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Basic Abdominal Sonographic Anatomy And Protocol Quiz

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1. Which statement is false regarding patient preparation for the ultrasound examination?

The ultrasound examination is most effective if the patient has been NPO for at least six hours.

Intestinal gas does not interfere with the transmission of sound

Water may be given to improve visualization of the pancreas

The kidneys are best imaged when the patient is fully hydrated

2. The ultrasound transducer depends on several factors, all are correct except:

Size of the patient

Muscle composition of the patient

Fat composition of the patient

Height of the patient


3. The sonographer is able to electronically amplify the echo in a certain area so the sound will be stronger and produce a brighter echo return by changing the:

Time-gain compensation

Overall gain

Lowering the reject

Increasing the depth


4. The term "best window" refers to:

The covering of the transducer face

The area on the patient that the transducer may be angled to record the majority of abdominal landmarks without interference from ribs, bowel, stomach, or lungs

The correct overall gain setting

The piezoelectric effect


5. Which statement is not true regarding the faciform ligament?

It is best seen when ascites is present

It extends from the diaphragm to the left lobe of the liver

It appears as a bright echogenic triangle in the medial segment of the left lobe.

It does not divide the right from the left lobe of the liver.


6. The caudate lobe has several identifying factors that include all except:

The ligamentum venosum is the anterior border

The main portal vein is inferior to the caudate lobe

The inferior vena cava is posterior to the caudate lobe.

The aorta is the superior border


7. The celiac axis branches into the following vessels except:

Left gastric artery

Splenic artery

Hepatic artery

Cystic artery


8. Which statement is false regarding the renal anatomy structures:

The psoas muscles are lateral to the spine and medial to the kidneys

The right renal artery is posterior to the IVC

The left renal artery arises from the anterior border of the aorta

The left renal vein is anterior to the aorta and posterior to the superior mesenteric artery


9. The landmarks used to localize the pancreas with ultrasound include all except:

The splenic artery is the superior border of the pancreas

The superior mesenteric artery is posterior to the body of the pancreas

The superior mesenteric vein is anterior to the uncinate process and posterior to the body of the pancreas

The splenic artery is the inferior border to the head of the pancreas


10. The echogenicity of the liver parenchyma should be compared to that of the:

Renal parenchyma

Splenic parenchyma

Renal pelvis

Pancreas