URR Echocardiography 2024/2025 Exam
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a wave that requires a medium through which to travel, cannot travel in a
vacuum - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mechanical wave
transducer that requires mechanical focusing and steering. electrical
focusing and steering is not possible - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔single element
transducer
Multiple elements used to create an image by varying timing of the
electrical pulses to different elements in the array - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔phased
array
high frequency probes have ________ penetration and _________
resolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔low, high
Transducer contains a large number of rectangular piezoelectric elements
arranged in a linear pattern - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sector phased array
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,Combine sequenced linear array and phased array techniques to provide a
trapezoidal imaging format - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vector array
In a sector image, the number of scan lines per degree of the sector
determines ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔line density
increasing the line density will _______ # of pulses per frame, improve
spatial resolution (axial and lateral), __________ frame rate and
___________ temporal resolution. increase/decrease? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔increases, decreases, decreases
increasing sector angle will have _________ spatial resolution and
________ temporal resolution. degraded/improved? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔improved, degraded
decreasing sector angle will _______ spatial resolution and ________
temporal resolution. degrade/improve - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔degrade, improve
list 2 types of spatial resolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔axial and lateral
Resolution with the ability to resolve two separate structures that lie
perpendicular to the ultrasound beam - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔lateral resolution
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,Resolution with the ability to resolve two separate structures that lie parallel
to the ultrasound beam - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔axial resolution
forms aorta and pulmonary artery - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔trunctus arteriosus
forms left ventricle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔primitive ventricle
Forms the atria - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sino-atrium
forms right ventricle and truncus arteriosus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔bulbous cordis
forms the atrial septum, membranous ventricular septum, MV and TV -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔endocardial cushions
composed of 2 segments that will become SVC, IVC and atrial floor -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔sinus venosus
connects pulmonary trunk to aortic arch, majority of flow bypasses fetal
lungs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ductus arteriosus
connects the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔ductus venosus
position of apex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔inferior, anterior and leftward
position of base - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔superior, posterior and rightward
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, which AV valve is closer to the apex? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔TV
normal valve area of TV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔5-8cm²
Which AV valve opens and closes first? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔MV
which SL valve opens and closes first? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AoV
name leaflets of TV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔anterior, posterior and septal/medial
name leaflets of MV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔anterior and posterior
normal valve area of MV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4-6cm²
which AoV leaflet lies closest to IAS? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔NCC
normal AoV area - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3-4cm²
which coronary artery courses through the anterior interventricular groove?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔left anterior descending(LAD)
the right coronary artery (RCA) courses through the _________
__________ Groove - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right Atrioventricular Coronary
the posterior descending coronary artery and middle coronary vein course
through which groove? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔posterior interventricular groove
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Questions and Correct Answers | New
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a wave that requires a medium through which to travel, cannot travel in a
vacuum - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mechanical wave
transducer that requires mechanical focusing and steering. electrical
focusing and steering is not possible - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔single element
transducer
Multiple elements used to create an image by varying timing of the
electrical pulses to different elements in the array - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔phased
array
high frequency probes have ________ penetration and _________
resolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔low, high
Transducer contains a large number of rectangular piezoelectric elements
arranged in a linear pattern - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sector phased array
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Combine sequenced linear array and phased array techniques to provide a
trapezoidal imaging format - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔vector array
In a sector image, the number of scan lines per degree of the sector
determines ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔line density
increasing the line density will _______ # of pulses per frame, improve
spatial resolution (axial and lateral), __________ frame rate and
___________ temporal resolution. increase/decrease? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔increases, decreases, decreases
increasing sector angle will have _________ spatial resolution and
________ temporal resolution. degraded/improved? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔improved, degraded
decreasing sector angle will _______ spatial resolution and ________
temporal resolution. degrade/improve - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔degrade, improve
list 2 types of spatial resolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔axial and lateral
Resolution with the ability to resolve two separate structures that lie
perpendicular to the ultrasound beam - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔lateral resolution
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Resolution with the ability to resolve two separate structures that lie parallel
to the ultrasound beam - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔axial resolution
forms aorta and pulmonary artery - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔trunctus arteriosus
forms left ventricle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔primitive ventricle
Forms the atria - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sino-atrium
forms right ventricle and truncus arteriosus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔bulbous cordis
forms the atrial septum, membranous ventricular septum, MV and TV -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔endocardial cushions
composed of 2 segments that will become SVC, IVC and atrial floor -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔sinus venosus
connects pulmonary trunk to aortic arch, majority of flow bypasses fetal
lungs - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ductus arteriosus
connects the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔ductus venosus
position of apex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔inferior, anterior and leftward
position of base - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔superior, posterior and rightward
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, which AV valve is closer to the apex? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔TV
normal valve area of TV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔5-8cm²
Which AV valve opens and closes first? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔MV
which SL valve opens and closes first? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AoV
name leaflets of TV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔anterior, posterior and septal/medial
name leaflets of MV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔anterior and posterior
normal valve area of MV - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4-6cm²
which AoV leaflet lies closest to IAS? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔NCC
normal AoV area - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔3-4cm²
which coronary artery courses through the anterior interventricular groove?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔left anterior descending(LAD)
the right coronary artery (RCA) courses through the _________
__________ Groove - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right Atrioventricular Coronary
the posterior descending coronary artery and middle coronary vein course
through which groove? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔posterior interventricular groove
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