TEXTBOOK OF DIAGNOSTIC
SONOGRAPHY HAGEN ANSERT NINTH
EDITION PRACTICE TEST CHAPTERS ONE
TO SIXTY FIVE 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥The basic infection control guidelines used to reduce the risks of
spreading infection are called _________.
Answer: standard precautions
⩥Examples of droplet transmission include all of the following except:
a) chickenpox, b) strep throat, c) pneumonia, d) mumps
Answer: chickenpox
⩥Which one of the following personal protective equipment is applied
last? a) mask, b) gloves, c) shoe covers, d) gowns
Answer: gloves
⩥The most common nosocomial infections is: a) pneumothorax, b)
appendicitis, c) gastrointestinal infection, d) urinary tract infection
Answer: urinary tract infection
,⩥Which one of the following is not defined as a work related
musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) injury: a) restricted work, b)
musculoskeletal symptoms that remain for longer than 3 months, c)
musculoskeletal symptoms requiring treatment beyond first aid, d) days
away from work
Answer: musculoskeletal symptoms that remain for longer than 3
months
⩥Work related musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) are injuries of all of the
following except: a) muscles, b) tendons, c) joints, d) bones
Answer: bones
⩥Risk factors for developing musculoskeletal disorders include all of
the following except: a) forceful exertions, b) prolonged static postures,
c) repetitive motions, d) uniform temperatures
Answer: uniform temperatures
⩥Which one of the following statements is false? a) sustained awkward
postures can cause imbalance between the muscles that move and the
muscles that stabilize, b) repeatedly rotating the head neck and trunk
causes one set of muscles to become weaker and longer, c) asymmetric
forces are exerted on the spine causing misalignment, d) nerve
entrapment syndromes can result from increased muscle and tendon
pressure on major nerves that run behind tightened muscles.
Answer: repeatedly rotating the head neck and trunk causes one set of
muscles to become weaker and longer
, ⩥The type of tendonitis involving the thumb is called: a) carpal tunnel
b) cubital carpal tunnel, c) epicondylitis, d) de Quervain's disease
Answer: de Quervain's disease
⩥Inflammation of the shoulder bursa from repeated motion is called: a)
bursitis, b) spinal degeneration, c) rotator cuff injury, d) thoracic outlet
syndrome
Answer: bursitis
⩥All of the following components are necessary on an ultrasound
system to make it ergonomically compatible except: a) fixed control
panel, b) adjustable height monitor, c) system easily mobile with breaks,
d) thin transducer cables
Answer: fixed control panel
⩥which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding
administrative controls for the sonographer: a) the same type of
examination throughout the day allows the muscles to become stronger,
b) the same type of examination throughout the day allows the muscle to
become weaker, c) taking short breaks during examinations will relax
muscles , d) try (not?) to share bedside examinations with other staff
members and perform these examinations only when absolutely
necessary not because it is simply more convenient
Answer: the same type of examination throughout the day allows the
muscles to become stronger
SONOGRAPHY HAGEN ANSERT NINTH
EDITION PRACTICE TEST CHAPTERS ONE
TO SIXTY FIVE 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥The basic infection control guidelines used to reduce the risks of
spreading infection are called _________.
Answer: standard precautions
⩥Examples of droplet transmission include all of the following except:
a) chickenpox, b) strep throat, c) pneumonia, d) mumps
Answer: chickenpox
⩥Which one of the following personal protective equipment is applied
last? a) mask, b) gloves, c) shoe covers, d) gowns
Answer: gloves
⩥The most common nosocomial infections is: a) pneumothorax, b)
appendicitis, c) gastrointestinal infection, d) urinary tract infection
Answer: urinary tract infection
,⩥Which one of the following is not defined as a work related
musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) injury: a) restricted work, b)
musculoskeletal symptoms that remain for longer than 3 months, c)
musculoskeletal symptoms requiring treatment beyond first aid, d) days
away from work
Answer: musculoskeletal symptoms that remain for longer than 3
months
⩥Work related musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) are injuries of all of the
following except: a) muscles, b) tendons, c) joints, d) bones
Answer: bones
⩥Risk factors for developing musculoskeletal disorders include all of
the following except: a) forceful exertions, b) prolonged static postures,
c) repetitive motions, d) uniform temperatures
Answer: uniform temperatures
⩥Which one of the following statements is false? a) sustained awkward
postures can cause imbalance between the muscles that move and the
muscles that stabilize, b) repeatedly rotating the head neck and trunk
causes one set of muscles to become weaker and longer, c) asymmetric
forces are exerted on the spine causing misalignment, d) nerve
entrapment syndromes can result from increased muscle and tendon
pressure on major nerves that run behind tightened muscles.
Answer: repeatedly rotating the head neck and trunk causes one set of
muscles to become weaker and longer
, ⩥The type of tendonitis involving the thumb is called: a) carpal tunnel
b) cubital carpal tunnel, c) epicondylitis, d) de Quervain's disease
Answer: de Quervain's disease
⩥Inflammation of the shoulder bursa from repeated motion is called: a)
bursitis, b) spinal degeneration, c) rotator cuff injury, d) thoracic outlet
syndrome
Answer: bursitis
⩥All of the following components are necessary on an ultrasound
system to make it ergonomically compatible except: a) fixed control
panel, b) adjustable height monitor, c) system easily mobile with breaks,
d) thin transducer cables
Answer: fixed control panel
⩥which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding
administrative controls for the sonographer: a) the same type of
examination throughout the day allows the muscles to become stronger,
b) the same type of examination throughout the day allows the muscle to
become weaker, c) taking short breaks during examinations will relax
muscles , d) try (not?) to share bedside examinations with other staff
members and perform these examinations only when absolutely
necessary not because it is simply more convenient
Answer: the same type of examination throughout the day allows the
muscles to become stronger
