SONOGRAPHY FINAL PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PREMIUM STUDY SHEET
●● Sagittal
Answer: Plane running vertically through the body dividing it into equal
left and right portions.
●● Parasagittal
Answer: Plane running vertically through the body dividing it into off-
midline right and left portions.
●● Coronal
Answer: Longitudinal plane dividing the body into unequal anterior and
posterior portions.
●● Oblique
Answer: Slanted or angled plane; degree of angle is determined by how
the structure of interest lies within the body.
●● Longitudinal
Answer: Plane showing the length and depth of the structure.
, ●● Superior
Answer: Towards the head; situated upward or above.
●● Inferior
Answer: Towards the feet or the tail of the body.
●● Anterior
Answer: Towards the front or belly; in front of another body part.
●● Posterior
Answer: Towards the back or rear; in the back portion of an organ or
structure.
●● Cranial
Answer: Pertaining to the cranium or toward the superior end of the
body.
●● Medial
Answer: Towards midline of the body or a structure.
●● Lateral
Answer: Away from midline of the body or a structure; situated at or on
the side.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PREMIUM STUDY SHEET
●● Sagittal
Answer: Plane running vertically through the body dividing it into equal
left and right portions.
●● Parasagittal
Answer: Plane running vertically through the body dividing it into off-
midline right and left portions.
●● Coronal
Answer: Longitudinal plane dividing the body into unequal anterior and
posterior portions.
●● Oblique
Answer: Slanted or angled plane; degree of angle is determined by how
the structure of interest lies within the body.
●● Longitudinal
Answer: Plane showing the length and depth of the structure.
, ●● Superior
Answer: Towards the head; situated upward or above.
●● Inferior
Answer: Towards the feet or the tail of the body.
●● Anterior
Answer: Towards the front or belly; in front of another body part.
●● Posterior
Answer: Towards the back or rear; in the back portion of an organ or
structure.
●● Cranial
Answer: Pertaining to the cranium or toward the superior end of the
body.
●● Medial
Answer: Towards midline of the body or a structure.
●● Lateral
Answer: Away from midline of the body or a structure; situated at or on
the side.