Practice Test and Review Guide
When the ELASTICITY of a medium is HIGH, the _____ is HIGH
- stiffness
- prop. speed
- compressibility
- reflectivity - correct answer ✔✔ compressibility
What term describes the # of cycles that an acoustic variable completes in a second?
- period
- freq.
- PRP
- variable rate - correct answer ✔✔ freq.
What happens to venous flow return to the HEART when a person INHALES? - correct answer
✔✔ increases
What establishes the freq. of an US wave?
- transducer
- medium through which sound travels
- both
- neither - correct answer ✔✔ transducer
, Which of the following tasks is NOT performed by the receiver of an US sx?
- rectification
- smoothing
- compression
- degaussing - correct answer ✔✔ degaussing
Which of the following is NOT a potential mechanism for the production of bioeffects from US
exposure to the body?
- temp. elevation
- fractionation
- cavitation
- vibration - correct answer ✔✔ fractionation
Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?
- increased DOV
- increased DF
- increased PRP
- decreased PRF - correct answer ✔✔ increased DF
Which of the following is NOT one of the physical processes that contributes to attenuation of
US waves passing through soft tissue?
- reflection