Deck 4: First Scanning Experience

Question 1

Which anatomic area is NOT demonstrated in the transverse plane?

A) Medial
B) Anterior
C) Posterior
D) Superior

Answer 1

D
A transverse image demonstrates the anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral anatomic areas.

Question 2

Structures are accurately identified on ultrasound images by

A) scanning plane interpretation.
B) two-dimensional cross-sections.
C) their location.
D) their sonographic appearance.

Answer 2

C
Body structures are accurately identified on ultrasound images by their location, not by their sonographic appearance, which may be altered by a pathologic condition or other factors.

Question 3

Documented areas of interest

A) are represented in a single scanning plane.
B) cover approximately every 2 cm of a structure.
C) must be represented in at least two scanning planes.
D) must include survey images.

Answer 3

C
Documented areas of interest or required images must be represented in at least two scanning planes perpendicular to each other so that a more dimensional and therefore accurate representation may be obtained.

Question 4

Which of the following occurs during an initial scanning survey?

A) Measurements of abnormal anatomy are obtained.
B) No images are taken during an initial scanning survey.
C) Images required by the institution's protocol are obtained.
D) Sagittal and transverse images of pertinent anatomy are obtained.

Question 5

The term through transmission is synonymous with

A) sound attenuation.
B) posterior enhancement.
C) acoustic shadowing.
D) infiltrative process.

Question 6

Sonographically, the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract

A) resembles a "bull's eye."
B) has an appearance that depends on the lumen's contents.
C) is hypoechoic relative to its walls.
D) is highly reflective.

Question 7

Organ parenchyma is described in terms of

A) echo texture.
B) location.
C) focal zone.
D) refraction.

Question 8

Structures that cast a shadow

A) either reflect or attenuate the sound beam.
B) are nonattenuating.
C) are always directly in front of another structure.
D) show acoustic enhancement.

Question 9

Which anatomic area is NOT generally demonstrated in a sagittal plane?

A) Lateral
B) Inferior
C) Anterior
D) Posterior

Question 10

When an organ is described as hypoechoic to another organ, this means that

A) one organ is brighter relative to the other.
B) one organ is less echogenic relative to the other.
C) one organ is visualized inferior to the other.
D) one organ is visualized posterior to the other.

Question 11

A uterine fibroid tumor undergoing cystic degeneration would be considered what type of mass?

A) Cystic
B) Solid
C) Complex
D) Homogenous

Question 12

If a mass is discovered superior to the right kidney, it could originate from all of the following organs except the:

A) Liver
B) Kidneys
C) Adrenals
D) Spleen

Question 13

Which task is NOT within the sonographer's scope of practice?

A) Collecting clinical information from a patient or from the person's chart
B) Describing areas of pathology in sonographic terms
C) Interpreting sonographic images and reporting a diagnosis to the referring clinician or the patient
D) Differentiating normal from abnormal sonographic patterns and relating findings to the sonologist

Question 14

Pathologic findings that are in a specific area are referred to as

A) focal.
B) diffuse.
C) enhanced.
D) well circumscribed.

Question 15

The level of echogenicity and appearance of tissue texture depend on

A) the type of localized disease present.
B) the density of the disease in the tissue.
C) the effect of the disease on the internal architecture.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Which term refers to decreased echogenicity as compared with other body structures?

A) Anechoic
B) Isoechoic
C) Hyperechoic
D) Hypoechoic

Question 17

Which anatomic area is NOT demonstrated in a coronal plane?

A) Medial
B) Lateral
C) Anterior
D) Inferior

Question 18

Which of the following statements is most likely true of an intraorgan mass?

A) Discontinuity of the organ capsule
B) Obstruction of other organs and structures
C) Disruption of the normal internal architecture
D) Internal invagination of organ capsules

Question 19

If a patient asks a sonographer questions about the results of the study, the sonographer should

A) provide the person with a copy of the sonographer's technical observation.
B) confine his or her remarks to either "normal" or "abnormal."
C) give an opinion on the results.
D) explain that the patient must contact his or her physician for the diagnosis.

Question 20

Which of the following terms would NOT be used to describe a true cyst?

A) Anechoic
B) Irregular margins
C) Posterior enhancement
D) Refractive shadows

Question 21

Long axis measurements are taken in either the sagittal or coronal scanning plane. ____

Question 22

An accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominopelvic cavity is called __________.

Question 23

Transverse scanning plane images show only axial or short axis sections of structures. ____

Question 24

With regard to composition, a mass is classified as ______, ______, or ______.

Question 25

Coronal planes divide the body into unequal ________ and ________ sections.

Question 26

With regard to echo texture characteristics, a disease can be described as _________ or __________.

Question 27

Longitudinal views show a structure's depth and ___________.

Question 28

Sagittal and coronal scanning plane images show only longitudinal sections of structures. ____

Question 29

The normal echo texture appearance of soft tissues is characterized as ________.

Question 30

Axial views show a structure's depth and ______________.

Question 31

Transverse planes divide the body into unequal ______ and _________ sections.

Question 32

The _______ and _______ planes are parallel to the long axis of the body

Question 33

"A circumscribed disease process" describes a __________.

Question 34

Normal muscle echo texture appears _______ with ______ echogenicity.

Question 35

Sagittal planes divide the body into unequal _________ and _________ sections.