Exam 10: Gallbladder and the Biliary System

The normal diameter of the common hepatic duct is approximately ________ millimeters (mm).

The most common tumor sites that can spread carcinoma to the biliary tree include all of the following except:

Which one of the following is a function of the gallbladder?

The sonographic appearance of cholelithiasis is best described as:

In a 50-year-old adult, the normal common bile duct should not measure more than _____ mm.

The bright linear echo within the liver connecting the neck of the gallbladder and the right or main portal vein is called the:

The hepatic duct is joined by the ______________ to form the ________________.

A positive Murphy sign is a clinical finding associated with:

A thick calcified gallbladder wall describes which one of the following conditions?

Thickening of the gallbladder wall may be caused by all of the following except:

Classic symptoms of gallbladder disease include all of the following except:

Inflammation of the gallbladder is known as:

All of the following sonographic appearances are found in cases of gallbladder carcinoma except:

Which one of the following best describes nonshadowing, low-amplitude echoes in a dependent gallbladder?

In cases of choledocholithiasis, stones tend to lodge in the:

The valves of Heister are tiny valves found within the:

Patients positive for AIDS are at risk for developing:

A gallbladder with a small outpuch at the neck is called a:

Which one of the following describes the most common sonographic appearance of gallbladder carcinoma?

The common bile duct is joined by the main pancreatic duct. Together they open through the _____________________ into the duodenal wall.