Question 1

The internal carotid artery supplies the high-resistance vascular beds of the brain and eye. ____

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Indirect vascular laboratory evaluations are best defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  B-mode imaging combined with Doppler velocity spectral analysis. 
B)  physiologic test procedures that demonstrate pressure and/or volume changes in vessels distal to the location of the disease. 
C)  tests that examine blood vessels at the site of the disease. 
D)  duplex evaluations that examine the velocity spectral patterns distal to the location of the disease. 
A)  B-mode imaging combined with Doppler velocity spectral analysis. 
B)  physiologic test procedures that demonstrate pressure and/or volume changes in vessels distal to the location of the disease. 
C)  tests that examine blood vessels at the site of the disease. 
D)  duplex evaluations that examine the velocity spectral patterns distal to the location of the disease. B

Question 3

Which is NOT a component of the Doppler equation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doppler peak diastolic frequency 
B)  Angle of the Doppler beam with respect to the path of blood flow 
C)  Speed of sound in soft tissue 
D)  Velocity of blood flow 
A)  Doppler peak diastolic frequency 
B)  Angle of the Doppler beam with respect to the path of blood flow 
C)  Speed of sound in soft tissue 
D)  Velocity of blood flow A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the internal carotid artery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle cerebral artery 
B)  Posterior cerebral artery 
C)  Anterior cerebral artery 
D)  Ophthalmic artery 
A)  Middle cerebral artery 
B)  Posterior cerebral artery 
C)  Anterior cerebral artery 
D)  Ophthalmic artery

Question 5

Which statement is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venous flow from the legs is under the control of the calf muscle pump. 
B)  During exercise, venous pressure at foot level exceeds 40 mm Hg. 
C)  The direction of venous flow normally is from the superficial venous system to the deep venous system. 
D)  Veins can withstand tremendous volume change with little change in transmural pressure because of the small amount of elastin found in the venous wall. 
A)  Venous flow from the legs is under the control of the calf muscle pump. 
B)  During exercise, venous pressure at foot level exceeds 40 mm Hg. 
C)  The direction of venous flow normally is from the superficial venous system to the deep venous system. 
D)  Veins can withstand tremendous volume change with little change in transmural pressure because of the small amount of elastin found in the venous wall.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Doppler equation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carrier Doppler frequency 
B)  Angle of insonation with respect to the path of blood flow 
C)  Constant for the speed of sound in blood 
D)  Velocity of red cell movement 
A)  Carrier Doppler frequency 
B)  Angle of insonation with respect to the path of blood flow 
C)  Constant for the speed of sound in blood 
D)  Velocity of red cell movement

Question 7

In a normal abdominal aorta, the peak systolic velocity averages ____cm/sec; in the popliteal artery, an average peak systolic velocity of _____cm/sec normally is found.

Accepted Answer

A)  60/80 
B)  80/50 
C)  100/50 
D)  90/60 
A)  60/80 
B)  80/50 
C)  100/50 
D)  90/60

Question 8

Which is NOT part of the deep venous system of the lower extremities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perforator vein 
B)  Profunda femoris vein 
C)  Femoral vein 
D)  Anterior tibial vein 
A)  Perforator vein 
B)  Profunda femoris vein 
C)  Femoral vein 
D)  Anterior tibial vein

Question 9

Which is NOT a characteristic of a normal peripheral artery Doppler spectral waveform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Narrow systolic Doppler spectral bandwidth 
B)  Reversed diastolic flow 
C)  Systolic window 
D)  Blunted systolic peak 
A)  Narrow systolic Doppler spectral bandwidth 
B)  Reversed diastolic flow 
C)  Systolic window 
D)  Blunted systolic peak

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the four segments of the internal carotid artery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Petrous segment 
B)  Cavernous segment 
C)  Cerebral segment 
D)  Clinoid segment 
A)  Petrous segment 
B)  Cavernous segment 
C)  Cerebral segment 
D)  Clinoid segment

Question 11

The common carotid artery supplies approximately ____ of the blood flow to the internal carotid artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  80% 
C)  60% 
D)  40% 
A)  50% 
B)  80% 
C)  60% 
D)  40%

Question 12

Duplication commonly is associated with all these veins except the

Accepted Answer

A)  popliteal vein. 
B)  common iliac vein. 
C)  greater saphenous vein. 
D)  femoral vein. 
A)  popliteal vein. 
B)  common iliac vein. 
C)  greater saphenous vein. 
D)  femoral vein.

