tributary of the IVC? Portal veins, renal veins, hepatic veins, and common iliac veins

Portal veins

The left gonadal vein empties into the

Left renal vein

When is the aorta considered aneurysmal

>3 cm

Into which lobe of the liver does the middle hepatic vein empty

Caudate lobe

Which vessel is seen sonographically as a linear structure that courses anterior & parallel to the aorta

SMA

The normal aorta should not exceed _____ in diameter

3 cm

The IVC travels through the diaphragm and empties into the

Right atrium

The normal aorta ____ in diameter with inspiration

does not change

What vessel changes with inspiration

Veins

The celiac artery cannot be seen with reasonable consistency on ultrasound

False

Of the 3 layers which is the thicket in arteries

Tunica media

Which vessel is seen in long course when the transducer is in trans scanning plane

Renal arteries

Branches of the hepatic artery include the

Gastroduodenal artery

The most inferior branch of the aorta is the IMA

False - it is the iliac arteries

The veins carry the same volume of blood as the arteries just at a lower pressure

False - because they have valves

What are the 3 layers of a vessel from outermost to innermost

1.Tunica adventitia

2.Tunica media

3.Tunica intima

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