Spleen Test Prep

Question 1

A spleen that has migrated from its normal location is termed a(n):

Answer 1

Wandering Spleen

Question 2

Which one of the following statements about the spleen is false?

Answer 2

The spleen is located in the retroperitoneum

Question 3

What sonographic signs are present in the patient with histoplasmosis?

Answer 3

Bright echoes

Question 4

In the adult, splenomegaly is diagnosed when the length of the spleen exceeds _____ centimeters (cm).

Answer 4

13

Question 5

When accessory spleens are present, they are usually located

Answer 5

Near the hilum of the spleen

Question 6

In the early stages of sickle cell anemia, the spleen generally appears:

Answer 6

Enlarged

Question 7

The spleen is variable in size and is considered to be all of the following except:

Answer 7

Pentagonal

Question 8

Atrophy of the spleen may be found in all of the following except:

Answer 8

Cirrhosis

Question 9

A chronic disease of unknown causes that involves all bone marrow elements is:

Answer 9

Polycythemia vera

Question 10

Which one of the following is the most common clinical presentation in patients with a splenic hamartoma?

Answer 10

Asymptomatic

Question 11

Other areas that should be examined when ruling out a splenic rupture include all of the following except the:

Answer 11

Pericardium

Question 12

Which one of the following may cause a splenic rupture?

Answer 12

Cavernous hemangioma

Question 13

Massive splenomegaly is most likely the result of:

Answer 13

Myelofibrosis

Question 14

The splenic vein courses along the posterior border of the:

Answer 14

Pancreas

Question 15

The normal sonographic appearance of the splenic parenchyma is:

Answer 15

Homogenous and similar to the liver

Question 16

An abnormal decrease in platelets may be the result of a(n):

Answer 16

Internal hemorrhage

Question 17

Splenic infarction is most commonly the result of:

Answer 17

Cardiac emboli

Question 18

The best patient position to evaluate the spleen is:

Answer 18

Right decubitus

Question 19

Lymph nodes emerge from the splenic hilum and course along the:

Answer 19

Splenic artery

Question 20

The spleen has two components joined at the hilum; they are the ______________ and ______________ components.

Answer 20

Superomedial, inferolateral

Question 21

The major function of the spleen is:

Answer 21

To filter the peripheral blood

Question 22

Primary tumors that may metastasize to the spleen originate from all of the following structures except the:

Answer 22

Brain

Question 23

Splenomegaly may result from all of the following except

Answer 23

Subphrenic abscess

Question 24

All of the following are functions of the spleen except:

Answer 24

Destruction of red blood cells

Question 25

Which one of the following statements describes the correct anatomic location of structures adjacent to the spleen?

Answer 25

The left kidney lies inferior and medial to the spleen