Beginner Ligamentum Teres Quiz
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Q1. What is another name for the ligamentum teres of the liver?
- Ligamentum venosum
- Hepatoduodenal ligament
- Coronary ligament
- Round ligament of the liver
Q2. The ligamentum teres is the postnatal remnant of which fetal vessel?
- Right umbilical artery
- Ductus arteriosus
- Left umbilical vein
- Inferior vena cava
Q3. Where is the ligamentum teres located within the falciform ligament?
- Free inferior margin
- Bare area of the liver
- Posterior coronary ligament
- Superior attached border only
Q4. Toward which external landmark does the ligamentum teres extend from the liver?
- Right kidney
- Pylorus
- Splenic hilum
- Umbilicus
Q5. Which fissure on the visceral surface of the liver contains the ligamentum teres?
- Fissure for the ligamentum venosum
- Groove for the inferior vena cava
- Gallbladder fossa
- Fissure for the ligamentum teres
Q6. The fissure for the ligamentum teres forms which part of the left sagittal fissure?
- Posterior portion
- Anterior portion
- Right lateral portion
- Superior caval portion
Q7. Which peritoneal fold carries the ligamentum teres toward the anterior abdominal wall?
- Gastrosplenic ligament
- Lesser omentum
- Greater omentum
- Falciform ligament
Q8. Which vessels may accompany the ligamentum teres and communicate with abdominal wall veins?
- Renal arteries
- Hepatic veins
- Paraumbilical veins
- Pulmonary veins
Q9. What happened to the fetal left umbilical vein after birth to form the ligamentum teres?
- It becomes the portal vein trunk
- It normally obliterates and becomes fibrous
- It becomes the common bile duct
- It becomes the inferior vena cava
Q10. Which statement best describes the ligamentum teres?
- It is a bile duct connecting the gallbladder to the liver
- It is a hepatic artery branch
- It is the remnant of the ductus venosus
- It is the fibrous remnant of the left umbilical vein within the falciform ligament