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CCI RCS REGISTRY EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| CCI RCS EXAM
PREP 2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
What valve separates the areas of greatest pressure
differences? .....ANSWER..... Mitral valve
What valve separates the areas of the lowest pressure
differences? .....ANSWER..... Tricuspid valve
Where does the LAD lie on the heart? .....ANSWER..... Anterior
interventricular groove (sulcus)
What aortic cusp is superior in PLAX view? .....ANSWER..... RCC
What aortic cusp is posterior in PLAX view? .....ANSWER..... NCC
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From the left parasternal window which of the following are you
most likely to get accurate velocity measurments? .....ANSWER.....
Pulmonary artery
What view gives the most accurate velocities of the
PV/pulmonary artery? .....ANSWER..... PSAX; short axis
What is the red flow traveling to the RA that you can sometimes
see from the inflow view? .....ANSWER..... IVC
What are the tricuspid leaflets seen in the inflow view?
.....ANSWER..... anterior and posterior
Where is the LAA located on TTE? .....ANSWER..... Sometimes can
be seen in AV level short axis, but is better visualized in an
apical 2 chamber view
The coronary arteries come off the: .....ANSWER..... Sinuses of
Valsalva
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What is the most anomalous artery? .....ANSWER..... Right
coronary
During which phase do the coronaries fill? .....ANSWER..... early
diastole
True/False --- The coronary arteries can fill during systole
.....ANSWER..... False
When is TAPSE measured? .....ANSWER..... Between end diastole
and peak systole
This is the transition between the sinuses of Valsalva and the
tubular portion of the ascending aorta .....ANSWER..... STJ
(sinotubular junction)
What can sometimes be seen below the RPA in a SSN view?
.....ANSWER..... Left atrium
The best images of the ascending aorta are often obtained from
which transducer window? .....ANSWER..... suprasternal
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Name the vessels coming off the arch and most proximal or
distal. .....ANSWER..... Innominate (proximal), left carotid and left
subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic
valves? .....ANSWER..... Coarctation of the aorta
Which window do you use to look for the secondary finding in
bicuspid valves? .....ANSWER..... Suprasternal arch; suprasternal
notch
Where do most aortic coarctations occur? .....ANSWER..... aortic
isthmus
How can we specifically identify the location of an aortic isthmus?
.....ANSWER..... After the take-off of the left subclavian artery
Where are the pulmonary veins located? Where are they best
visualized? .....ANSWER..... Feed into the LA and are best
visualized in 4 chamber
CCI RCS REGISTRY EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| CCI RCS EXAM
PREP 2025 (BRAND NEW!!)
What valve separates the areas of greatest pressure
differences? .....ANSWER..... Mitral valve
What valve separates the areas of the lowest pressure
differences? .....ANSWER..... Tricuspid valve
Where does the LAD lie on the heart? .....ANSWER..... Anterior
interventricular groove (sulcus)
What aortic cusp is superior in PLAX view? .....ANSWER..... RCC
What aortic cusp is posterior in PLAX view? .....ANSWER..... NCC
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From the left parasternal window which of the following are you
most likely to get accurate velocity measurments? .....ANSWER.....
Pulmonary artery
What view gives the most accurate velocities of the
PV/pulmonary artery? .....ANSWER..... PSAX; short axis
What is the red flow traveling to the RA that you can sometimes
see from the inflow view? .....ANSWER..... IVC
What are the tricuspid leaflets seen in the inflow view?
.....ANSWER..... anterior and posterior
Where is the LAA located on TTE? .....ANSWER..... Sometimes can
be seen in AV level short axis, but is better visualized in an
apical 2 chamber view
The coronary arteries come off the: .....ANSWER..... Sinuses of
Valsalva
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What is the most anomalous artery? .....ANSWER..... Right
coronary
During which phase do the coronaries fill? .....ANSWER..... early
diastole
True/False --- The coronary arteries can fill during systole
.....ANSWER..... False
When is TAPSE measured? .....ANSWER..... Between end diastole
and peak systole
This is the transition between the sinuses of Valsalva and the
tubular portion of the ascending aorta .....ANSWER..... STJ
(sinotubular junction)
What can sometimes be seen below the RPA in a SSN view?
.....ANSWER..... Left atrium
The best images of the ascending aorta are often obtained from
which transducer window? .....ANSWER..... suprasternal
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Name the vessels coming off the arch and most proximal or
distal. .....ANSWER..... Innominate (proximal), left carotid and left
subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic
valves? .....ANSWER..... Coarctation of the aorta
Which window do you use to look for the secondary finding in
bicuspid valves? .....ANSWER..... Suprasternal arch; suprasternal
notch
Where do most aortic coarctations occur? .....ANSWER..... aortic
isthmus
How can we specifically identify the location of an aortic isthmus?
.....ANSWER..... After the take-off of the left subclavian artery
Where are the pulmonary veins located? Where are they best
visualized? .....ANSWER..... Feed into the LA and are best
visualized in 4 chamber
