Edelman SPI Study Guide | Exam Q&A |
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• What is the vertical axis of a graph called?
A. z-axis
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. time-axis -✓✓C. The vertical axis of a graph is called the
y - axis and extends up and down.
• What is the name of the horizontal axis of
a graph?
A. z-axiS
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. red axis -✓✓B. The horizontal axis of a graph is the x-axis.
The x-axis extends side to side.
• How are scores on the ultrasound board
exams related to study time?
A. inversely
B. conversely
C. directly
D. unrelated -✓✓C.
Two variables are related when changes in
one variable result in changes in the other.
When the changes go in the same direction
(both increase or both decrease), the
variables are directly related. Since scores
increase as study time increases, these
variables are directly related.
• How are caloric intake and weight related?
A. inversely
B. partially
C. reciprocally
D. directly -✓✓D. These two terms are directly related. As
,food intake increases, weight increases.
Similarly, as food intake decreases, weight
decreases.
• How is weight related to a sonographer's
time spent exercising?
A. inversely
B. conversely
C. directly
D. unrelated -✓✓A . inversly
• What is the reciprocal of 1,000?
A. one-hundredth
B. 1.000
C. 0.001
D. one-millionth -✓✓C. 0.001
• What is the reciprocal of 5?
A. one-hundredth
B. 5
C 1/5
D. one-millionth -✓✓c. 1/5
• What is the reciprocal of 1/10?
A. one-hundredth
B. 10
C. 1/10
D. one-millionth -✓✓B. 10
• A sack contains 6 pounds of flour. The
contents of the bag are increased by a
factor of 5. How much flour is in the bag?
A. 6 pounds
B. 11 pounds
C. 60 pounds
D. 30 pounds -✓✓D. The term "increase by a factor" means to
multiply.
6× 5 = 30 pounds.
,• A bouquet has 30 flowers. The size of the
bouquet is decreased by a factor of 3.
How many flowers remain?
A. 27
B. 0
C. 10
D. 15 -✓✓C. The term
"decrease by a factor" means to
divide.
= 10.
• Which of the following is not a measure of
area?
A. square cm
B. meters squared
C. cubic meters
D. feet × feet -✓✓C. Cubic meters are not used to measure
area; they are used to measure volume. An
area is measured in units of distance
squared. For example, a rectangle's area is
its length multiplied by its width, and can be
reported in square feet, in?, or square
miles.
• 12. A sonographer measures the perimeter of
an anatomical structure. Which of the
following choices is a reasonable value for
the measurement?
A. 6 cm2
B. 5 cc
C. 15 mm
D. 18 dB -✓✓C."Perimeter" means the length of the outer
boundary of a structure. For example, a
square with an edge that is 5 inches long
will have a perimeter measuring 20 inches
(four sides, each with a length of 5 inches)
Units of measurement in A, B, and D are
not applicable to length,
, • What are the units associated with the
circumference of a circle?
A. mm
B. mm?
C. cm3
D. m* -✓✓A.
The circumference of a circle is the length
of the circle's outer boundary and is
measured in units of length.
B and C are units of area and volume. D
has units of length to the fourth power,
which has no meaning in geometry.
• The volume of a cystic structure is
estimated from sonographic data. Which
of the following is an acceptable
measurement of this volume?
A. 6
B. 6 cm
C. 6 cm?
D. 6 cm3 -✓✓D.
The units of volume are length cubed, such
as f13 or cubic centimeters. Volume may
also be expressed as length to the third
power.
A has no units, whereas B and C have
units of length and area.
• The speed of red blood cells traveling
through a blood vessel is 750 cm/sec. You
are asked to measure this speed in miles
per hour. What information would be
sufficient for you to complete your task?
A. how many seconds in a minute
and how many blood cells in the
vessel
B. the number of miles in a meter
C. how many seconds per hour and
the number of miles in a
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• What is the vertical axis of a graph called?
A. z-axis
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. time-axis -✓✓C. The vertical axis of a graph is called the
y - axis and extends up and down.
• What is the name of the horizontal axis of
a graph?
A. z-axiS
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. red axis -✓✓B. The horizontal axis of a graph is the x-axis.
The x-axis extends side to side.
• How are scores on the ultrasound board
exams related to study time?
A. inversely
B. conversely
C. directly
D. unrelated -✓✓C.
Two variables are related when changes in
one variable result in changes in the other.
When the changes go in the same direction
(both increase or both decrease), the
variables are directly related. Since scores
increase as study time increases, these
variables are directly related.
• How are caloric intake and weight related?
A. inversely
B. partially
C. reciprocally
D. directly -✓✓D. These two terms are directly related. As
,food intake increases, weight increases.
Similarly, as food intake decreases, weight
decreases.
• How is weight related to a sonographer's
time spent exercising?
A. inversely
B. conversely
C. directly
D. unrelated -✓✓A . inversly
• What is the reciprocal of 1,000?
A. one-hundredth
B. 1.000
C. 0.001
D. one-millionth -✓✓C. 0.001
• What is the reciprocal of 5?
A. one-hundredth
B. 5
C 1/5
D. one-millionth -✓✓c. 1/5
• What is the reciprocal of 1/10?
A. one-hundredth
B. 10
C. 1/10
D. one-millionth -✓✓B. 10
• A sack contains 6 pounds of flour. The
contents of the bag are increased by a
factor of 5. How much flour is in the bag?
A. 6 pounds
B. 11 pounds
C. 60 pounds
D. 30 pounds -✓✓D. The term "increase by a factor" means to
multiply.
6× 5 = 30 pounds.
,• A bouquet has 30 flowers. The size of the
bouquet is decreased by a factor of 3.
How many flowers remain?
A. 27
B. 0
C. 10
D. 15 -✓✓C. The term
"decrease by a factor" means to
divide.
= 10.
• Which of the following is not a measure of
area?
A. square cm
B. meters squared
C. cubic meters
D. feet × feet -✓✓C. Cubic meters are not used to measure
area; they are used to measure volume. An
area is measured in units of distance
squared. For example, a rectangle's area is
its length multiplied by its width, and can be
reported in square feet, in?, or square
miles.
• 12. A sonographer measures the perimeter of
an anatomical structure. Which of the
following choices is a reasonable value for
the measurement?
A. 6 cm2
B. 5 cc
C. 15 mm
D. 18 dB -✓✓C."Perimeter" means the length of the outer
boundary of a structure. For example, a
square with an edge that is 5 inches long
will have a perimeter measuring 20 inches
(four sides, each with a length of 5 inches)
Units of measurement in A, B, and D are
not applicable to length,
, • What are the units associated with the
circumference of a circle?
A. mm
B. mm?
C. cm3
D. m* -✓✓A.
The circumference of a circle is the length
of the circle's outer boundary and is
measured in units of length.
B and C are units of area and volume. D
has units of length to the fourth power,
which has no meaning in geometry.
• The volume of a cystic structure is
estimated from sonographic data. Which
of the following is an acceptable
measurement of this volume?
A. 6
B. 6 cm
C. 6 cm?
D. 6 cm3 -✓✓D.
The units of volume are length cubed, such
as f13 or cubic centimeters. Volume may
also be expressed as length to the third
power.
A has no units, whereas B and C have
units of length and area.
• The speed of red blood cells traveling
through a blood vessel is 750 cm/sec. You
are asked to measure this speed in miles
per hour. What information would be
sufficient for you to complete your task?
A. how many seconds in a minute
and how many blood cells in the
vessel
B. the number of miles in a meter
C. how many seconds per hour and
the number of miles in a
