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The covering of the liver is referred to as:
a. Glisson capsule
b. Gerota fascia
c. Morison pouch
d. Hepatic fascia

The right intersegmental fissure contains the:
a. Right hepatic vein
b. Middle hepatic vein
c. Left portal vein
d. Right portal vein

The ligamentum teres can be used to separate the:
a. Medial and lateral segments of the left lobe
b. Medial and posterior segments of the right lobe
c. Anterior and medial segments of the left lobe
d. Anterior and posterior segments of the right lobe

The main lobar fissure contains the:
a. Right hepatic vein
b. Middle hepatic vein
c. Main portal vein
d. Right portal vein

The diameter of the portal vein should not exceed:
a. 4 mm
b. 8 mm
c. 10 mm
d. 13 mm

The right lobe of the liver can be divided into:
a. Medial and lateral segments
b. Medial and posterior segments
c. Anterior and medial segments
d. Anterior and posterior segments

Which of the following is true concerning the portal veins?
a. Portal veins carry deoxygenated blood away from the liver
b. Portal veins have brighter walls than the hepatic veins
c. Portal veins should demonstrate hepatofugal flow
d. Portal veins increase in diameter as they approach the
diaphragm

Budd–Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in the size of
the:
a. Hepatic arteries
b. Portal veins
c. Hepatic veins
d. Common bile duct

A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver is
termed:
a. Papillary lobe
b. Focal hepatomegaly
c. Riedel lobe
d. Morison lobe

The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the:
a. Falciform ligament
b. Main lobar fissure
d. Ligamentum teres
e. Ligamentum venosum