Ultrasound Physics Exam Review (Edelman Book)
ULTRASOUND PHYSICS EXAM REVIEW (EDELMAN BOOK)
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND
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A sonographer measures the perimeter of an anatomical structure. Which of the
following choices is a reasonable value for the measurement?
A. 6 cm2
B. 5 cc
C. 15 mm
D. 18 dB - Correct Answer-C
What are the units associated with the circumference of a circle?
A. mm
B. mm^2
C. cm^3
D. m^4 - Correct Answer-A
The volume of a cystic structure is estimated from sonographic data. Which of the
following is an acceptable measurement of this volume?
A. 6
B. 6cm
C. 6 cm^2
D. 6 cm^3 - Correct Answer-D
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The speed of red blood cells traveling through a blood vessel is 750 cm/sec. You
are asked to measure the speed in miles per hour. What information would be
sufficient for you to complete your task?
A. How many seconds in a minute and how many blood cells in the vessel
B. The number of miles in a meter
C. how many seconds per hour and the number of miles in a centimeter
D. the direction of red blood cell motion and the doppler shift frequency - Correct
Answer-C
How much bigger is one billion than one thousand?
A. 1,000 x
B. 1,000,000 x
C. 10 x
D. 10,000 x - Correct Answer-B
Select the sequence that appears in increasing order.
A. mega, kilo, hecto, milli, giga
B. nano, milli, micro, deci, deca, mega
C. centi, deci, deca, hecto
D. milli, hecto, centi, deci, nano, giga - Correct Answer-C
How many nanoseconds are in 7 seconds?
A. 7,000,000
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B. 7,000,000,000
C. 7 million
D. 0.00000007 - Correct Answer-B
The letters below represent the abbreviations for the prefixes of the metric
system. Select the sequence that appears in decreasing order. (u stands for the
reversed u in "micro").
a) m, k, M, g, da
b) g, m, k, d, u
c) g, k, di, m, u, n
d) M, k, da, d, c - Correct Answer-D
Match the following prefixes with their meanings.
A. Mega 1. hundreds
B. hecto 2. thousands
C. milli 3. thousandths
D. kilo 4. millions
E. nano 5. billions
F. giga 6. billionths - Correct Answer-A-4
B-1
C-3
D-2
E-6
F-5
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Which term is the reciprocal of mega?
A. nano
B. kilo
C. macro
D. micro - Correct Answer-D
How can the volume of an irregularly shaped object be measured?
A. visual inspection
B. weight
C. by immersing it in water
D. ultrasound scanning - Correct Answer-C
What term is used to describe the effects of an ultrasound wave on living tissues?
A. toxic effects
B. acoustic propagation properties
C. biological effects
D. transmission properties - Correct Answer-C
As sound travels through a medium, what term describes the effects of the
medium on the sound wave?
A. toxic effects
B. acoustic propagation properties
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ULTRASOUND PHYSICS EXAM REVIEW (EDELMAN BOOK)
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A sonographer measures the perimeter of an anatomical structure. Which of the
following choices is a reasonable value for the measurement?
A. 6 cm2
B. 5 cc
C. 15 mm
D. 18 dB - Correct Answer-C
What are the units associated with the circumference of a circle?
A. mm
B. mm^2
C. cm^3
D. m^4 - Correct Answer-A
The volume of a cystic structure is estimated from sonographic data. Which of the
following is an acceptable measurement of this volume?
A. 6
B. 6cm
C. 6 cm^2
D. 6 cm^3 - Correct Answer-D
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The speed of red blood cells traveling through a blood vessel is 750 cm/sec. You
are asked to measure the speed in miles per hour. What information would be
sufficient for you to complete your task?
A. How many seconds in a minute and how many blood cells in the vessel
B. The number of miles in a meter
C. how many seconds per hour and the number of miles in a centimeter
D. the direction of red blood cell motion and the doppler shift frequency - Correct
Answer-C
How much bigger is one billion than one thousand?
A. 1,000 x
B. 1,000,000 x
C. 10 x
D. 10,000 x - Correct Answer-B
Select the sequence that appears in increasing order.
A. mega, kilo, hecto, milli, giga
B. nano, milli, micro, deci, deca, mega
C. centi, deci, deca, hecto
D. milli, hecto, centi, deci, nano, giga - Correct Answer-C
How many nanoseconds are in 7 seconds?
A. 7,000,000
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B. 7,000,000,000
C. 7 million
D. 0.00000007 - Correct Answer-B
The letters below represent the abbreviations for the prefixes of the metric
system. Select the sequence that appears in decreasing order. (u stands for the
reversed u in "micro").
a) m, k, M, g, da
b) g, m, k, d, u
c) g, k, di, m, u, n
d) M, k, da, d, c - Correct Answer-D
Match the following prefixes with their meanings.
A. Mega 1. hundreds
B. hecto 2. thousands
C. milli 3. thousandths
D. kilo 4. millions
E. nano 5. billions
F. giga 6. billionths - Correct Answer-A-4
B-1
C-3
D-2
E-6
F-5
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Which term is the reciprocal of mega?
A. nano
B. kilo
C. macro
D. micro - Correct Answer-D
How can the volume of an irregularly shaped object be measured?
A. visual inspection
B. weight
C. by immersing it in water
D. ultrasound scanning - Correct Answer-C
What term is used to describe the effects of an ultrasound wave on living tissues?
A. toxic effects
B. acoustic propagation properties
C. biological effects
D. transmission properties - Correct Answer-C
As sound travels through a medium, what term describes the effects of the
medium on the sound wave?
A. toxic effects
B. acoustic propagation properties
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