Basic Sonographic & Anatomic Terminolgy

Question 1

Anechoeic

Answer 1

Having no internal echoes; echo-free, sonolucent, echolucent; appears black.

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Situated toward the front of the body.

Question 3

Artery

Answer 3

Vessel that carries blood from the Hearst through the body.

Question 4

Bifurcation

Answer 4

Divided into 2 branches or parts

Question 5

Caudal

Answer 5

Inferior; situated in or directed toward the feet or a structure lower than another in the body.

Question 6

Cephalad

Answer 6

Superior; toward the head

Question 7

Coronal (frontal)

Answer 7

Relating to the frontal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

Superior( toward the head or higher than another structure in the body.

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

Furthest from the point of reference

Question 10

Echogenic

Answer 10

Structure producing echoes; bright

Question 11

Fissure

Answer 11

A natural groove within the substance of an organ

Question 12

Fossa

Answer 12

General term for hollow or depressed area

Question 13

Fundus

Answer 13

Bottom or base or base of an organ, or the part of a hollow organ furthest from its mouth

Question 14

Hilum

Answer 14

An opening where vessels enter or leave

Question 15

Homogeneous

Answer 15

Of uniform structure or composition throughout

Question 16

Hypoechoic

Answer 16

Producing few internal echoes; contains fewer echoes than the neighboring structure (a comparative term)

Question 17

Hyperechoic

Answer 17

Highly echogenic; contains more echoes than the neighboring structure a comparative term