Question 1

Letter D in the angiographic image of the aortic arch and its branches below is the _____ artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  innominate (brachiocephalic) 
B)  L common carotid 
C)  L subclavian 
D)  L vertebral 
A)  innominate (brachiocephalic) 
B)  L common carotid 
C)  L subclavian 
D)  L vertebral D

Question 2

According to the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), all of the following are relative contraindications for cardiac catheterization except:

Accepted Answer

A)  active gastrointestinal bleeding. 
B)  severe anemia. 
C)  diabetes. 
D)  recent stroke. 
A)  active gastrointestinal bleeding. 
B)  severe anemia. 
C)  diabetes. 
D)  recent stroke. C

Question 3

The muscular wall of the heart is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  myocardium. 
B)  epicardium. 
C)  endocardium. 
D)  pericardium. 
A)  myocardium. 
B)  epicardium. 
C)  endocardium. 
D)  pericardium. A

Question 4

Letter C in the angiographic image of the aortic arch and its branches below is the _____ artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  innominate (brachiocephalic) 
B)  R common carotid 
C)  R subclavian 
D)  R vertebral 
A)  innominate (brachiocephalic) 
B)  R common carotid 
C)  R subclavian 
D)  R vertebral

Question 5

A stent is used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  open up a stenosis in a vessel. 
B)  reduce or stop blood flow. 
C)  remove plaque within artery walls. 
D)  filter emboli from the blood. 
A)  open up a stenosis in a vessel. 
B)  reduce or stop blood flow. 
C)  remove plaque within artery walls. 
D)  filter emboli from the blood.

Question 6

Which of the following has been identified as a major predictor of increased complication risk from a cardiac catheterization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiomyopathy 
B)  Diabetes 
C)  Deep vein thrombosis 
D)  Renal insufficiency 
A)  Cardiomyopathy 
B)  Diabetes 
C)  Deep vein thrombosis 
D)  Renal insufficiency

Question 7

The radiographic recording of blood vessels on movie IR is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  angiography. 
B)  arteriography. 
C)  cinefluorography. 
D)  serial radiographic IRing. 
A)  angiography. 
B)  arteriography. 
C)  cinefluorography. 
D)  serial radiographic IRing.

Question 8

Potential complications of angiographic procedures include:
1)bleeding at the puncture site.
2)stroke.
3)death.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 only 
B)  1 and 3 only 
C)  2 and 3 only 
D)  1, 2, and 3 
A)  1 and 2 only 
B)  1 and 3 only 
C)  2 and 3 only 
D)  1, 2, and 3

Question 9

The central organ of the blood-vascular system is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  brain. 
B)  lung. 
C)  heart. 
D)  aorta. 
A)  brain. 
B)  lung. 
C)  heart. 
D)  aorta.

Question 10

Which of the following compose the circulatory system?
1)Central nervous system
2)Lymphatic system
3)Blood-vascular system

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 
B)  1 and 3 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  1, 2, and 3 
A)  1 and 2 
B)  1 and 3 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  1, 2, and 3

Question 11

Which of the following pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary artery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Right ventricle 
B)  Left ventricle 
C)  Inferior vena cava 
D)  Superior vena cava 
A)  Right ventricle 
B)  Left ventricle 
C)  Inferior vena cava 
D)  Superior vena cava

Question 12

What is the injection site for a lower limb venogram?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popliteal vein 
B)  External iliac vein 
C)  Common iliac vein 
D)  Superficial vein in the foot 
A)  Popliteal vein 
B)  External iliac vein 
C)  Common iliac vein 
D)  Superficial vein in the foot

Question 13

The most widely used method of catheterization for selective angiography is known as the _____ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  Amplatz 
B)  Stecher 
C)  modified Seldinger 
D)  Schüller 
A)  Amplatz 
B)  Stecher 
C)  modified Seldinger 
D)  Schüller

Question 14

Why is an introducer sheath used in many angiographic procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  To position guidewires 
B)  To reduce vessel trauma 
C)  For use only with angioplasty 
D)  For stent placement 
A)  To position guidewires 
B)  To reduce vessel trauma 
C)  For use only with angioplasty 
D)  For stent placement

Question 15

Letter A in the abdominal aortogram image below is the _____ artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  splenic 
B)  celiac 
C)  R renal 
D)  hepatic 
A)  splenic 
B)  celiac 
C)  R renal 
D)  hepatic

Question 16

The artery in the figure labeled 3 below is the _____ artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  celiac 
B)  inferior mesenteric 
C)  renal 
D)  hepatic 
A)  celiac 
B)  inferior mesenteric 
C)  renal 
D)  hepatic

Question 17

The computerized technique by which bone structures are removed from an image of bone and opacified vessels, leaving an unobscured image of the vessels, is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  digital subtraction angiography. 
B)  magnetic resonance imaging. 
C)  percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. 
D)  computed radiography (CR). 
A)  digital subtraction angiography. 
B)  magnetic resonance imaging. 
C)  percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. 
D)  computed radiography (CR).

Question 18

Letter E in the angiographic image of the aortic arch and its branches below is the _____ artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  innominate (brachiocephalic) 
B)  L common carotid 
C)  L subclavian 
D)  L vertebral 
A)  innominate (brachiocephalic) 
B)  L common carotid 
C)  L subclavian 
D)  L vertebral

Question 19

The artery identified in the figure below is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  left vertebral. 
B)  right vertebral. 
C)  right common carotid. 
D)  left internal carotid. 
A)  left vertebral. 
B)  right vertebral. 
C)  right common carotid. 
D)  left internal carotid.

Question 20

Letter E in the abdominal aortogram image below is the _____ artery.

Accepted Answer

A)  hepatic 
B)  splenic 
C)  L renal 
D)  superior mesenteric 
A)  hepatic 
B)  splenic 
C)  L renal 
D)  superior mesenteric

Exam 23: Vascular, Cardiac, and Interventional Radiography

Letter D in the angiographic image of the aortic arch and its branches below is the _____ artery.

According to the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), all of the following are relative contraindications for cardiac catheterization except:

The muscular wall of the heart is called the:

Letter C in the angiographic image of the aortic arch and its branches below is the _____ artery.

A stent is used to:

Which of the following has been identified as a major predictor of increased complication risk from a cardiac catheterization?

The radiographic recording of blood vessels on movie IR is termed:

Potential complications of angiographic procedures include: 1)bleeding at the puncture site. 2)stroke. 3)death.

The central organ of the blood-vascular system is the:

Which of the following compose the circulatory system? 1)Central nervous system 2)Lymphatic system 3)Blood-vascular system

Which of the following pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary artery?

What is the injection site for a lower limb venogram?

The most widely used method of catheterization for selective angiography is known as the _____ method.

Why is an introducer sheath used in many angiographic procedures?

Letter A in the abdominal aortogram image below is the _____ artery.

The artery in the figure labeled 3 below is the _____ artery.

The computerized technique by which bone structures are removed from an image of bone and opacified vessels, leaving an unobscured image of the vessels, is termed:

Letter E in the angiographic image of the aortic arch and its branches below is the _____ artery.

The artery identified in the figure below is the:

Letter E in the abdominal aortogram image below is the _____ artery.

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Urinary System and Venipuncture

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