The Fetal Heart & Chest Flashcards
What is the opening located right anteromedially within the diaphragm?
A. Foramen of Bochdalek
B. Foramen of Morgagni
C. Foramen of Monro
D. Foramen ovale
B. Foramen of Morgagni
A group of anomalies characterized by a small or an absent left ventricle
is:
A. Turner syndrome
B. Hypoplastic right heart syndrome
C. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
D. Coarctation of the aorta
C. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
What is described as the absence of the pulmonary valve, which in turn
prohibits blood flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery
and essentially to the lungs?
A. Pulmonary atresia
B. Pulmonary stenosis
C. Pulmonary sequestration
D. Pulmonary effusion
A. Pulmonary atresia
A group of anomalies characterized by a small or an absent right
ventricle is:
A. Turner syndrome
B. Hypoplastic right heart syndrome
C. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
D. Coarctation of the aorta
B. Hypoplastic right heart syndrome
All of the following are sonographic signs of Ebstein anomaly except:
A. Enlarged right atrium
B. Fetal hydrops
C. Narrowing of the aortic arch
D. Malpositioned tricuspid valve
C. Narrowing of the aortic arch
What is an opening within the septum that separates the right and the left
ventricles?
A. Endocardial cushion
B. Tricuspid regeneration
C. VSD
D. ASD
C. VSD
The narrowing of the aortic arch is indicative of:
A. Tetralogy of Fallot
B. Coarctation of the aorta
C. Ebstein anomaly
D. Hypoplastic right heart syndrome
B. Coarctation of the aorta
An EIF is most often seen within the:
A. Right atrium
B. Left atrium
C. Right ventricle
D. Left ventricle
D. Left ventricle
What is the term for underdevelopment of the lungs?
A. Pulmonary atresia
B. Pulmonary stenosis
C. Pulmonary agenesis
D. Pulmonary hypoplasia
D. Pulmonary hypoplasia
An EIF would most likely be associated with:
A. Trisomy 21
B. Trisomy 13
C. Trisomy 8
D. Turner syndrome
A. Trisomy 21
The most common fetal cardiac tumor is the:
A. Rhabdomyoma
B. Chordae tendineae
C. Cardiomyoma
D. CAM
A. Rhabdomyoma
All of the following are sonographic features of pentalogy of Cantrell except:
A. Omphalocele
B. Gastroschisis
C. Cleft sternum
D. Diaphragmatic defect
B. Gastroschisis
What is the fetal shunt that connects the pulmonary artery to the aortic
arch?
A. Foramen ovale
B. Ductus arteriosis
C. Ductus venosis
D. Foramen of Bochdalek
B. Ductus arteriosis
The accumulation of fluid around the lungs is termed:
A. Ascites
B. Extracorporeal effusion
C. Peripleural fluid
D. Pleural effusion
D. Pleural effusion
The normal heart will fill approximately ___ of the fetal chest.
A. one half
B. one-fourth
C. one-fifth
D. one-third
D. one-third
The condition in which the heart is located outside the chest wall is
termed:
A. CAM
B. Coarctation of the heart
C. Cardiac sequestration
D. Ectopic cordis
Ectopic cordis