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What is the vertical axis of a graph called?
a. z-axis
b. x-axis
c. y-axis
d. time-axis - correct answer -y-axis
What is the name of the horizontal axis of a graph?
a. z-axis
b. x-axis
c. y-axis
d. red axis - correct answer -x-axis
How are scores on the ultrasound board exams related to study time?
a. Inversely
b. Conversely
c. Directly
d. Unrelated - correct answer -Directly
How are caloric intake and weight related?
a. Inversely
b. Partially
c. Reciprocally
d. Directly - correct answer -Directly
,How is weight related to a sonographer's time spent exercising?
a. Inversely
b. Conversely
c. Directly
d. Unrelated - correct answer -Inversely
What is the reciprocal of 1,000?
a. One-hundredth
b. 1,000
c. 0.001
d. One-millionth - correct answer -0.001
What is the reciprocal of 5?
a. One-hundredth
b. 5
c. 1/5
d. One-millionth - correct answer -1/5
What is the reciprocal of 1/10?
a. One-hundredth
b. 10
c. 1/10
d. One-millionth - correct answer -10
A sack contains 6 pounds of flour. The contents of the bag are increased by a factor of
5. How much flour is in the bag?
,a. 6 pounds
b. 11 pounds
c. 60 pounds
d. 30 pounds - correct answer -30 pounds
A bouquet has 30 flowers. The size of the bouquet is decreased by a factor of 3. How
many flowers remain?
a. 27
b. 0
c. 10
d. 15 - correct answer -10
Which of the following is not a measure of area?
a. Square cm
b. Meters squared
c. Cubic meters
d. Feet x feet - correct answer -Cubic meters
A sonographer measures the perimeter of an anatomical structure. Which of the
following choices is a reasonable value for the measurement?
a. 6 cm^2
b. 5 cc
c. 15 mm
d. 18 dB - correct answer -15 mm
What are the units associated with the circumference of a circle?
a. mm
b. mm^2
, c. cm^3
d. m^4 - correct answer -mm
The volume of a cystic structure is estimated from sonographic data. Which of the
following is an acceptable measurement of this volume?
a. 6
b. 6 cm
c. 6 cm^2
d. 6 cm^3 - correct answer -6 cm^3
The speed of red blood cells traveling through a blood vessel is 750 cm/sec. You are
asked to measure this speed in miles per hour. What information would be sufficient for
you to complete your task?
a. How many seconds in a minute and how many blood cells in the vessel
b. The number of miles in a meter
c. How many seconds per hour and the number of miles in a centimeter
d. The direction of red blood cell motion and the Doppler shift frequency - correct
answer -How many seconds per hour and the number of miles in a centimeter
How much bigger is one billion than one thousand?
a. 1,000 times
b. 1,000,000 times
c. 10 times
d. 10,000 times - correct answer -1,000,000 times
Select the sequence that appears in increasing order.
a. Mega, kilo, hecto, milli, giga
b. Nano, milli, micro, deci, deca, mega
Exam Questions & Answers With Detailed
Rationales | Instant PDF Download
What is the vertical axis of a graph called?
a. z-axis
b. x-axis
c. y-axis
d. time-axis - correct answer -y-axis
What is the name of the horizontal axis of a graph?
a. z-axis
b. x-axis
c. y-axis
d. red axis - correct answer -x-axis
How are scores on the ultrasound board exams related to study time?
a. Inversely
b. Conversely
c. Directly
d. Unrelated - correct answer -Directly
How are caloric intake and weight related?
a. Inversely
b. Partially
c. Reciprocally
d. Directly - correct answer -Directly
,How is weight related to a sonographer's time spent exercising?
a. Inversely
b. Conversely
c. Directly
d. Unrelated - correct answer -Inversely
What is the reciprocal of 1,000?
a. One-hundredth
b. 1,000
c. 0.001
d. One-millionth - correct answer -0.001
What is the reciprocal of 5?
a. One-hundredth
b. 5
c. 1/5
d. One-millionth - correct answer -1/5
What is the reciprocal of 1/10?
a. One-hundredth
b. 10
c. 1/10
d. One-millionth - correct answer -10
A sack contains 6 pounds of flour. The contents of the bag are increased by a factor of
5. How much flour is in the bag?
,a. 6 pounds
b. 11 pounds
c. 60 pounds
d. 30 pounds - correct answer -30 pounds
A bouquet has 30 flowers. The size of the bouquet is decreased by a factor of 3. How
many flowers remain?
a. 27
b. 0
c. 10
d. 15 - correct answer -10
Which of the following is not a measure of area?
a. Square cm
b. Meters squared
c. Cubic meters
d. Feet x feet - correct answer -Cubic meters
A sonographer measures the perimeter of an anatomical structure. Which of the
following choices is a reasonable value for the measurement?
a. 6 cm^2
b. 5 cc
c. 15 mm
d. 18 dB - correct answer -15 mm
What are the units associated with the circumference of a circle?
a. mm
b. mm^2
, c. cm^3
d. m^4 - correct answer -mm
The volume of a cystic structure is estimated from sonographic data. Which of the
following is an acceptable measurement of this volume?
a. 6
b. 6 cm
c. 6 cm^2
d. 6 cm^3 - correct answer -6 cm^3
The speed of red blood cells traveling through a blood vessel is 750 cm/sec. You are
asked to measure this speed in miles per hour. What information would be sufficient for
you to complete your task?
a. How many seconds in a minute and how many blood cells in the vessel
b. The number of miles in a meter
c. How many seconds per hour and the number of miles in a centimeter
d. The direction of red blood cell motion and the Doppler shift frequency - correct
answer -How many seconds per hour and the number of miles in a centimeter
How much bigger is one billion than one thousand?
a. 1,000 times
b. 1,000,000 times
c. 10 times
d. 10,000 times - correct answer -1,000,000 times
Select the sequence that appears in increasing order.
a. Mega, kilo, hecto, milli, giga
b. Nano, milli, micro, deci, deca, mega
