SONOGRAPHY TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING GUIDE
●● Ultrasounds
Answer: procedure/process of using soundwaves to create images from
inside the body (CAMERA)
●● What is the job of a sonographer?
Answer: A sonographer must create and analyze the images
●● When a disease is detected
Answer: Ultrasounds are usually the 1st imaging test that are done
because they help narrow down the diagnosis
●● Why are ultrasounds better than other radiation imaging technology?
Answer: Ultrasounds provide a more affordable imaging technology
●● Benefits of ultrasounds:
Answer: can detect and monitor a wide range of issues within the body
without being invasive, harmful or costly (expensive)
, ●● heart disease to breast abnormalities to several gynecological
problems
Answer: Areas/specializations that ultrasounds can help with
(WOMEN)
●● heart disease to abnormalities in the prostate gland or testicles
Answer: Areas/specializations that ultrasounds can help diagnose in
MEN
●● Illnesses and disorders
ex. signs of appendicitis, hip dislocation, water on the brain or bleeding
in the skull
Answer: Ultrasounds can diagnose in CHILDREN
●● Ultrasounds depend on ________technology and ___________
Answer: Imaging technology and sound waves
●● How do ultrasounds work?
Answer: By beaming high-frequency sound waves into the body and
using the echoes that bounce off the internal organs to create images
●● Portable radiology lab
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING GUIDE
●● Ultrasounds
Answer: procedure/process of using soundwaves to create images from
inside the body (CAMERA)
●● What is the job of a sonographer?
Answer: A sonographer must create and analyze the images
●● When a disease is detected
Answer: Ultrasounds are usually the 1st imaging test that are done
because they help narrow down the diagnosis
●● Why are ultrasounds better than other radiation imaging technology?
Answer: Ultrasounds provide a more affordable imaging technology
●● Benefits of ultrasounds:
Answer: can detect and monitor a wide range of issues within the body
without being invasive, harmful or costly (expensive)
, ●● heart disease to breast abnormalities to several gynecological
problems
Answer: Areas/specializations that ultrasounds can help with
(WOMEN)
●● heart disease to abnormalities in the prostate gland or testicles
Answer: Areas/specializations that ultrasounds can help diagnose in
MEN
●● Illnesses and disorders
ex. signs of appendicitis, hip dislocation, water on the brain or bleeding
in the skull
Answer: Ultrasounds can diagnose in CHILDREN
●● Ultrasounds depend on ________technology and ___________
Answer: Imaging technology and sound waves
●● How do ultrasounds work?
Answer: By beaming high-frequency sound waves into the body and
using the echoes that bounce off the internal organs to create images
●● Portable radiology lab
