,DMS SPI Exam 2025 Study Guide | Ultrasound
Physics Test Bank | 1053 Practice Questions &
Correct Answers | Sonography Principles &
horizontal axis on a graph is the
x-axis, goes from side to side
vertical axis on a graph is the
y-axis, goes from top to bottom
unrelated definition
two items that are not associated
related or proportional definition
two items that are associated
directly related or directly proportional definition
two items that are associated that when on one increases or decreases so does the other
how does a graph look for two directly related items
it extends from the lower left to upper right
inversely related or inversely proportional definition
two items that are associated that one item will increase and the other will decrease
how does a graph look for two inversely related items
it extends from the upper left to lower right
reciprocal relationship definition
when two numbers are multiplied together the result will always be one
increase by a factor means to
multiply
decrease by a factor means to
divide
,decreasing by a factor of three means
one third
giga
billion, G
mega
million, M
kilo
thousand, k
hecto
hundred, h
deca
ten, da
deci
tenth, d
centi
hundredth, c
milli
thousandth, m
micro
millionth, (weird u shape)
nano
billionth, n
area units
cm^2, ft^2
volume units
cubed
, what is media
biologic tissue
in diagnostic ultrasound sound pulses travel through
biologic tissue/media
how does sound travel
in a straight line
sound can only travel through what
only a medium not a vacuum
sound waves are what kind of waves
mechanical, longitudinal waves
all waves carry what
energy
acoustic variables are used to do what
distinguish between sound waves and other type of waves
3 acoustic variables
pressure, density, distance (PDD)
pressure definition and units
concentration of force in an area, pascals (Pa)
density definition and units
concentration of mass in a volume, kg/cm^3
distance definition and units
measure of particle motion, cm/ft/mile
sound waves are also known as
acoustic waves
acoustic parameters do what
describe the features of a sound wave