SONOGRAPHY PRACTICE TEST 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK
◉ areola.
Answer: the pigmented skin surrounding the breast nipple
◉ axilla.
Answer: armpit
◉ breast.
Answer: differentiated apocrine sweat gland with a functional
purpose of secreting milk during lactation
◉ Cooper's ligaments.
Answer: Connective tissue septa that connect perpendicularly to the
breast lobules and extend out to the skin
◉ mammary layer.
Answer: Middle layer of the breast tissue that contains the ductal,
glandular, and stromal portions of the breast
,◉ retromammary layer.
Answer: deepest of the three layers of the breast noted on breast
ultrasound
◉ subcutaneous layer.
Answer: most superficial of the three layers of the breast identified
on breast ultrasound
◉ Tail of Spence.
Answer: Normal extension of breast tissue into the axillary region
◉ terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU).
Answer: Smallest functional portion of the breast involving the
terminal duct and its associated lobule containing at least one acinus
◉ antiradial.
Answer: plane of imaging on ultrasound of the breast that is
perpendicular to the radial plane of imaging
◉ asymptomatic.
Answer: without symptoms
◉ breast imaging reporting and data system.
, Answer: Trademark system created by the American College of
Radiology (ACR) to standardize mammographic reporting
terminology, categorize breast abnormalities according to the level
of suspicion for malignancy, and facilitate outcome monitoring
◉ breast self-examination.
Answer: part of breast cancer screening best done at the end of
menses each month
◉ clinical breast examination.
Answer: part of breast cancer screening done by a health care
provider
◉ diagnostic breast imaging.
Answer: type of breast imaging examination that is more intensive
than routine screening mammography
◉ fremitus.
Answer: refers to vibrations produced by phonation and felt through
the chest wall during palpation
◉ juxtathoracic.
Answer: near the chest wall