ESP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 5 2026/2027 | COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST WITH DETAILED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
When the US machine displays only strong reflecting objects and nothing else, the sonographer
should:
A. adjust far gain
B. increase output power
C. increase lateral resolution
D. adjust TGC - ANS ✔✔B. increase output power
Compression is used to:
A. decrease the amplitude
B. decrease the range of amplitudes
C. decrease the range of frequencies - ANS ✔✔B. decrease the range of amplitudes
Reject is used to:
A. adjust the appearance of highly reflective objects
B. adjust the appearance of lowly reflective objects
C. improve axial resolution
D. improve digital scan converter sensitivity - ANS ✔✔B. adjust the appearance the appearance
of lowly reflective objects
If a reflector is moved twice as far away from the transducer, how will this affect the time-of-
flight of a sound pulse?
A. quadruple it
b. double it
c. no change
, D. halve it - ANS ✔✔B. double it
A single element transducer is focused:
A. by the manufacturer
B. cannot be focused
C. by increasing power
D. by the sonographer - ANS ✔✔A. by the manufacturer
An US machine has a digital scan converter but has an analog input signal. The machine needs
to have a:
A. hybrid multiplexer
B. modem
C. analog to digital converter
D. digital monitor - ANS ✔✔C. analog to digital converter
Under which of the following conditions is lateral resolution improved?
A. decreased beam diameter
B. decreased pulse duration
C. decreased imaging depth
D. decreased pixel size
E. decreased SPL - ANS ✔✔A. decreased beam diameter
In which way is an annular phase array transducer different than a linear phased array
transducer?
a. the linear is steered mechanically
B. the linear can have multiple focal zones
C. the annular can create a sector shaped image
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
When the US machine displays only strong reflecting objects and nothing else, the sonographer
should:
A. adjust far gain
B. increase output power
C. increase lateral resolution
D. adjust TGC - ANS ✔✔B. increase output power
Compression is used to:
A. decrease the amplitude
B. decrease the range of amplitudes
C. decrease the range of frequencies - ANS ✔✔B. decrease the range of amplitudes
Reject is used to:
A. adjust the appearance of highly reflective objects
B. adjust the appearance of lowly reflective objects
C. improve axial resolution
D. improve digital scan converter sensitivity - ANS ✔✔B. adjust the appearance the appearance
of lowly reflective objects
If a reflector is moved twice as far away from the transducer, how will this affect the time-of-
flight of a sound pulse?
A. quadruple it
b. double it
c. no change
, D. halve it - ANS ✔✔B. double it
A single element transducer is focused:
A. by the manufacturer
B. cannot be focused
C. by increasing power
D. by the sonographer - ANS ✔✔A. by the manufacturer
An US machine has a digital scan converter but has an analog input signal. The machine needs
to have a:
A. hybrid multiplexer
B. modem
C. analog to digital converter
D. digital monitor - ANS ✔✔C. analog to digital converter
Under which of the following conditions is lateral resolution improved?
A. decreased beam diameter
B. decreased pulse duration
C. decreased imaging depth
D. decreased pixel size
E. decreased SPL - ANS ✔✔A. decreased beam diameter
In which way is an annular phase array transducer different than a linear phased array
transducer?
a. the linear is steered mechanically
B. the linear can have multiple focal zones
C. the annular can create a sector shaped image
