Adult Echo Registry Review| 160 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

The _______________ is the largest chamber of the heart. It is ellipsoid/bullet shape. correct answer: left ventricle Pulmonary veins dump oxygenated blood into the... correct answer: left atrium Which heart chamber aligns with these descriptors: - no moderator band - smooth walls (no trabeculations) - two papillary muscles instead of 3 - bi-leaflet valve instead of tri-leaflet correct answer: left ventricle The left atrial appendage is best viewed in which TTE view? correct answer: apical 2 Where is the Chiara network found? correct answer: right atrium The majority of atrial filling occurs during (expiration/inspiration) correct answer: inspiration Which cardiac chamber can be described as... -triangular/pyramidal shape - heavily trabeculated apex -contains a moderator band -trabeculated walls -three papillary muscles - tri-leaflet valve that is placed closer to the apex correct answer: right ventricle List the three major branches of the aorta correct answer: innominate, left common carotid, left subclavian artery When does the majority of pulmonary venous flow into the left atrium occur? correct answer: early systole as the atrium fills with blood This valve is a thin flap of tissue seen in some patients at the junction of the IVC and the right atrium correct answer: eustachian valve The___________ carries deoxygenated blood into the RA from the upper extremities and the head. The __________ carries deoxygenated blood into the RA from the lower extremities and abdomen. correct answer: SVC, IVC True or False: Axial resolution is improved with a higher frequency transducer, wider bandwidths, and shorter pulse lengths correct answer: true 1/2 spatial pulse length= ? correct