Lecture 3

Question 1

5 congenital variations

Answer 1

3 renal arteries (most common)

• common hepatic comes off SMA
• right hepatic artery comes off SMA
• left hepatic artery originates from the left gastric artey
• transposition

Question 2

IVC bifurcates at

Answer 2

L5

Question 3

4 tributaries of IVC

Answer 3

Hepatic veins
Renal veins
Right gonadal vein
Common iliac veins

Question 4

Walls are _____ in the aorta than the IVC

Answer 4

Thicker

Question 5

Which great vessel is phasic

Answer 5

IVC

Question 6

Size of IVC and should not be more than

Answer 6

2.5 cm but not more than 3.7

Question 7

Which great vessel has brighter walls and why

Answer 7

Aorta and bc they are more parallel

Question 8

Variations include of IVC

Answer 8

Left sided IVC
Duplication of IVC (most comon)
Absence of portion (rare)