Assignment 2 Quiz

The thickness of the endometrium should be measured in which one of the following planes?

A) Transverse

B) Longitudinal

C) Coronal

D) Oblique

Longitudinal

The difference between the peak systole and the peak diastole is the __________.

A) LS ratio

B) S/D ratio

C) D/S ratio

D) CI ratio

S/D ratio

Arcuate artery calcifications may be observed in patients who are _______________.

A) pregnant

B) perimenopausal

C) postmenopausal

D) premenopausal

postmenopausal

The transvaginal transducer should be soaked in disinfectant between uses for a minimum of _______________.

A) 3 to 5 minutes

B) 10 to 20 minutes

C) 30 to 60 minutes

D) 1 to 2 hours

10 to 20 minutes

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

B) Farther from the bed

C) Lateral to the patient

D) Perpendicular to the patient

Closer to the bed

The middle layer of the uterus is which one of the following?

A) Serosa

B) Endometrium

C) Body

D) Myometrium

Myometrium

Which one of the following techniques uses a catheter inserted into the endometrial cavity with the insertion of saline or contrast media to fill the endometrial cavity to demonstrate abnormalities within the cavity or uterine tube?

A) Transvaginal

B) Perineal

C) Sonohysterography

D) Transendometrography

Sonohysterography

Nabothian cysts are found near which one of the following anatomic structures?

A) Isthmus

B) Vagina

C) Endocervical canal

D) Peritoneum

Endocervical canal

Symmetrical bilateral pelvic masses are likely to be which one of the following?

A) Ovarian cysts

B) Uterine fibroids

C) Pelvic muscles

D) Iliac vessels

Pelvic muscles

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?

A) Pulsatility index

B) Mean Doppler gradient

C) Pourcelot resistive index

D) Mean systolic measurement

Pourcelot resistive index

Which one of the following techniques is the best way to measure the cervical-fundal dimension of the uterus?

A) Transvaginal

B) Translabial

C) Transabdominal

D) Endorectal

Transabdominal

On transabdominal imaging of the female pelvis, the distended urinary bladder:

A) is an acoustic window to view the pelvic anatomy.

B) serves as a "cystic" reference.

C) displaces the bowel into the false pelvis.

D) All of the above are correct.

All of the above are correct.

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?

A) Myometrium

B) Perineum

C) Endouterine

D) Endometrium

Endometrium

After the transducer has been soaked in a glutaraldehyde-type solution, which one of the following is an important step to ensure safe handling?

A) Check the cord for damage.

B) Wear gloves when handling the transducer.

C) Immediately place the transducer into a protective container.

D) Thoroughly rinse the transducer with water.

Wear gloves when handling the transducer.

The thin outer layer of the uterus is separated from the immediate layer by which one of the following?

A) Peripheral arteries

B) Uterine arteries

C) Arcuate vessels

D) Radial arteries

Arcuate vessels

Limitations of translabial scanning may be overcome by which one of the following?

A) Emptying the patient's bladder

B) Elevating the patient's head

C) Elevating the patient's hips

D) Assuming the left lateral decubitus position

Elevating the patient's hips

The endometrium is at its greatest thickness and echogenicity with posterior enhancement in which one of the following phases?

A) Menses

B) Proliferative

C) Ovulatory

D) Luteal

Luteal

Which one of the following are small vessels found along the periphery of the uterus?

A) Uterine arteries

B) Arcuate vessels

C) Iliac arteries

D) Peripheral vessels

Arcuate vessels

In transvaginal scanning, the scanning plane that is 90 degrees from the sagittal plane is the ______________ plane.

A) transverse

B) parasagittal

C) axial

D) coronal

coronal

Flexion refers to the axis of the uterine body relative to the ___________.

A) fundus

B) cervix

C) vagina

D) cornua

cervix

Sonohysterography is usually performed on premenopausal women between days ________ of the menstrual cycle.

A) 3 and 5

B) 6 and 10

C) 10 and 14

D) 21 and 28

6 and 10

On the sagittal image 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.

A)upper portion; lower portion

B)right side; lower portion

C)left side; right side

D)right side; left side

right side; left side

The Doppler measurement that uses peak systole minus peak diastole divided by the mean over one cardiac cycle is the ________________ index.

A)pulsatility

B)resistive

C)mean systolic

D)mean diastolic

pulsatility

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

B) When menses have ceased permanently

C) Time before the onset of menses

D) Midcycle

The state after reaching puberty during which menses occur every 21 to 28 days

The endometrium demonstrates the "three-line" sign in which one of the following phases?

A)Menstrual

B)Proliferative

C)Secretory

D)Luteal

Proliferative