FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


The right ventricle is identified by the presence of which structure?
a) coronary sinus
b) pulmonary vein
c) sinus venous

d) moderator band - ANS d) moderator band


Which structure enters the left atrium posteriorly?
a) IVC
b) SVC
c) pulmonary veins

d) pulmonary artery - ANS c) pulmonary veins


In a normal fetal heart, which cardiac chamber is closest to the spine?
a) right atrium
b) right ventricle
c) left atrium

d) left ventricle - ANS c) left atrium


In a normal fetal heart, which cardiac chamber is the most anterior?
a) right atrium
b) right ventricle
c) left atrium
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, d) left ventricle - ANS b) right ventricle


In a normal fetal heart, which cardiac chamber is the most superior?
a) SVC
b) aorta
c) mitral valve

d) main pulmonary artery - ANS aorta


What is the name given for normal situs?
a) ambiguous
b) inversus
c) solitus

d) concordance - ANS c) solitus


What structures form the ductal arch? - ANS Descending aorta, ductus artenosus, left
pulmonary artery


True/False: In the three vessel trachea view, all of the vessels should be the same size -
ANS False


How large is the aortic arch compared to the ascending and descending aorta?
a) about the same size
b) 1/3 larger
c) 1/3 smaller

d) 1/2 smaller - ANS a) about the same size


What is the normal cardiothoracic ratio?
a) 1/4
b) 1/3

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