midterm GYN Flashcards
Uterine agenesis is imaged best in the
Sagittal plane
What hospital electronic system would a sonographer use to locate a list of patients on the ultrasound machine?
MWL
the most common location for WRMSK pain in a sonographer involves the:
Shoulder
A higher dynamic range is best utilized with:
The uterus
A single focal zone carat should be positioned:
At or just deep to the imaged structure
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.
head, right
An adequately filled bladder usually extends ___________ the fundus of a nongravid uterus.
Slightly beyond
Bicornuate uterus is related to:
Cervical incompetence
Choose the correct suggested rest break to relieve muscle tension and increase joint and muscle flow during an extended ultrasound examination:
30- to 60- second mini break every 20 min
Choose the correct wrist positon for maintaining a healthy ergonomic position.
Neutral
Complete midline failure of mullerian duct fusion results in:
Uterine didelphys
Diploid chromosomes are a result of fertilization and result in a count of:
46 chromosomes
Endovaginal optimal focal range is from
2 to 7 cm
Endovaginal transducers cannot be inserted past the area of the
Vaginal fornices
Endovaginal ultrasound may not produce a diagnostic image in a patient
With an enlarged leiomyomatous uterus
Ipsilateral means
Located or affecting the same side of the body
Musculoskeletal disorders involve all except injury to the
Acromion
One of the largest risk factors for MSKD is
An awkward body position
Overall gain adjust or amplifies the _______________ of all the pixels on the system monitor.
Brightness
Select a cause for an unhealthy forceful transducer grip:
Patient obesity
The ___________ view divides the body into anterior and posterior planes
Coronal
The normal male chromosomal configuration is:
46XY
The optimal angle to sample with color flow is:
30 to 60 degrees
The sagittal scan plane refers to a (n):
Vertical plane dividing the fetal or female body into right or left sections
The ultrasound system monitor should be positioned approximately ______ inches from the sonographers face and eyes.
40
The vaginal fornices surround the end of the:
Cervix
Turbulent flow patterns are often associated with
Pathologies
A uterus in a young girl would
Appear cylindrical
Amenorrhea is
Absence of menstruation
Between puberty and menopause, approximately _________ to _________ fertile ova are produced.
300-400
Cervical incompetence is reported in 38% of ____ uterus anomalies:
Bicornate
Cysts of the cervix are caused by occluded cervical glands and known as:
Nabothian cysts
DES, an estrogen used from 1948 to 1971, is related to all of the following anomalies except
Ovarian
Failure of uterine median septum resorption results in:
Septate uterus
Gassy bowel can be displaced away from the field of view by filling the urinary bladder, which provides an _________ window into pelvic structures.
Acoustic
Gender (sex) is determined at approximately days:
44 to 49 days
Hematometrocolpos is the accumulation of menstrual blood in the uterus and vagina caused by either an imperforate hymen or other obstruction.
TRUE
Mittelschmerz is:
midcycle pain often associated with ovulation pain
Müllerian ducts fuse to develop the uterus and
Fallopian tubes
Prior to an endovaginal ultrasound, the transducer should be lubricated. Which lubricant is best for a patient being treated for infertility?
Saline
The female gamete, known as the ovum, contributes to the _________ chromosome.
X
The genital or gonadal ridges are a forerunner of the:
Female ovaries and male testes
The most frequent location of the transverse vaginal septum is the:
junction of the upper and middle third of the vaginal canal
The ovary is suspended by all liagments except
proper
The space of Retzius (preperitoneal space) is located
between the urinary bladder and the symphysis pubis
Wunderlich–Herlyn–Werner Syndrome is when the uterus is didelphys with obstructed unilateral vagina and associated ipsilateral renal and ureter agenesis
TRUE
What hormone is absent in the female fetus that causes regression of the mesonephric ducts?
Male induced hormone
What cells produce a gender appearance?
Primordial germ cells
Ultrasound is ordered in the postmenopausal patient most often for:
Vaginal bleeding
The uterine septum consists of:
Poorly vascularized fibromuscular tissue
What can stimulate progesterone?
A corpus luteum
What müllerian anomaly is most associated with renal agenesis?
Uterine didelphys
