INTRODUCTION TO NORMAL STRUCTURE
AND FUNCTION CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ALARA concept. Answer: Concept of radiation protection that
states that all exposures should be kept "as low as reasonably
achievable"
◉Anechoic. Answer: echo-free image looks black
◉Anterior (ventral). Answer: front of the body
◉Artifact. Answer: Echo features unassociated with object being
imaged
◉ascites. Answer: abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
◉Attenuation. Answer: Decrease in intensity, power, and amplitude
as sound travels or as it passes through a structure
, ◉beam divergence. Answer: widening of the sound beam as it
travels
◉calculi. Answer: Stones caused by the precipitation of minerals,
such as calcium, and other substances from the urine or kidney
filtrate.
◉clipers. Answer: Two or more measurement cursors that can be
manipulated to calculate distance between. Echos
◉complex mass. Answer: Abnormal mass within the body composed
of both tissue and fluid.
◉Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉Echogenic. Answer: describes an organ or tissue that is capable of
producing echoes by reflecting the acoustic beam
◉Echopenic. Answer: describes a structure that is less echogenic or
has few internal echoes
◉Extraorgan pathology. Answer: abnormal disease process that
originates outside of an organ
AND FUNCTION CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ALARA concept. Answer: Concept of radiation protection that
states that all exposures should be kept "as low as reasonably
achievable"
◉Anechoic. Answer: echo-free image looks black
◉Anterior (ventral). Answer: front of the body
◉Artifact. Answer: Echo features unassociated with object being
imaged
◉ascites. Answer: abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
◉Attenuation. Answer: Decrease in intensity, power, and amplitude
as sound travels or as it passes through a structure
, ◉beam divergence. Answer: widening of the sound beam as it
travels
◉calculi. Answer: Stones caused by the precipitation of minerals,
such as calcium, and other substances from the urine or kidney
filtrate.
◉clipers. Answer: Two or more measurement cursors that can be
manipulated to calculate distance between. Echos
◉complex mass. Answer: Abnormal mass within the body composed
of both tissue and fluid.
◉Contralateral. Answer: on the opposite side of the body
◉Echogenic. Answer: describes an organ or tissue that is capable of
producing echoes by reflecting the acoustic beam
◉Echopenic. Answer: describes a structure that is less echogenic or
has few internal echoes
◉Extraorgan pathology. Answer: abnormal disease process that
originates outside of an organ
