FCA1-0139
A 55-year-old male is diagnosed with superior vena cava obstruction. What is the number of collateral circulations that exist for alternate pathways for venous return?
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FCA1-0140
A 28-year-old girl complained of severe abdominal pain and hematemesis and was rushed into the emergency department. She has an increased heart rate of 120 beats per minute and blood pressure of 90/65. She has a history of taking Naproxen for her Achilles tendinopathy. On urgent endoscopy, she is diagnosed with a bleeding peptic ulcer. The immediate treatment is to permanently stop the bleeding by performing embolization of the left gastric artery via an angiogram. What level of the vertebra will be used as a radiological marker for the origin of the artery that supplies the left gastric artery during the angiogram?
FCA1-0141
A 50-year-old woman is brought into the emergency department in an ambulance. She was found collapsed on the street. She has visual and oculomotor deficits on examination, but her motor function is intact. A digital subtraction angiography is performed that shows occlusion of the basilar artery at the site where the vertebral arteries fuse to form the basilar artery. Which anatomical landmark corresponds to this site of occlusion?
FCA1-0142
An 80-year-old man will be operated on for an arterial bypass procedure to treat claudication and foot ulceration. The anterior tibial artery will be the target for distal arterial anastomosis. Which structure is NOT closely related to the anterior tibial artery?
FCA1-0143
A 45-year-old man is being operated on for emergency laparotomy as he presented with bowel perforation. During the surgery, the marginal artery of Drummond is encountered and preserved. Which of the following two arteries fuse to form the marginal artery of Drummond?
FCA1-0144
Which of the following vertebral levels is the site where the aorta perforates the diaphragm?
FCA1-0145
Which vessel is the first to branch from the external carotid artery?
FCA1-0146
Which of these statements is false relating to the posterior cerebral artery?
FCA1-0147
A 60-year-old man is having his central venous pressure (CVP) measured. A long venous line was inserted via the femoral vein into the right atrium for this purpose. The catheter is advanced through the IVC. Which level of the vertebra is the site where this vessel enters the thorax?
FCA1-0148
Which structure has the greatest amount of musculi pectinati?