Intermediate Splenic Vein Quiz

Q1. What is the usual relationship between the splenic vein and splenic artery near the pancreas?

• The vein is always superior to the artery
• The vein is straighter and posterior to the pancreas while the artery is tortuous near its superior border
• The artery lies entirely in the pelvis
• Both vessels run identically within the pancreatic duct

Q2. Which major vessel lies posterior to the splenic vein in part of its course?

• Left renal vein
• Pulmonary trunk
• External jugular vein
• Superior vena cava

Q3. Which gastric veins reach the splenic vein through the splenic hilar region?

• Paraumbilical veins
• Short gastric veins
• Right gastric veins only
• Superior rectal veins

Q4. Which vein draining the greater curvature commonly enters the splenic vein near the spleen?

• Inferior phrenic vein
• Left gastro-omental vein
• Right renal vein
• Middle colic vein

Q5. Which tributaries are especially numerous along the pancreatic course of the splenic vein?

• Pancreatic veins
• Gonadal veins
• Hepatic veins
• Lumbar veins

Q6. What is the most common termination pattern of the inferior mesenteric vein?

• It joins the right renal vein
• It joins the inferior vena cava
• It joins a hepatic vein
• It joins the splenic vein

Q7. Which region of the stomach has important venous drainage toward the splenic vein?

• Ileocecal valve
• Fundus
• Pylorus exclusively
• Duodenal papilla

Q8. Why is the splenic vein important to portal vein formation?

• It supplies arterial blood to the liver
• It is the principal hepatic venous outflow vessel
• It is one of the two principal veins forming the portal vein
• It drains directly into the inferior vena cava

Q9. Which statement describes the splenic vein's relationship to the posterior abdominal wall?

• It lies within the anterior abdominal subcutaneous tissue
• It lies entirely inside the spleen
• It occupies a deep plane behind the pancreas and anterior to posterior abdominal structures
• It passes through the vertebral canal

Q10. Which sequence correctly traces splenic venous blood toward the liver?

• Splenic vein to inferior vena cava to portal vein
• Splenic vein to renal vein to hepatic artery
• Splenic vein to hepatic vein to portal vein
• Splenic vein to portal vein to intrahepatic portal branches