midterm GYN

Question 1

Uterine agenesis is imaged best in the

Answer 1

Sagittal plane

Question 2

What hospital electronic system would a sonographer use to locate a list of patients on the ultrasound machine?

Answer 2

MWL

Question 3

the most common location for WRMSK pain in a sonographer involves the:

Answer 3

Shoulder

Question 4

A higher dynamic range is best utilized with:

Answer 4

The uterus

Question 5

A single focal zone carat should be positioned:

Answer 5

At or just deep to the imaged structure

Question 6

A transabdominal tranducer provides a position indicator comparable to an image marker such as an arrow or dot. The position indicator should be toward the______________ for longitudinal imaging and toward the patient’s _____________ for transverse imaging.

Answer 6

head, right

Question 7

An adequately filled bladder usually extends ___________ the fundus of a nongravid uterus.

Answer 7

Slightly beyond

Question 8

Bicornuate uterus is related to:

Answer 8

Cervical incompetence

Question 9

Choose the correct suggested rest break to relieve muscle tension and increase joint and muscle flow during an extended ultrasound examination:

Answer 9

30- to 60- second mini break every 20 min

Question 10

Choose the correct wrist positon for maintaining a healthy ergonomic position.

Answer 10

Neutral

Question 11

Complete midline failure of mullerian duct fusion results in:

Answer 11

Uterine didelphys

Question 12

Diploid chromosomes are a result of fertilization and result in a count of:

Answer 12

46 chromosomes

Question 13

Endovaginal optimal focal range is from

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2 to 7 cm

Question 14

Endovaginal transducers cannot be inserted past the area of the

Answer 14

Vaginal fornices

Question 15

Endovaginal ultrasound may not produce a diagnostic image in a patient

Answer 15

With an enlarged leiomyomatous uterus

Question 16

Ipsilateral means

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Located or affecting the same side of the body

Question 17

Musculoskeletal disorders involve all except injury to the

Answer 17

Acromion

Question 18

One of the largest risk factors for MSKD is

Answer 18

An awkward body position

Question 19

Overall gain adjust or amplifies the _______________ of all the pixels on the system monitor.

Answer 19

Brightness

Question 20

Select a cause for an unhealthy forceful transducer grip:

Answer 20

Patient obesity

Question 21

The ___________ view divides the body into anterior and posterior planes

Answer 21

Coronal

Question 22

The normal male chromosomal configuration is:

Answer 22

46XY

Question 23

The optimal angle to sample with color flow is:

Answer 23

30 to 60 degrees

Question 24

The sagittal scan plane refers to a (n):

Answer 24

Vertical plane dividing the fetal or female body into right or left sections

Question 25

The ultrasound system monitor should be positioned approximately ______ inches from the sonographers face and eyes.

Answer 25

40

Question 26

The vaginal fornices surround the end of the:

Answer 26

Cervix

Question 27

Turbulent flow patterns are often associated with

Answer 27

Pathologies

Question 28

A uterus in a young girl would

Answer 28

Appear cylindrical

Question 29

Amenorrhea is

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Absence of menstruation

Question 30

Between puberty and menopause, approximately _________ to _________ fertile ova are produced.

Answer 30

300-400

Question 31

Cervical incompetence is reported in 38% of ____ uterus anomalies:

Answer 31

Bicornate

Question 32

Cysts of the cervix are caused by occluded cervical glands and known as:

Answer 32

Nabothian cysts

Question 33

DES, an estrogen used from 1948 to 1971, is related to all of the following anomalies except

Answer 33

Ovarian

Question 34

Failure of uterine median septum resorption results in:

Answer 34

Septate uterus

Question 35

Gassy bowel can be displaced away from the field of view by filling the urinary bladder, which provides an _________ window into pelvic structures.

Answer 35

Acoustic

Question 36

Gender (sex) is determined at approximately days:

Answer 36

44 to 49 days

Question 37

Hematometrocolpos is the accumulation of menstrual blood in the uterus and vagina caused by either an imperforate hymen or other obstruction.

Answer 37

TRUE

Question 38

Mittelschmerz is:

Answer 38

midcycle pain often associated with ovulation pain

Question 39

Müllerian ducts fuse to develop the uterus and

Answer 39

Fallopian tubes

Question 40

Prior to an endovaginal ultrasound, the transducer should be lubricated. Which lubricant is best for a patient being treated for infertility?

Answer 40

Saline

Question 41

The female gamete, known as the ovum, contributes to the _________ chromosome.

Answer 41

X

Question 42

The genital or gonadal ridges are a forerunner of the:

Answer 42

Female ovaries and male testes

Question 43

The most frequent location of the transverse vaginal septum is the:

Answer 43

junction of the upper and middle third of the vaginal canal

Question 44

The ovary is suspended by all liagments except

Answer 44

proper

Question 45

The space of Retzius (preperitoneal space) is located

Answer 45

between the urinary bladder and the symphysis pubis

Question 46

Wunderlich–Herlyn–Werner Syndrome is when the uterus is didelphys with obstructed unilateral vagina and associated ipsilateral renal and ureter agenesis

Answer 46

TRUE

Question 47

What hormone is absent in the female fetus that causes regression of the mesonephric ducts?

Answer 47

Male induced hormone

Question 48

What cells produce a gender appearance?

Answer 48

Primordial germ cells

Question 49

Ultrasound is ordered in the postmenopausal patient most often for:

Answer 49

Vaginal bleeding

Question 50

The uterine septum consists of:

Answer 50

Poorly vascularized fibromuscular tissue

Question 51

What can stimulate progesterone?

Answer 51

A corpus luteum

Question 52

What müllerian anomaly is most associated with renal agenesis?

Answer 52

Uterine didelphys