ADULT ECHO ANATOMY 1| 90 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

While scanning the aortic arch in the suprasternal notch view, you identify a vertical structure to the right of the arch that demonstrates flow moving away from the transducer in systole. What is this? correct answer: superior vena cava Which of the following structures attaches the mitral valve leaflets to the papillary muscles? correct answer: chordae tendinae The parasternal long axis view demonstrates the anteroseptal and ________ walls of the left ventricle correct answer: inferolateral On and EKG, when does ventricular diastole take place? correct answer: end of the T wave to the onset of the QRS wave In most patients, the left anterior descending artery is a branch of the ________ and the posterior descending artery is a branch of _________ correct answer: left coronary artery, right coronary artery __________________ is defined as a part of fetal circulation that connects the pulmonary artery and the descending aorta correct answer: ductus arteriosus When congenital heart disease is suspected in an adult, how do you differentiate the aorta from the pulmonary artery? correct answer: PA terminates at the bifurcation and the aorta gives off 3 major branches and continues in through the chest Which tricuspid valve leaflets are evaluated in the parasternal long axis view of the right ventricle correct answer: anterior and posterior When the pressure in the left atrium exceeds the pressure in the left ventricle, which valve opens? correct answer: mitral Average MVA correct answer: 5cm^2 Which of the following maneuvers will cause a decrease in venous return to the heart? correct answer: getting out of bed and standing up Which of the following statements best describes how Starling's Law applies to the heart? correct answer: as venous return increases, stoke volume will increase At what point of the cardiac cycle is the right ventricle at the lowest volume correct answer: end systole Which of the following lists the branches in the correct order that they originate from the aortic arch? correct ans