Mammography Module 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
_______ refers to the radiography of breast tissue -
correct answer ✅Mammography
True or False: Mammography is the only federally regulated
radiographic procedure in the US currently -
correct answer ✅True
How many new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the US each
year? -
correct answer ✅over 200,000
How many women die of breast cancer annually? -
correct answer ✅40,000
At what age does the American Cancer Society recommend that all
women get an annual screening mammogram? -
correct answer ✅40
________ refers to the practice of imaging women who have no
symptoms of breast cancer in an effort to catch the disease early -
correct answer ✅Screening Mammography
, Mammography Module 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What are the 6 types of breast tissue -
correct answer ✅1. milk producing glands (lobules)
2. ducts that carry milk from glands to the nipples
3. fatty tissue
4. connective tissue
5. blood vessels
6. lymph vessels
Where is the most common location for breast cancer formation -
correct answer ✅Along the lining of the ducts
When breast cancer spreads, it is generally spread via the _______ -
correct answer ✅lymph vessels
What is the challenge of mammography -
correct answer ✅it is difficult to set a radiographic exposure that
can differentiate between breast tissue and calcification and small
masses because breast tissue is homogeneous
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
_______ refers to the radiography of breast tissue -
correct answer ✅Mammography
True or False: Mammography is the only federally regulated
radiographic procedure in the US currently -
correct answer ✅True
How many new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the US each
year? -
correct answer ✅over 200,000
How many women die of breast cancer annually? -
correct answer ✅40,000
At what age does the American Cancer Society recommend that all
women get an annual screening mammogram? -
correct answer ✅40
________ refers to the practice of imaging women who have no
symptoms of breast cancer in an effort to catch the disease early -
correct answer ✅Screening Mammography
, Mammography Module 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What are the 6 types of breast tissue -
correct answer ✅1. milk producing glands (lobules)
2. ducts that carry milk from glands to the nipples
3. fatty tissue
4. connective tissue
5. blood vessels
6. lymph vessels
Where is the most common location for breast cancer formation -
correct answer ✅Along the lining of the ducts
When breast cancer spreads, it is generally spread via the _______ -
correct answer ✅lymph vessels
What is the challenge of mammography -
correct answer ✅it is difficult to set a radiographic exposure that
can differentiate between breast tissue and calcification and small
masses because breast tissue is homogeneous
