Deck 27: Vascular,cardiac,and Interventional Radiography

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

heart.

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

Seldinger

Question 3

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:

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

Answer 3

digital subtraction angiography.

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

The artery identified in the figure below is the:

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

Question 6

What is the most common arterial site of catheterization for selective angiography?

A) Brachial
B) Femoral
C) Axillary
D) Carotid

Question 7

A stent is used to:

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 8

The artery identified in the figure below is the:

A) brachiocephalic.
B) left subclavian.
C) right subclavian.
D) right common carotid.

Question 9

The artery labeled 6 in this figure is the _____ artery.

A) brachiocephalic
B) left common carotid
C) left subclavian
D) left coronary

Question 10

The muscular wall of the heart is called the:

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

Question 11

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

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?

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

Question 13

Radiofrequency (RF)ablation is primarily used to treat:

A) cardiac conduction system disorders.
B) occlusion of small arteries.
C) arteriovenous malformations.
D) cerebral aneurysms.

Question 14

Blood is supplied to the myocardium by the:

A) atria.
B) right ventricle.
C) left ventricle.
D) coronary arteries.

Question 15

The lymphatic system drains into the:

A) aorta.
B) duodenum.
C) kidneys.
D) junction of the left subclavian and internal jugular veins.

Question 16

The artery labeled as 3 in this figure is the:

A) brachiocephalic.
B) right coronary.
C) right intercostal.
D) ascending aorta.

Question 17

The artery in the figure labeled 1 below is the:

A) vertebral.
B) posterior cerebral.
C) internal carotid.
D) middle cerebral.

Question 18

The therapeutic radiologic procedure designed to dilate or reopen stenotic or occluded areas within a vessel is termed:

A) "gamma knife" therapy.
B) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
C) interventional radiology.
D) transcatheter embolization.

Question 19

Which number in this figure identifies the basilar artery?

A) 8
B) 6
C) 10
D) 14

Question 20

Why is an introducer sheath used in many angiographic procedures?

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

Question 21

In what year was the first human cardiac catheterization performed?

A) 1896
B) 1926
C) 1952
D) 1978

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

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

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

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

Which two projections are used to image the left main coronary artery? (Select all that apply.)

A) PA
B) RAO 5 to 15 degrees
C) LAO 30 to 40 degrees
D) RAO 20 to 40 degrees

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

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

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

Question 29

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:

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

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

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

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

Letter C in the abdominal aortogram image below is the:

A) R common iliac artery.
B) abdominal aorta.
C) R femoral artery.
D) gonadal artery.

Question 35

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

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

Question 36

Letter F in the abdominal aortogram image below is the:

A) abdominal aorta.
B) common iliac artery.
C) superior mesenteric artery.
D) inferior mesenteric artery.

Question 37

Which two compose the circulatory system? (Select all that apply.)

A) Central nervous system
B) Portal venous system
C) Lymphatic system
D) Blood-vascular system