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All of the following are functions of the spleen except:
a. Storage of iron
b. Defense against disease
c. Blood reservoir
d. Destruction of phagocytic cells

Where is the most common location of an accessory spleen?
a. Superior to the spleen
b. Medial to the diaphragm and left kidney
c. Splenic hilum
d. Anterior to the pancreatic body

All of the following can be associated with splenomegaly
except:
a. Trauma
b. Hemolytic abnormalities
c. Mononucleosis
d. Pancreatitis

A 35-year-old male patient presents to the ultrasound
department for an abdominal sonogram with a history of abdominal pain and
histoplasmosis. What are you more likely to identify within the spleen?
a. Multiple histomas
b. Multiple hemangiomas
c. Multiple metastatic lesions
d. Multiple granulomas

A 14-year-old male patient presents to the ultrasound
department after falling from his bicycle. An abdominal sonogram reveals a
complex-appearing mass within the spleen. This most likely represents a:
a. Splenic hemangioma
b. Splenic granuloma
c. Splenic hematoma
d. Splenic infarct

The spleen removes irregular cells from the bloodstream and
retains them through a process called:
a. Pitting b. Culling
c. Crimping d. Amassing

An area within the spleen that has become necrotic because
of a lack of oxygen is referred to as a:
a. Splenic hemangioma
b. Splenic hematoma
c. Splenic infarct
d. Granuloma

From the list below, what is the most likely clinical
finding of a patient who has a splenic hemangioma?
a. Fever
b. Decreased hematocrit
c. Elevated white blood cell count
d. None

In a patient with suspected lymphoma, the presence of
Reed–Sternberg cells indicates:
a. Hodgkin lymphoma
b. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
c. Metastatic liver disease
d. Splenic infarction

All of the following are true of the spleen except:
a. It is the largest structure of the reticuloendothelial
system
b. The primary objective of the spleen is to filter the
peripheral blood
c. The spleen has a convex inferior margin and a concave
superior border
d. The spleen is considered the largest lymphatic organ