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URR Mock Exam #5 E19 Abdomen
Questions With Correct Answers.
What is the name of the universally accepted image file type that is used by a PACS system to
store and view images? - answer✔✔DICOM- digital imaging and communications in medicine
provides a standard for handling storing and transmitting info in medical imaging
Which of the following connects the subphrenic space with Morrison pouch? - answer✔✔Right
paracolic gutter
The SMA originates from the aorta approximately ____ below the celiac axis and posterior to the
____ - answer✔✔1-2 cm, body of the pancreas
head of the pancreas is usually anterior to the IVC
Aorta is posterior to the body
SMA is circular structure posterior to the body of the gland
SMV is to the right of the SMA and posterior to the neck of the gland
Both vessels ate usually at a level that is anterior to the uncinate process of the head
When the sonographer decreases the imaging depth the ___ - answer✔✔PRF will increase
decreased depth= increased PRF = faster pulse to and fro time
the faster the pulses are sent and received, the higher the frame rate
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The faster the frame rate, the better the temporal resolution
Elevational thickness is usually set by the manufacturer
Which acoustic artifact is a common sonographic sign of Emphysematous pyelonephritis? -
answer✔✔resonance artifact
The air producing organisms in the kidney cause the reverberation or resonance artifact due to
gas production
ring down artifact is a type of resonance artifact and seen only with tissue/gas interfaces
The ____ zone is the largest glandular zone in the prostate - answer✔✔Peripheral zone
Which muscle group is located anterolateral to the lobes of the thyroid gland -
answer✔✔sternocleidomastoid
Strap muscles- anteromedial
longus colli muslce- posterior
Pheochromocytoma, chromaffin cells and neurons in the central nervous system are responsible
for the release of? - answer✔✔epinephrine
epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced in chromaffin cells of the adrenal glands and
certain neurons in the CNS
What acoustic artifact is commonly seen with a liver abscess, adenomymatosis of the GB and
emphysematous cholecystitis? - answer✔✔posterior reverberation artifact
Aerobic bacterial infections involve the production of gas during development
the tissue/air interface can cause the dirty shadowing or ring down in an abscess or with
emphysematous cholecystitis
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comet tail artifact is seen with adenomyomatosis
Aside from the pancreas what other organ produces amylase? - answer✔✔salivary glands
Which of the following is part of the renal parenchyma? - answer✔✔pyramids
renal pyramids are in the medulla portion of the parenchyma
the other choices are a part of the renal sinus
Harmonic imaging will: - answer✔✔Allow for deeper penetration with improved spatial
resolution
HI- uses a low frequency beam transmitted into the patient and the system displays the received
information as double the frequency
The presence of thrombus within the hepatic veins caused by an obstruction of flow is known as:
- answer✔✔Budd-Chiari Syndrome
obstruction of the HV can be caused by a mass formation and or blood disorders/riskfactors such
as OCP use
tumor formation can cause the HV walls to thicken leading to thrombus formation also
The falciform ligament divides the liver into ____ - answer✔✔medial and lateral left lobe
segments
the left intersegmental fissure divides the left lobe into medial and lateral lobes
the falciform ligament, ligamentum teres and left hepatic vein course within this fissure
Which of the following hepatic ligaments separate the medial and lateral left lobes of the liver? -
answer✔✔falciform ligament
URR Mock Exam #5 E19 Abdomen
Questions With Correct Answers.
What is the name of the universally accepted image file type that is used by a PACS system to
store and view images? - answer✔✔DICOM- digital imaging and communications in medicine
provides a standard for handling storing and transmitting info in medical imaging
Which of the following connects the subphrenic space with Morrison pouch? - answer✔✔Right
paracolic gutter
The SMA originates from the aorta approximately ____ below the celiac axis and posterior to the
____ - answer✔✔1-2 cm, body of the pancreas
head of the pancreas is usually anterior to the IVC
Aorta is posterior to the body
SMA is circular structure posterior to the body of the gland
SMV is to the right of the SMA and posterior to the neck of the gland
Both vessels ate usually at a level that is anterior to the uncinate process of the head
When the sonographer decreases the imaging depth the ___ - answer✔✔PRF will increase
decreased depth= increased PRF = faster pulse to and fro time
the faster the pulses are sent and received, the higher the frame rate
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
The faster the frame rate, the better the temporal resolution
Elevational thickness is usually set by the manufacturer
Which acoustic artifact is a common sonographic sign of Emphysematous pyelonephritis? -
answer✔✔resonance artifact
The air producing organisms in the kidney cause the reverberation or resonance artifact due to
gas production
ring down artifact is a type of resonance artifact and seen only with tissue/gas interfaces
The ____ zone is the largest glandular zone in the prostate - answer✔✔Peripheral zone
Which muscle group is located anterolateral to the lobes of the thyroid gland -
answer✔✔sternocleidomastoid
Strap muscles- anteromedial
longus colli muslce- posterior
Pheochromocytoma, chromaffin cells and neurons in the central nervous system are responsible
for the release of? - answer✔✔epinephrine
epinephrine and norepinephrine are produced in chromaffin cells of the adrenal glands and
certain neurons in the CNS
What acoustic artifact is commonly seen with a liver abscess, adenomymatosis of the GB and
emphysematous cholecystitis? - answer✔✔posterior reverberation artifact
Aerobic bacterial infections involve the production of gas during development
the tissue/air interface can cause the dirty shadowing or ring down in an abscess or with
emphysematous cholecystitis
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
comet tail artifact is seen with adenomyomatosis
Aside from the pancreas what other organ produces amylase? - answer✔✔salivary glands
Which of the following is part of the renal parenchyma? - answer✔✔pyramids
renal pyramids are in the medulla portion of the parenchyma
the other choices are a part of the renal sinus
Harmonic imaging will: - answer✔✔Allow for deeper penetration with improved spatial
resolution
HI- uses a low frequency beam transmitted into the patient and the system displays the received
information as double the frequency
The presence of thrombus within the hepatic veins caused by an obstruction of flow is known as:
- answer✔✔Budd-Chiari Syndrome
obstruction of the HV can be caused by a mass formation and or blood disorders/riskfactors such
as OCP use
tumor formation can cause the HV walls to thicken leading to thrombus formation also
The falciform ligament divides the liver into ____ - answer✔✔medial and lateral left lobe
segments
the left intersegmental fissure divides the left lobe into medial and lateral lobes
the falciform ligament, ligamentum teres and left hepatic vein course within this fissure
Which of the following hepatic ligaments separate the medial and lateral left lobes of the liver? -
answer✔✔falciform ligament
