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All of the following are clinical findings associated with
pancreatic adenocarcinoma except:
a. Epigastric pain
b. Weight loss
c. Jaundice
d. Decrease amylase and lipase

The portion of the bowel that encompasses the head of the
pancreas is the:
a. Duodenum
b. Jejunum
c. Ileum
d. Cecum

The most common echogenicity of an acutely inflamed pancreas
is:
a. Anechoic b. Hyperechoic
c. Hypoechoic d. Calcified

The pancreas is an:
a. Intraperitoneal organ
b. Retroperitoneal organ

Which part of the pancreas is located right lateral to
superior mesenteric vein, anterior to inferior vena cava, and inferior to
portal vein? a. Head b. Neck c. Body d. Tail

Which part of the pancreas is located anterior to portal
confluence?
a. Uncinate process
b. Pancreatic body
c. Pancreatic neck
d. Pancreatic tail

Which of the following is the hormone released by the
pancreas that encourages the body’s use of glucagon?
a. Insulin
b. Somatostatin
c. Glycogen
d. Sodium bicarbonate

A 48-year-old male patient with a history of severe, sudden onset of left upper quadrant pain without trauma presents to the ultrasound department for a sonogram of the spleen. You visualize a wedge-shaped, hypoechoic area within the spleen. This most likely represents a:
a. Splenic infarct
b. Splenic hematoma
c. Splenic hemangioma
d. Splenic metastasis

The type of tissue within the spleen that is responsible for
its phagocytic function is the:
a. Red pulp
b. White pulp
c. Culling pulp
d. Pitting pulp

The spleen is a/an:
a. Intraperitoneal organ b. Retroperitoneal organ