day 1 Flashcards
form of energy which causes vibration of molecules within a medium
sound
in order for sound to be transmitted, sound requires a ________ containing ____
medium containing molecules
2 types of UTZ waves
- longitudinal or compression waves
- transverse or shear waves
frequency of ultrasound
Above 20,000 Hz or Above 20 kHz
Range of the ff:
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic
- Surgery
- Industrial
- Military
- Diagnostic (1 – 10 MHz)
- Therapeutic (0.7 – 1.0 MHz)
- Surgery (1 -5 MHz)
- Industrial (25 – 400 kHz)
- Military (20 – 50 kHz)
application of ultrasound
- Diagnostic
- Therapeutic
- Surgery
- Industrial
- Military
frequency of Audible Sound
16 Hz to 20,000 Hz or 16 Hz to 20 kHz
(audible sound) speed in m/sec
- air
- water
- solid
- air (331)
- water (1532)
- solid (5200)
medium of audible sound
- air
- water
- solid
frequency of infra sound
below 16 Hz
application of infra sound
earthquakes
phase of wave when the molecules are pushed together is called _____ and when apart is _______
compression / rarefaction
sonography from the latin and greek word
(latin) sonus - sound
(greek) graphein - to write
is sound that is higher in pitch than the range of human hearing
ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging is not a passive push-button activity; rather, it is an interactive process that involves a _________ (5 answers)
sonographer
a patient
an ultrasound transducer
an instrument
a sonologist