Intermediate Inferior Vena Cava Quiz

Q1. Which gonadal vein usually drains directly into the inferior vena cava?

• Both gonadal veins always
• Neither gonadal vein
• Right gonadal vein
• Left gonadal vein

Q2. Where does the left gonadal vein usually drain?

• Right renal vein
• Left renal vein
• Azygos vein
• Portal vein

Q3. Which suprarenal vein usually drains directly into the inferior vena cava?

• Both suprarenal veins always
• Right suprarenal vein
• Left suprarenal vein
• Neither suprarenal vein

Q4. Where does the left suprarenal vein usually drain?

• Left renal vein
• Superior mesenteric vein
• Right common iliac vein
• Portal vein

Q5. Which renal vein crosses anterior to the aorta before reaching the inferior vena cava?

• Right renal vein
• Left renal vein
• Right gonadal vein
• Left common iliac vein

Q6. Which artery normally passes anterior to the left renal vein?

• Common hepatic artery
• Superior mesenteric artery
• Right renal artery
• Inferior mesenteric artery

Q7. Which artery commonly passes posterior to the inferior vena cava on its way to the right kidney?

• Inferior mesenteric artery
• Left renal artery
• Superior mesenteric artery
• Right renal artery

Q8. Which veins from the posterior abdominal wall commonly drain into the inferior vena cava?

• Lumbar veins
• Pulmonary veins
• Cerebral veins
• Coronary veins

Q9. Which vein is typically longer because the inferior vena cava lies to the right of the midline?

• Right suprarenal vein
• Left renal vein
• Right gonadal vein
• Right renal vein

Q10. Which organ partly surrounds the upper abdominal inferior vena cava before it reaches the diaphragm?

• Liver
• Spleen
• Jejunum
• Stomach