CCI RCS Study Guide Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Cavitation is - Correct answer-The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies
by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - Correct answer-1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - Correct answer-Anterior and
medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - Correct answer-EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - Correct answer-EDV - ESV
What is stroke volume (SV)? - Correct answer-Amount of blood pumped out of
each ventricle during a single heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - Correct answer-Network of fibers originating from
eustachian valve.
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,Where can the chiari network be found - Correct answer-Right atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - Correct answer-Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - Correct answer-SATA (spatial
average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - Correct answer-In between the IVC and
the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? - Correct
answer-Infundibulum
Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? - Correct
answer-Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - Correct answer-Anterior
Medial
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - Correct answer-1.) Visceral = lies
directly upon external surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the
epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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,*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - Correct answer-25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - Correct answer-25/10
mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - Correct answer-10mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - Correct answer-120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - Correct answer-Anterior (long) and
the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - Correct answer-Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - Correct answer-AKA cardiac
tamponade. Causes an elevated pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - Correct answer-Dilated pulmonary
artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? - Correct answer-It
increases
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, In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? - Correct answer-
Fourth
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - Correct answer-98%
What is cardiac output? - Correct answer-It is the total amount of blood ejected per
minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
Effects of left side heart failure - Correct answer-Blood backs up to lungs and
patient has shortness of breath
What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary edema ? - Correct
answer-Left side of heart
What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure? - Correct answer-Systolic
dysfunction.
What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral edema? - Correct
answer-Right side of the heart
When the foremen ovale closes after birth due to increased left atrial pressure the
spot it was located is now called? - Correct answer-Fossa ovalis
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Questions and Answers
Cavitation is - Correct answer-The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies
by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - Correct answer-1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - Correct answer-Anterior and
medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - Correct answer-EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - Correct answer-EDV - ESV
What is stroke volume (SV)? - Correct answer-Amount of blood pumped out of
each ventricle during a single heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - Correct answer-Network of fibers originating from
eustachian valve.
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,Where can the chiari network be found - Correct answer-Right atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - Correct answer-Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - Correct answer-SATA (spatial
average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - Correct answer-In between the IVC and
the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? - Correct
answer-Infundibulum
Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? - Correct
answer-Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - Correct answer-Anterior
Medial
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - Correct answer-1.) Visceral = lies
directly upon external surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the
epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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,*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - Correct answer-25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - Correct answer-25/10
mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - Correct answer-10mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - Correct answer-120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - Correct answer-Anterior (long) and
the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - Correct answer-Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - Correct answer-AKA cardiac
tamponade. Causes an elevated pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - Correct answer-Dilated pulmonary
artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? - Correct answer-It
increases
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, In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? - Correct answer-
Fourth
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - Correct answer-98%
What is cardiac output? - Correct answer-It is the total amount of blood ejected per
minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
Effects of left side heart failure - Correct answer-Blood backs up to lungs and
patient has shortness of breath
What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary edema ? - Correct
answer-Left side of heart
What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure? - Correct answer-Systolic
dysfunction.
What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral edema? - Correct
answer-Right side of the heart
When the foremen ovale closes after birth due to increased left atrial pressure the
spot it was located is now called? - Correct answer-Fossa ovalis
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