Question 13

Which statement is NOT true about the anterior tibial artery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximally, it lies close to the inner side of the neck of the fibula. 
B)  It lies on the fibula and anterior ligament of the ankle join in the lower third of the leg. 
C)  It becomes the dorsalis pedis artery distal to the ankle joint. 
D)  It is almost always accompanied by two anterior tibial veins. 
A)  Proximally, it lies close to the inner side of the neck of the fibula. 
B)  It lies on the fibula and anterior ligament of the ankle join in the lower third of the leg. 
C)  It becomes the dorsalis pedis artery distal to the ankle joint. 
D)  It is almost always accompanied by two anterior tibial veins.

Question 14

The transcranial approach is commonly chosen for interrogation of the ophthalmic artery. ____

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which is NOT part of the femoral-popliteal arterial system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal iliac artery 
B)  Profunda femoris artery 
C)  Popliteal artery 
D)  Common femoral artery 
A)  Internal iliac artery 
B)  Profunda femoris artery 
C)  Popliteal artery 
D)  Common femoral artery

Question 16

Which statement is NOT true about the vertebral arteries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They arise as the first branch of the subclavian arteries. 
B)  They course toward the brain by passing through the upper four cervical vertebrae. 
C)  They pass superior to the atlas, wind around the lateral mass of the atlas, and enter the vertebral canal superior to the spinal cord. 
D)  They enter the skull through the foramen magnum to form the basilar artery, which supplies the structures in the posterior fossa. 
A)  They arise as the first branch of the subclavian arteries. 
B)  They course toward the brain by passing through the upper four cervical vertebrae. 
C)  They pass superior to the atlas, wind around the lateral mass of the atlas, and enter the vertebral canal superior to the spinal cord. 
D)  They enter the skull through the foramen magnum to form the basilar artery, which supplies the structures in the posterior fossa.

Question 17

The goal of the vascular diagnostic laboratory is to answer the following questions using an array of indirect and direct noninvasive evaluations: Is vascular disease present? Where is it located? How severe is the disease process? What are the therapeutic options? Has revascularization been successful? ____

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which is NOT part of the circle of Willis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Posterior cerebral artery 
B)  Anterior communicating artery 
C)  Middle cerebral artery 
D)  Anterior cerebral artery 
A)  Posterior cerebral artery 
B)  Anterior communicating artery 
C)  Middle cerebral artery 
D)  Anterior cerebral artery

Question 19

Which is NOT considered a normal Doppler spectral flow pattern found in the peripheral venous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spontaneous flow 
B)  Respirophascity 
C)  Antegrade flow 
D)  Pulsatility 
A)  Spontaneous flow 
B)  Respirophascity 
C)  Antegrade flow 
D)  Pulsatility

Question 20

In the absence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease, the systolic pressure is greater in the tibial arteries than in the abdominal aorta. ____

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: Vascular Technology

The internal carotid artery supplies the high-resistance vascular beds of the brain and eye. ____

Indirect vascular laboratory evaluations are best defined as

Which is NOT a component of the Doppler equation?

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the internal carotid artery?

Which statement is incorrect?

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Doppler equation?

In a normal abdominal aorta, the peak systolic velocity averages ____cm/sec; in the popliteal artery, an average peak systolic velocity of _____cm/sec normally is found.

Which is NOT part of the deep venous system of the lower extremities?

Which is NOT a characteristic of a normal peripheral artery Doppler spectral waveform?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four segments of the internal carotid artery?

The common carotid artery supplies approximately ____ of the blood flow to the internal carotid artery.

Duplication commonly is associated with all these veins except the

Which statement is NOT true about the anterior tibial artery?

The transcranial approach is commonly chosen for interrogation of the ophthalmic artery. ____

Which is NOT part of the femoral-popliteal arterial system?

Which statement is NOT true about the vertebral arteries?

Which is NOT part of the circle of Willis?

Which is NOT considered a normal Doppler spectral flow pattern found in the peripheral venous system?

In the absence of peripheral arterial occlusive disease, the systolic pressure is greater in the tibial arteries than in the abdominal aorta. ____

Before and After the Ultrasound Examination

Ultrasound Instrumentation: Knobology, Imaging Processing, and Storage

General Patient Care

First Scanning Experience

Interdependent Body Systems

Anatomy Layering and Sectional Anatomy

Embryology

The Abdominal Aorta

The Inferior Vena Cava

The Portal Venous System

Abdominal Vasculature

The Liver

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The Pancreas

The Urinary System

The Spleen

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The Prostate Gland and Seminal Vesicles

The Female Pelvis

First Trimester Obstetrics 0 to 12 Weeks

Second and Third Trimester Obstetrics 13 to 42 Weeks

High-Risk Obstetric Sonography

The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

Breast Sonography

Penile and Scrotal Ultrasound

The Neonatal Brain

Pediatric Echocardiography

Adult Echocardiography

Three-Dimensional Ultrasound

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In a normal abdominal aorta, the peak systolic velocity averages cm/sec; in the popliteal artery, an average peak systolic velocity of _cm/sec normally is found.