DMSO 1210 Final Exam 2 Questions and
All Actual Answers 2026/2027.
2 other names for superior - Answer Cephalic and cranial
Another name for inferior - Answer Caudal
Anterior is also known as - Answer Ventral
Posterior is also known as - Answer Dorsal
What term means located on the opposite side of the body - Answer Contralateral
What term means located on the same side of the body - Answer Ipsilateral
What patient position is laying on their back - Answer Supine
Elevating the patient's _____ arm opens up the ___________ _________ when scanning the
upper abdomen - Answer Right, intercostal spaces
When the patient is on their abdomen they are in _______ position - Answer Prone
Patient is positioned semi-supine with their left side towards the bed. What is this position
termed? - Answer Left posterior oblique
What position is semi-prone with the right side down - Answer Right anterior oblique
What position is semi-supine with the right side down - Answer Right posterior oblique
What position is semi-prone with the left side down - Answer Left anterior oblique
Upright or erect is when the patient is - Answer sitting or standing
When the back of the stretcher is elevated for comfort the patient is - Answer Semi-
recumbent
, When the patient sits on edge of the scanning table with no back support - Answer
Thoracentesis
What position is when the patient is supine with feet raised higher than the level of the head -
Answer Trendelenburg
In trendelenburg the patient is angled at - Answer 15-30 degrees
When is Trendelenburg useful - Answer whenever fetal parts obscure the lower uterine
segment or the is preventing suitable imaging of the fetal head
What position is when the patient is supine with head raised higher than feet - Answer
Reverse Trendelenburg
In reverse Trendelenburg the patient is angled at - Answer 15-30 degrees
What position is when the patient is supine with head of the bed raised and the knees elevated
- Answer Fowler position
In Fowler position, the patient is in various inclined positions of - Answer 30-90 degrees
Low frequency equals - Answer More penetration
High frequency equals - Answer better resolution
Name the types of transducers - Answer Curvilinear array, linear sequenced array, linear
phased array
What transducer is used for small parts exams - Answer Linear sequenced array
What transducer is used for abdomen, pelvis, and OB exams - Answer Curvilinear array
What transducer is used in cardiac echo or abdomen (renal arteries) - Answer Linear phased
array
What transducer provides lower frequency and better penetration - Answer Curvilinear array
All Actual Answers 2026/2027.
2 other names for superior - Answer Cephalic and cranial
Another name for inferior - Answer Caudal
Anterior is also known as - Answer Ventral
Posterior is also known as - Answer Dorsal
What term means located on the opposite side of the body - Answer Contralateral
What term means located on the same side of the body - Answer Ipsilateral
What patient position is laying on their back - Answer Supine
Elevating the patient's _____ arm opens up the ___________ _________ when scanning the
upper abdomen - Answer Right, intercostal spaces
When the patient is on their abdomen they are in _______ position - Answer Prone
Patient is positioned semi-supine with their left side towards the bed. What is this position
termed? - Answer Left posterior oblique
What position is semi-prone with the right side down - Answer Right anterior oblique
What position is semi-supine with the right side down - Answer Right posterior oblique
What position is semi-prone with the left side down - Answer Left anterior oblique
Upright or erect is when the patient is - Answer sitting or standing
When the back of the stretcher is elevated for comfort the patient is - Answer Semi-
recumbent
, When the patient sits on edge of the scanning table with no back support - Answer
Thoracentesis
What position is when the patient is supine with feet raised higher than the level of the head -
Answer Trendelenburg
In trendelenburg the patient is angled at - Answer 15-30 degrees
When is Trendelenburg useful - Answer whenever fetal parts obscure the lower uterine
segment or the is preventing suitable imaging of the fetal head
What position is when the patient is supine with head raised higher than feet - Answer
Reverse Trendelenburg
In reverse Trendelenburg the patient is angled at - Answer 15-30 degrees
What position is when the patient is supine with head of the bed raised and the knees elevated
- Answer Fowler position
In Fowler position, the patient is in various inclined positions of - Answer 30-90 degrees
Low frequency equals - Answer More penetration
High frequency equals - Answer better resolution
Name the types of transducers - Answer Curvilinear array, linear sequenced array, linear
phased array
What transducer is used for small parts exams - Answer Linear sequenced array
What transducer is used for abdomen, pelvis, and OB exams - Answer Curvilinear array
What transducer is used in cardiac echo or abdomen (renal arteries) - Answer Linear phased
array
What transducer provides lower frequency and better penetration - Answer Curvilinear array
