SONOGRAPHY EXAMINATION PREP STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED 100 PERCENT

SONOGRAPHY EXAMINATION PREP STUDY
GUIDE LATEST UPDATED PRACTICE
SOLUTION VERIFIED 100 PERCENT


◉ Liver, kidney, heart, spleen, and pancreas. Answer: organs that can
be examined via ultrasound


◉ three advantages of using ultrasound instead of MRI or CT..
Answer: Live "Real time', portable, and inexpensive


◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and
left sides


◉ transverse plane. Answer: divides the body into superior and
inferior parts


◉ coronal plane. Answer: divides body into anterior and posterior


◉ benefits of using higher frequencies when scanning. Answer:
details and higher quality images


◉ superior (cephalic). Answer: situated above another structure,
toward the head

, ◉ right lateral. Answer: moving towards the right side


◉ Depth. Answer: a benefit of using lower frequencies when scanning


◉ less quality. Answer: what you sacrifice when you use lower
frequencies.


◉ Inferior (caudal). Answer: away from the head end or towards the
feet.


◉ Contra. Answer: against, counter Ex: the left arm is CONTRA to
the right .


◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body. Ex: the right arm
is IPSI to the right leg.


◉ Distal. Answer: away from the point of attachment Ex: The elbow
is DISTAL to the shoulder. The foot is distal to the knee.


◉ Proximal. Answer: Closer to the point of attachment Ex: the elbow
is Proximal to the wrist. The hip is Proximal to the knee.


◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back


◉ Anterior. Answer: front of the body