Ch. 10 Tempkin Test

Question 1

“A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver” describes a(n)

Answer 1

Riedel’s lobe

Question 2

A normal left hepatic lobe is ____________ in size and shape.

Answer 2

variable

Question 3

Any of the following except the ______ may be identified as a fibrous cord that was patent before birth and extends upward from the diaphragm to the anterior wall.

Answer 3

hepatoduodenal ligament

Question 4

Blood flow to the caudate lobe is supplied by the

Answer 4

right and left portal vein

Question 5

Each of the following is a blood plasma protein or clotting factor except

Answer 5

arginine

Question 6

In patients with severe portal hypertension, the left portal vein may communicate with the

Answer 6

umbilical vein

Question 7

Kupffer cells are specialized liver cells that play a major role in the body’s

Answer 7

defense

Question 8

Prominent pulsatility of the Doppler waveform in the portal vein is

Answer 8

abnormal

Question 9

Proximal to the _____________, the left portal vein takes a C-shaped, superior course in the liver.

Answer 9

falciform ligament

Question 10

The boundaries of the bare area of the liver include

Answer 10

falciform, coronary, and triangular ligaments

Question 11

The free inferior margin of the left lobe lies adjacent to all of the following except the

Answer 11

hepatic flexure

Question 12

The hepatic arteries and common bile duct course ______________ to the portal veins at the level of the porta hepatis.

Answer 12

anterior

Question 13

The inferior surface of the liver is marked by indentations from each of the following except the

Answer 13

head of the pancreas

Question 14

The left hepatic vein and the left hepatic lobe are separated from the caudate lobe by the

Answer 14

fissure for the ligamentum venosum

Question 15

The left portal vein serves as ________ between the medial and lateral left lobe.

Answer 15

an intersegmental boundary

Question 16

The liver is composed of _____ true lobes.

Answer 16

3

Question 17

The liver metabolizes

Answer 17

fats, carbs, and proteins

Question 18

The liver occupies a major portion of the _____________ region.

Answer 18

right hypochondriac

Question 19

The main lobar fissure represents a

Answer 19

boundary between the right and left lobes

Question 20

The normal sonographic appearance of the liver is

Answer 20

homogeneous

Question 21

The portal system supplies _____ of the total blood flow to the liver.

Answer 21

75%

Question 22

The portal veins and hepatic arteries enter the liver and the hepatic ducts exit through the

Answer 22

porta hepatis

Question 23

The quadrate lobe of the liver is also referred to as

Answer 23

medial portion of the left lobe

Question 24

The right and left lobes of the liver are related to the _______ of the diaphragm.

Answer 24

undersurface

Question 25

The three main tributaries to the portal confluence are the inferior mesenteric vein, the superior mesenteric vein, and the

Answer 25

splenic vein

Question 26

The visceral surface of the liver is superior and anterior to each of the following except the

Answer 26

undersurface of the diaphragm

Question 27

The ____________ surface of the liver normally rests on the abdominal organs.

Answer 27

inferior

Question 28

Tumor invasion of the portal vein may be observed in association with cancerous lesions of the liver or with metastases. Color Doppler scanning demonstrates tumor vascularity within the portal vein lesion by the presentation of: high resistance venous signals.

Answer 28

low resistance arterial signals

Question 29

Which description of the location of the liver is correct?

Answer 29

inferior to the dome of the diaphragm

Question 30

Which is NOT a major component of the bile secreted by the liver?

Answer 30

fat

Question 31

Which is NOT related to the caudate lobe of the liver?

Answer 31

splenic vein

Question 32

Which of the following is a function of the liver?

Answer 32

all of the above

serving as a reservoir for blood, synthesizing blood proteins and heparin, storing minerals and vitamins