1.
An oncologist is reviewing a computed tomography (CT) scan of a 74-year-old man with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma. He locates the affected quadrate lobe of the liver that:
A. 
Lies between the inferior vena cava and ligamentum venosum
B. 
Receives blood from the right hepatic artery
C. 
Drains bile into the left hepatic duct
D. 
Is a medial superior segment
E. 
Is functionally a part of the right lobe
2.
A 21-year-old young man was lifting heavy boxes while moving into his new house. During the repair of his resulting hernia, the urologist recalls that the genitofemoral nerve:
A. 
Runs in front of the quadratus lumborum
B. 
Is a branch of the femoral nerve
C. 
D. 
Passes through the deep inguinal ring
E. 
Gives rise to an anterior scrotal branch
3.
A 6-year-old boy comes to his pediatrician with a lump in the groin near the thigh and pain in the groin. On examination, the physician makes a diagnosis of a direct inguinal hernia because the herniated tissue:
A. 
Enters the deep inguinal ring
B. 
Lies lateral to the inferior epigastric artery
C. 
Is covered by spermatic fasciae
D. 
Descends into the scrotum
E. 
4.
Mrs. Jones is undergoing a routine colonoscopy for colon cancer prevention. The gastroenterologist finds a Meckel's diverticulum. Which of the following statements is true about the diverticulum?
A. 
It is found 2 feet distal to the ileocecal junction
B. 
It is located on the mesenteric side of the ileum
C. 
It occurs in about 20% of the population
D. 
It is a persistent remnant of the embryonic yolk sac
E. 
It may contain renal and suprarenal Tissues
5.
A 54-y/o man comes to an ER with abdominal pain, jaundice, loss of appetite, and weight loss. On examination of his radiograms and computed tomography (CT) scans, a physician finds a slowly growing tumor in the uncinate process of the pancreas. Which of the following structures is most likely compressed by this tumor?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
Superior mesenteric artery
E. 
Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
6.
Examination of a 54-year-old man reveals an isolated tumor located at the porta hepatis. This tumor most likely compresses which of the following structures?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
Branches of the portal vein
7.
A patient is rushed to the operating room for an emergent cholecystectomy (resection of a gallbladder) because of cholecystitis. While locating landmarks before surgical resection of
an infected gallbladder, the surgeon recalls that one pair of veins forms a portal-caval anastomosis. Which of the following pairs of veins form a portal-caval anastomosis?
A. 
Hepatic veins and inferior vena cava
B. 
Superior and middle rectal vein
C. 
Left and right gastric veins
D. 
Inferior and superficial epigastric veins
E. 
Suprarenal and renal veins
8.
Before beginning a cesarean section (Csection) in a pregnant woman with a genital herpes infection, the obstetrician noted that she had an aponeurosis of the transverse abdominal muscle.
This aponeurosis most likely contributes to the formation of which of the following?
A. 
Anterior layer of the rectus sheath below the arcuate line
B. 
Anterior layer of the rectus sheath above the umbilicus
C. 
Posterior layer of the rectus sheath below the arcuate line
D. 
E. 
9.
A 38-year-old woman with peptic ulcer disease of the stomach experiences severe abdominal pain. Which of the following nervous structures would most likely be involved?
A. 
B. 
Ventral roots of the spinal nerve
C. 
D. 
E. 
10.
Because of an inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease) and a small bowel obstruction leading to bowel ischemia, an elderly woman requires bypass of her ileum and jejunum and is scheduled for a gastrocolostomy. The surgeon will ligate all arteries that send branches to the stomach. Which of the following arteries may be spared?
A. 
B. 
C. 
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
D. 
Left gastroepiploic artery
E. 
11.
A 19-year-old man with ruptured appendix is sent to the emergency department for surgery. To cut off the blood supply to the appendix (if collateral circulation is discounted), a surgeon
should ligate which of the following arteries?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
Inferior mesenteric artery
E. 
12.
Which structure runs along the superior border of the pancreas and enters the lienorenal ligament?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
13.
Which structure is divided into the proper hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
14.
Which structure provides an attachment of the suspensory muscle of the duodenum (ligament of Treitz)?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
15.
Which structure is retroperitoneal in position and receives blood from the splenic artery?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
16.
Which structure is a direct branch of the aorta and supplies blood to the ascending and transverse colons?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
17.
Which structure receives bile, concentrates it by absorbing water and salt, and stores it?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
18.
Which structure runs behind the inferior vena cava?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
19.
Which structure receives blood from the left gonad and suprarenal gland?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
20.
Which structure receives blood from the liver and kidney and enters the thorax by piercing the central tendon of the diaphragm?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E.