DAVIES ADULT ECHO EXAM (170 QUESTIONS) WITH 100%
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The American Society of Echo adopted the "leading edge" method of measurement because:
A. people were turning up the gain too much
B. The nature of the interaction between ultrasound and anatomical interfaces makes this advisable
C. the advent of grayscale M mode made this possible
D. It produces the most consistent and reproducible measurements –CORRECT ANSWER: D
The term basilar area of the ventricle refers to the:
A. Ventricular myocardium at the apex
B. mid segments of the ventricle
C. Ventricular myocardium at the AV valves
D. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: C
The infundibulum is related to the area of the right ventricle called the:
A. inflow tract
B. outflow tract
C. apical area
D. subvalvular area - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The three primary branches of the aortic arch include all of the following except the:
A. innominate artery
B. Right subclavian artery
C. Left common carotid artery
D. Left subclavian artery - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The term tunica adventitia refers to:
A. the inner lining of the arterial wall
B. the outer lining of the arterial wall
C. transverse arterial muscle fibers
D. the intimal wall
E. the middle layer of the arterial wall - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The term tunica intima refers to which of the following:
,A. the inner lining of the arterial wall
B. the outer lining of the arterial wall
C. transverse arterial muscle fibers
D. longitudinal muscle fibers
E. the middle layer of the arterial wall - CORRECT ANSWER: A
Dextracardia indicates:
A. enlargement of all cardiac chambers
B. an abnormal conduction system
C. heart located in the right side of the chest
D. dual chambers of the right ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER: C
You are asked to pay particular attention to the semilunar valves. These valves are the:
A. mitral and aortic valves
B. mitral and tricuspid valves
C. pulmonic and tricuspid valves
D. aortic and pulmonic valves - CORRECT ANSWER: D
The great vessels of the heart are:
A. inferior vena cava and superior vena cava
B. inferior vena cava and subclavian artery
C. aorta and subclavian artery
D. aorta and pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER: D
In M-mode, the structure used to pinpoint end systole for measurement is:
A. the R wave of the ECG
B. maximum anterior motion of the left ventricular posterior wall
C. Maximum posterior motion of the interventricular septum
D. the Q wave of the ECG - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The motion of the septum should be evaluated by M mode at the:
A. Basal level
B. Mitral level
C. Midventricular level
D. apical level - CORRECT ANSWER: C
, The coronary sinus returns blood to the left atrium. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER: False
The ostium of the coronary arteries may sometimes be visualized in a short-axis two-dimensional
echo view at the level of the aortic valve. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER: True
Since phrases of the cardiac cycle are discussed in terms of systole and diastole of the ventricle, what
phase would be occurring during atrial filling?
A. diastole
B. systole
C. insovolumic phase - CORRECT ANSWER: B
In the ECG cycle, late ventricular filling occurs after the:
A. P wave
B. Q wave
C. R wave
D. T wave - CORRECT ANSWER: A
If a patient presents with an early diastolic murmur you would concentrate interest on the: (true or
False)
Aortic valve?
Mitral valve?
Tricuspid valve?
Pulmonic valve? - CORRECT ANSWER: True, false, false, true
Which valve would you suspect to be abnormal if auscultation revealed an Austin-Flint murmur?
