Cross-Sectional Anatomy Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At the porta hepatis, which member of the portal triad generally occupies the posterior position?
Common bile duct
Proper hepatic artery
Cystic duct
Portal vein
2. A vessel is seen forming posterior to the neck of the pancreas from the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins. Which vessel is it?
Inferior vena cava
Portal vein
Hepatic vein
Left renal vein
3. On an axial thoracic section taken at the carina, which change should be visible in the airway?
The trachea divides into the right and left main bronchi
The right main bronchus divides into lobar bronchi before the carina
The esophagus opens into the trachea
The larynx divides into two airways
4. Which description best defines an axial, or transverse, anatomical section?
A section cut parallel to the long axis of a limb
A section dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
A section dividing the body into right and left portions
A section dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
5. Which anatomical plane divides the body into right and left portions?
Axial plane
Coronal plane
Oblique transverse plane
Sagittal plane
6. A section shows both lungs from front to back while dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions. Which plane was used?
Coronal plane
Axial plane
Parasagittal plane
Midsagittal plane
7. On a standard axial abdominal section, where is the inferior vena cava usually located relative to the abdominal aorta?
Directly posterior to it
On the patient's right
On the patient's left
Directly anterior to it
8. An axial upper-abdominal section shows a large artery directly anterior to the vertebral body and posterior to the pancreas. Which vessel is it?
Inferior vena cava
Superior mesenteric vein
Abdominal aorta
Portal vein
9. An axial section through the popliteal fossa shows the principal neurovascular bundle. Which major structure is normally deepest, closest to the femur and knee joint?
Tibial nerve
Common fibular nerve
Popliteal vein
Popliteal artery
10. In the femoral triangle, which structure lies immediately medial to the femoral nerve in the usual lateral-to-medial arrangement?
Great saphenous vein
Femoral vein
Femoral artery
Femoral canal
11. Under the standard radiological convention for viewing an axial CT image, where does the patient's right side appear?
At the top of the image
On the viewer's right
On the viewer's left
At the bottom of the image
12. An axial section passes through the renal hilum. Which structure is normally the most anterior of the main hilar structures?
Renal pelvis
Renal artery
Renal vein
Proximal ureter
13. An axial abdominal section shows a midline artery arising from the anterior aorta and crossing anterior to the third part of the duodenum. Which artery is this?
Superior mesenteric artery
Inferior mesenteric artery
Celiac trunk
Common hepatic artery
14. On an axial section through the lumbar spine, which paired muscle lies directly along the lateral surfaces of the lumbar vertebral bodies?
Rectus abdominis
Psoas major
Multifidus
External abdominal oblique
15. In an axial section through the upper thorax, where is the esophagus normally located relative to the trachea?
Posterior
Within the tracheal lumen
Far lateral on the patient's right
Directly anterior
16. A lower-thoracic axial section shows a round arterial structure beside the left anterolateral surface of a vertebral body in the posterior mediastinum. Which vessel is most likely?
Azygos vein
Descending thoracic aorta
Pulmonary trunk
Inferior vena cava