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CCI ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 2026 PRACTICE
EXAM COMPLETE (232) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
CCI
Maximize your success with this CCI Echocardiography Practice
Exam, designed to assess essential knowledge of cardiac
ultrasound principles and diagnostic imaging. It focuses on
echocardiographic techniques, cardiac anatomy and physiology,
hemodynamics, and image interpretation. The exam strengthens
clinical reasoning and technical competency in cardiovascular
imaging. Suitable for sonographers and certification candidates.
Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Right Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Posterior and Anterior
The coronary arteries come off of the. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Sinus of Valsalva
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Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal
or distal. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Innominate (proximal),
left carotid, and the left subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic
valves? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Coarctation of the Aorta
Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... After the take-off of the left subclavian
artery, or within the aortic isthmus
Where are the pulmonary veins loca? Which ones are seen
in this view? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Rights and left
superior (upper) pulmonary veins
Where is the coronary sinus located? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view
you should tilt the transducer.. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Posterior
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During which phase do the coronaries fill? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... RA
What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler
represents atrial systole? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A wave
Know frequency for TEE probes versus TTE ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... TTE probes are usually higher 5-7MGz,
while TTE probes are 2-7MHz
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... 40-45C
Know TEE views by esophageal level (know mid esophageal-
ME and transgastric) and degrees. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
4ch- 0 degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
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Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... The SA node has the highest intrinsic rate
of any cardiac tissue.
The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the
endocardium to the epicardium. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Inside to outside. Look at the purkinje fibers above.
What is the absolute refractory state? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... That period when a muscle cell is not excitable- from
phase 1 into phase 3; the 'relative refractory period' is during
phase 3 and the muscle cell might contract if the stimulus is
strong.
Know what P wave, P-R interval, T wave represents ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... P wave- atrial systole
P-R interval- includes P-R segment (from atrial to ventricular
depolarization)
QRS complex- ventricular diastole (repolarization)
CCI ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 2026 PRACTICE
EXAM COMPLETE (232) CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
CCI
Maximize your success with this CCI Echocardiography Practice
Exam, designed to assess essential knowledge of cardiac
ultrasound principles and diagnostic imaging. It focuses on
echocardiographic techniques, cardiac anatomy and physiology,
hemodynamics, and image interpretation. The exam strengthens
clinical reasoning and technical competency in cardiovascular
imaging. Suitable for sonographers and certification candidates.
Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Right Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Posterior and Anterior
The coronary arteries come off of the. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Sinus of Valsalva
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Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal
or distal. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Innominate (proximal),
left carotid, and the left subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic
valves? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Coarctation of the Aorta
Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... After the take-off of the left subclavian
artery, or within the aortic isthmus
Where are the pulmonary veins loca? Which ones are seen
in this view? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Rights and left
superior (upper) pulmonary veins
Where is the coronary sinus located? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view
you should tilt the transducer.. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Posterior
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During which phase do the coronaries fill? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... RA
What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler
represents atrial systole? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... A wave
Know frequency for TEE probes versus TTE ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... TTE probes are usually higher 5-7MGz,
while TTE probes are 2-7MHz
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... 40-45C
Know TEE views by esophageal level (know mid esophageal-
ME and transgastric) and degrees. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
4ch- 0 degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
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Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... The SA node has the highest intrinsic rate
of any cardiac tissue.
The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the
endocardium to the epicardium. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Inside to outside. Look at the purkinje fibers above.
What is the absolute refractory state? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... That period when a muscle cell is not excitable- from
phase 1 into phase 3; the 'relative refractory period' is during
phase 3 and the muscle cell might contract if the stimulus is
strong.
Know what P wave, P-R interval, T wave represents ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... P wave- atrial systole
P-R interval- includes P-R segment (from atrial to ventricular
depolarization)
QRS complex- ventricular diastole (repolarization)
