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

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

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

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

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

. A bulge on the lateral border of the kidney is referred to
as:
a. Duplicated kidney
b. Renal hypoplasia
c. Dromedary hump
d. Supernumery kidney

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

The vessel located anterior to the abdominal aorta and
posterior to the superior mesenteric artery is the:
a. Celiac artery
b. Left renal artery
c. Right renal vein
d. Left renal vein

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