ABCP Basic Science Booklet Practice Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question : The most common type of anomalous venous
return is: a. supracardiac b. cardiac c. infracardiac d. cardiac
CORRECT ANSWER : a
Question : A Pott's operation is an anastomosis of the: a.ascending aorta to the left pulmonary artery b. descending aorta to the pulmonary artery branch c. subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery branch d. ascending aorta to the subclavian artery
CORRECT ANSWER : a
Question : The basic hemodynamic fault in a patent ductus
arteriosus is a ____ -to- _____ shunt at the pulmonary artery level a. right, left b. left, right c. superior, inferior d. inferior, superior
CORRECT ANSWER : b
Question : Which of the following statements is not true if
viewing the heart through a median sternotomy? a. the right
atrioventricular sulcus may bee seen b. the left atrium is predominant c. the apex point anteriorly d. the inter ventricular sulcus may be visualized
CORRECT ANSWER : b
Question : The posterior hepatic vein connects to the a.
inferior vena cava b. hemiazygous system c. azygous system
- accessory-azygous system
CORRECT ANSWER : a
Question : What is the most common type of valvular defect?
- AI b. AS c. MI d. MS
CORRECT ANSWER : d
Question : Which of the following is not evident in Tetralogy
of Fallot? a. VSD b. pulmonary stenosis c. ASD d. overriding aorta e. RV hypertrophy
CORRECT ANSWER : c
Question : Of the following arteries, which is most superior?
- Celiac b. Mesenteric c. Renal d. Iliac
CORRECT ANSWER : a
Question : Where is the most common site for a coarctation of
the aorta? a. ascending aorta distal to the coronary ostia b.transverse aorta between the innominate and the carotid arteries c. descending aorta distal to the subclavian artery d.ascending aorta proximal to the innominate artery
CORRECT ANSWER : c
Question : Closure of the small valve that overlies the
foramen ovale in the ____ (A-atrial, V-ventricular) septum is associated with _____ (D-decreased, I-increased) right chamber pressure a. A, D b. A, I c. V, D d. V, I
CORRECT ANSWER : a
Question : Which of the following is not true? a. sinusoids are
a type of capillary b. the intimal of veins and arteries is continuous with the capillary endothelium c. the opening of a precapillary sphincter will force blood to flow through
arteriovenous shunts d. the vaso-vasorum is the blood supply for the tunica adventitia of veins and arteries
CORRECT ANSWER : c
Question : Which of the following statements is true? a. the
SA nodal branch of the RCA is almost always responsible for the blood supply to the SA node b. the major blood supply of the septum is the circumflex artery c. cardiac venous blood drains either into the coronary sinus or directly into the right atrium d. metarterioles and arteriovenous anastomoses both circumvent the capillary beds
CORRECT ANSWER : c
Question : Which of the following arteries would be found in
the posterior interventricular sulcus? a. posterior descending artery b. left circumflex c. acute marginal branch d. distal portion the obtuse marginal branch
CORRECT ANSWER : a
Question : Pick the most correct statement: a. the Rastelli procedure is a cath lab technique in which a balloon catheter