ARRT FINAL EXAM 2026-2027 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

ARRT FINAL EXAM

400 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

( ANSWERS)

1. All of the following are branches of the celiac axis except:

• Splenic artery
• Common hepatic artery
• Cystic artery
• Left gastric artery

Correct Answer: C. Cystic artery

• Which of the following is another name for Morrison pouch?
• Pouch of Douglas
• Vesicouterine pouch
• Right subhepatic space
• Left subphrenic space

Correct Answer: C. Right subhepatic space

• Which of the following would not be a typical sonographic finding consistent with the

diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis?

• Renal enlargement
• Focal areas of altered echotexture
• Normal renal architecture
• Multiple cysts replacing the renal parenchyma

Correct Answer: D. Multiple cysts replacing the renal parenchyma

• Which of the following would be considered to be the most common fetal female genital

abnormality?

• Ambiguous genitalia
• Clitoromegaly
• Vaginal atresia
• Bicornuate uterus

Correct Answer: B. Clitoromegaly

5. Trisomy 13 is also known as:

• Edwards syndrome
• Patau syndrome
• Down syndrome
• Turner syndrome

Correct Answer: B. Patau syndrome

6. Dandy-Walker malformation is a developmental anomaly characterized by:

• Hypoplasia/absence of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilation of the 4th ventricle with

posterior fossa enlargement

• Complete agenesis of the corpus callosum with colpocephaly
• Herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum
• Fusion of the thalami and a single monoventricle

Correct Answer: A. Hypoplasia/absence of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilation of the 4th ventricle with posterior fossa enlargement

7. Trisomy 18 is also known as:

• Patau syndrome
• Down syndrome
• Edwards syndrome
• Klinefelter syndrome

Correct Answer: C. Edwards syndrome

8. Trisomy 21 is also known as:

• Down syndrome
• Edwards syndrome
• Patau syndrome
• Turner syndrome

Correct Answer: A. Down syndrome

• What prostatic zone is located at the base of the prostate?
• Peripheral Zone
• Transition Zone
• Central Zone
• Fibromuscular stroma

Correct Answer: C. Central Zone

• While scanning the epigastric region to visualize the pancreas in the transverse scan

plane, you visualize a tubular structure that travels across the midline of the abdomen near the level of the pancreas. What could it be?

• Common bile duct
• Superior mesenteric artery
• Splenic vein
• Splenic artery

Correct Answer: D. Splenic artery

• What is the structure that is surgically interrupted to prevent the transport of sperm from

the testicles?

• Epididymis
• Ejaculatory duct
• Ductus deferens

• Seminal vesicles

Correct Answer: C. Ductus deferens

• Potter's syndrome is associated with what?
• Polycystic kidneys, normal facies, and cardiac anomalies
• Renal agenesis, abnormal facies, pulmonary hypoplasia and limb abnormalities
• Hydronephrosis, macroglossia, and omphalocele
• Multicystic dysplastic kidneys and neural tube defects

Correct Answer: B. Renal agenesis, abnormal facies, pulmonary hypoplasia and limb abnormalities

13. In the presence of a molar pregnancy, hCG will be:

• Low
• Normal
• Undetectable
• High

Correct Answer: D. High

• The most common form of testicular carcinoma, which will appear as a solid hypoechoic

mass and can be painless, is:

• Yolk sac tumor
• Teratoma
• Seminoma
• Embryonal cell carcinoma

Correct Answer: C. Seminoma

15. The depth of the cisterna magna should not measure greater than:

• 5mm
• 8mm
• 10mm