SONOGRAPHY EXAMINATION PREP STUDY
GUIDE LATEST UPDATED PRACTICE
SOLUTION VERIFIED 100 PERCENT
◉ Liver, kidney, heart, spleen, and pancreas. Answer: organs that can
be examined via ultrasound
◉ three advantages of using ultrasound instead of MRI or CT..
Answer: Live "Real time', portable, and inexpensive
◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and
left sides
◉ transverse plane. Answer: divides the body into superior and
inferior parts
◉ coronal plane. Answer: divides body into anterior and posterior
◉ benefits of using higher frequencies when scanning. Answer:
details and higher quality images
◉ superior (cephalic). Answer: situated above another structure,
toward the head
, ◉ right lateral. Answer: moving towards the right side
◉ Depth. Answer: a benefit of using lower frequencies when scanning
◉ less quality. Answer: what you sacrifice when you use lower
frequencies.
◉ Inferior (caudal). Answer: away from the head end or towards the
feet.
◉ Contra. Answer: against, counter Ex: the left arm is CONTRA to
the right .
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body. Ex: the right arm
is IPSI to the right leg.
◉ Distal. Answer: away from the point of attachment Ex: The elbow
is DISTAL to the shoulder. The foot is distal to the knee.
◉ Proximal. Answer: Closer to the point of attachment Ex: the elbow
is Proximal to the wrist. The hip is Proximal to the knee.
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back
◉ Anterior. Answer: front of the body
GUIDE LATEST UPDATED PRACTICE
SOLUTION VERIFIED 100 PERCENT
◉ Liver, kidney, heart, spleen, and pancreas. Answer: organs that can
be examined via ultrasound
◉ three advantages of using ultrasound instead of MRI or CT..
Answer: Live "Real time', portable, and inexpensive
◉ midsagittal plane. Answer: divides the body into equal right and
left sides
◉ transverse plane. Answer: divides the body into superior and
inferior parts
◉ coronal plane. Answer: divides body into anterior and posterior
◉ benefits of using higher frequencies when scanning. Answer:
details and higher quality images
◉ superior (cephalic). Answer: situated above another structure,
toward the head
, ◉ right lateral. Answer: moving towards the right side
◉ Depth. Answer: a benefit of using lower frequencies when scanning
◉ less quality. Answer: what you sacrifice when you use lower
frequencies.
◉ Inferior (caudal). Answer: away from the head end or towards the
feet.
◉ Contra. Answer: against, counter Ex: the left arm is CONTRA to
the right .
◉ Ipsilateral. Answer: on the same side of the body. Ex: the right arm
is IPSI to the right leg.
◉ Distal. Answer: away from the point of attachment Ex: The elbow
is DISTAL to the shoulder. The foot is distal to the knee.
◉ Proximal. Answer: Closer to the point of attachment Ex: the elbow
is Proximal to the wrist. The hip is Proximal to the knee.
◉ Posterior. Answer: toward the back
◉ Anterior. Answer: front of the body
