Multiple Choice
Which statement is correct?
A) The inferior mesenteric artery lies anterolateral to the abdominal aorta and enters the pelvis as the superior hemorrhoidal artery.
B) The suprarenal abdominal aortic Doppler velocity waveform is triphasic because of the high resistance vascular bed of the fasting superior mesenteric artery.
C) The kidneys and liver are high resistance end organs.
D) A Doppler spectral waveform from the postprandial superior mesenteric artery demonstrates low diastolic flow because of the change in the vascular resistance of the stomach and small intestine that occurs with digestion.
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