A. aortic valve
B. mitral valve
C. Tricuspid valve
D. pulmonic valve - CORRECT ANSWER: A
Most authors consider the major components of the first heart sound to be:
A. closure of the semilunar valves
B. closure of the atrioventricular valves
C. opening of the semilunar valves
D. opening of the atrioventricular valves - CORRECT ANSWER: b
The heart sound most often associated with mitral valve prolapse is:
A. Gallop rhythm
B. Ejection sounds
C. Opening snap
D. Systolic click - CORRECT ANSWER: D
The heart sound associated with mitral and/or tricuspid stenosis is:
A. Ejection sound
B. Gallop rhythm
C. A friction rub
D. Opening snap - CORRECT ANSWER: D
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
The American Society of Echo adopted the "leading edge" method of measurement because:
A. people were turning up the gain too much
B. The nature of the interaction between ultrasound and anatomical interfaces makes this advisable
C. the advent of grayscale M mode made this possible
D. It produces the most consistent and reproducible measurements –CORRECT ANSWER: D
The term basilar area of the ventricle refers to the:
A. Ventricular myocardium at the apex
B. mid segments of the ventricle
C. Ventricular myocardium at the AV valves
D. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: C
The infundibulum is related to the area of the right ventricle called the:
A. inflow tract
B. outflow tract
C. apical area
D. subvalvular area - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The three primary branches of the aortic arch include all of the following except the:
A. innominate artery
B. Right subclavian artery
C. Left common carotid artery
D. Left subclavian artery - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The term tunica adventitia refers to:
A. the inner lining of the arterial wall
B. the outer lining of the arterial wall
C. transverse arterial muscle fibers
D. the intimal wall
E. the middle layer of the arterial wall - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The term tunica intima refers to which of the following:
,A. the inner lining of the arterial wall
B. the outer lining of the arterial wall
C. transverse arterial muscle fibers
D. longitudinal muscle fibers
E. the middle layer of the arterial wall - CORRECT ANSWER: A
Dextracardia indicates:
A. enlargement of all cardiac chambers
B. an abnormal conduction system
C. heart located in the right side of the chest
D. dual chambers of the right ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER: C
You are asked to pay particular attention to the semilunar valves. These valves are the:
A. mitral and aortic valves
B. mitral and tricuspid valves
C. pulmonic and tricuspid valves
D. aortic and pulmonic valves - CORRECT ANSWER: D
The great vessels of the heart are:
A. inferior vena cava and superior vena cava
B. inferior vena cava and subclavian artery
C. aorta and subclavian artery
D. aorta and pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER: D
In M-mode, the structure used to pinpoint end systole for measurement is:
A. the R wave of the ECG
B. maximum anterior motion of the left ventricular posterior wall
C. Maximum posterior motion of the interventricular septum
D. the Q wave of the ECG - CORRECT ANSWER: B
The motion of the septum should be evaluated by M mode at the:
A. Basal level
B. Mitral level
C. Midventricular level
D. apical level - CORRECT ANSWER: C
, The coronary sinus returns blood to the left atrium. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER: False
The ostium of the coronary arteries may sometimes be visualized in a short-axis two-dimensional
echo view at the level of the aortic valve. True or false? - CORRECT ANSWER: True
Since phrases of the cardiac cycle are discussed in terms of systole and diastole of the ventricle, what
phase would be occurring during atrial filling?
A. diastole
B. systole
C. insovolumic phase - CORRECT ANSWER: B
In the ECG cycle, late ventricular filling occurs after the:
A. P wave
B. Q wave
C. R wave
D. T wave - CORRECT ANSWER: A
If a patient presents with an early diastolic murmur you would concentrate interest on the: (true or
False)
Aortic valve?
Mitral valve?
Tricuspid valve?
Pulmonic valve? - CORRECT ANSWER: True, false, false, true
Which valve would you suspect to be abnormal if auscultation revealed an Austin-Flint murmur?
A. aortic valve
B. mitral valve
C. Tricuspid valve
D. pulmonic valve - CORRECT ANSWER: A
Most authors consider the major components of the first heart sound to be:
A. closure of the semilunar valves
B. closure of the atrioventricular valves
C. opening of the semilunar valves
D. opening of the atrioventricular valves - CORRECT ANSWER: b
The heart sound most often associated with mitral valve prolapse is:
A. Gallop rhythm
B. Ejection sounds
C. Opening snap
D. Systolic click - CORRECT ANSWER: D
The heart sound associated with mitral and/or tricuspid stenosis is:
A. Ejection sound
B. Gallop rhythm
C. A friction rub
D. Opening snap - CORRECT ANSWER: D
