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What is the physiologic status of prepuberty
c. Premenarche
Which one of the following arteries sheds blood during menses
b. Spiral
Which one of the following muscle groups may be seen in the false pelvis along the lateral sidewall of the pelvis
b. Iliopsoas
Which one of the following ligaments contains the uterine blood vessels and nerves
a. Broad
Which one of the following ligaments occupies the space between the layers of another ligament and occurs in front and below the fallopian tubes
c. Round
Bending forward of the fundus and body of the uterus toward the cervix is called which one of the following positions
b. Anteversion
The normal size of the menarchal uterus should measure ___ cm long and ___ cm wide
c. 8;4
The superficial layer of glands and stroma of the endometrium is called which one of the following
b. Zona functionalis
The ovary produces two hormones, Estrogen is secreted by ___, whereas progesterone is secreted by the ____
a. Follicles; corpus luteum
The release of an egg from the ruptured follicle is termed which one of the following
c. Ovulation
The vagina has two sources of blood supply; they are the
b. Uterine artery and vaginal artery
The ovaries are laterally supported by which one of the following ligaments
d. Suspensory
A mature follicle is known as a ___ follicle
b. Graafian
A mature follicle typically measures ___ cm right before ovulation
c. 2
The endometrium demonstrates the “three-line” sign in which one of the following phases
b. Proliferative
The retrouterine space is also known as which one of the following
c. Posterior cul-de-sac
The pelvic recess between the anterior bladder wall and the pubic symphysis is which one of the following
d. Space of Retzius
Abnormally heavy or long menses is termed
b. Menorrhagia
Depending on the menstrual cycle, the inner lining of the uterine cavity that appears echogenic to hypoechoic on ultrasound is which one of the following structures
d. Endometrium
Menarche may be defined as which one of the following
a. The state after reaching puberty during which menses occur every 21 to 28 days
The Doppler measurement that takes the highest systolic peak minus the highest diastolic peak divided by the highest systolic peak is which one of the following
c. Porcelot resistive index
Which one of the following are small vessels found along the periphery of the uterus
b. Arcuate vessels
The Doppler measurement that uses peak systole minus peak diastole divided by the mean over one cardiac cycle is the _____ index
a. Pulsatility
The endometrium is at its greatest thickness and echogenicity with posterior enhancement in which one of the following phases
d. Luteal
The difference between the peak systole and the peak diastole is the ___ ration
b. S/D ration
Which one of the following techniques uses a catheter inserted into the endometrial cavity with the insertion f the saline or contrast media to fill the endometrial cavity to demonstrate abnormalities within the cavity or uterine tube
c. Sonohysterography
To image the fundus of the uterus with transvaginal sonography, the transducer should be angled so that the handle is positioned as described in which one of the following
a. Closer to the bed
With endovaginal sonography, the cervix of an anteverted uterus is seen in the ___ of the screen, whereas the fundus of the anteverted uterus is found in the ___ of the screen
d. Right side; left side
The thickness of the endometrium should be measured in which one of the following planes
b. Longitudinal
The transvaginal transducer should be soaked in disinfectant between uses for a minimum of ____
b. 10 to 20 minutes
Symmetrical bilateral pelvic masses are likely to be which one of the following
c. Pelvic muscles
The middle layer of the uterus is which one of the following
d. Myometrium
The thin outer layer of the uterus is separated from the immediate layer by which one of the following
c. Arcuate vessels
Flexion refers to the axis of the uterine body relative to the ____
c. Arcuate vessels
In transvaginal scanning, the scanning plane that is 90 degrees from the sagittal plane is the ___ plane
d. Coronal
Nabothian cysts are found near which one of the following anatomic structures
c. Endocervical canal
Arcuate artery calcifications are observed in patients who are ____
c. Postmenopausal
Which one of the following techniques is the best way to measure the cervical-fundal dimension of the uterus
c. Transabdominal
Sonohysterography is usually performed on premenopausal women between days ___ of the menstrual cycle
b. 6 and 10
Limitations of translabial scanning may be overcome by which one of the following
c. Elevating the patient’s hips
After the transducer has been soaked in a Cidex-type solution, which one of the following is an important step to ensure safe handling
b. Check the transducer face for damage
Which one of the following ligaments provides support to the cervix
b. Cardinal
The clinical signs of a 32-year-old woman with an enlarged uterus on physical examination and a history of cyclic profuse and prolonged bleeding with increasing pain most likely represent which one of the following
b. Leiomyoma
Which one f the following is the most common site for a leiomyoma to occur
d. Intramural
Complications in deliver may occur with pregnancy if a fibroid is located in or near which one of the following structures
c. Near the cervix
Hydrometra appears sonographically as a(n) _____
c. Sonolucent fluid collection in the uterine canal
A benign invasion of the endometrial tissue into the myometrium is known as which one of the following conditions
c. Adenomyosis
Which one of the following conditions is described as a hyperplastic protrusion of the epithelium of the cervix that may be broad based or Pedunculated
c. Cervical polyps
Which one of the following sonographic characteristics is the most common finding in endometrial carcinoma
b. Abnormal thickening of the endometrial cavity, usually with irregular bleeding in Perimenopausal and postmenopausal women
A small percentage of leiomyomas are located in which one of the following structures
d. Cervix
Which one of the following is most likely the result of an acquired condition with obstruction of the cervical canal
c. Cervical stenosis
The size and shape of the normal uterus are related to all of the following except
a. Family history
Which one of the following locations of a fibroid will most likely cause heavy irregular uterine bleeding
b. Submucosal
The most common cause of uterine calcification is which one of the following
d. Myomas
On ultrasound, the characteristic appearance of a degenerating leiomyoma is ___
b. Heterogeneous
Which one of the following statements about Adenomyosis is false
a. Elevated progesterone levels may promote the growth of myometrial islands of endometrium