Fetal Echocardiography questions and answers with solutions.

Fetal Echocardiography questions and
answers with solutions
The right ventricle is identified by the presence of which structure?

a) coronary sinus

b) pulmonary vein

c) sinus venous

d) moderator band - ANSWER d) moderator band



Which structure enters the left atrium posteriorly?

a) IVC

b) SVC

c) pulmonary veins

d) pulmonary artery - ANSWER c) pulmonary veins



In a normal fetal heart, which cardiac chamber is closest to the spine?

a) right atrium

b) right ventricle

c) left atrium

d) left ventricle - ANSWER c) left atrium



In a normal fetal heart, which cardiac chamber is the most anterior?

a) right atrium

b) right ventricle

c) left atrium

, d) left ventricle - ANSWER b) right ventricle



In a normal fetal heart, which cardiac chamber is the most superior?

a) SVC

b) aorta

c) mitral valve

d) main pulmonary artery - ANSWER aorta



What is the name given for normal situs?

a) ambiguous

b) inversus

c) solitus

d) concordance - ANSWER c) solitus



What structures form the ductal arch? - ANSWER Descending aorta, ductus artenosus, left
pulmonary artery



True/False: In the three vessel trachea view, all of the vessels should be the same size - ANSWER
False



How large is the aortic arch compared to the ascending and descending aorta?

a) about the same size

b) 1/3 larger

c) 1/3 smaller

d) 1/2 smaller - ANSWER a) about the same size



What is the normal cardiothoracic ratio?