Diagnostic Sonography

Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound share terminology describing the body planes. Identify the plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections.

Choose the definition of a sagittal plane.

The abdominopelvic cavity has four quadrants and nine regions to help us describe locations of patient symptoms or pathology. Which of the following is the upper horizontal line that joins the lowest point of the costal margin to each side of the body?

Choose the term that describes the point that lies on the inguinal ligament at the halfway point between the pubic symphysis and the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS).

Which of the following lies superior to the level of the caudate lobe on the transverse plane?

Which of the following lies inferior to the level of the caudate lobe and celiac axis on the transverse plane?

Choose the structure that divides at the level of the aortic bifurcation.

Morison's pouch is anterior to which organ?

When imaging on the longitudinal plane at the level of the liver, inferior vena cava, pancreas, and gastroduodenal artery, which of the following enters the left lobe of the liver?

Identify the structures imaged at the longitudinal level of the costodiaphragmatic recess superior to the diaphragm.

Both the sagittal and coronal planes divide the body lengthwise. How does the coronal plane divide the body?

Select the description of the midsagittal plane.

An image dividing the right kidney into anterior and posterior sections describes the:

Identify the imaging modality that provides a composite transverse image of the entire body.

Which of the following modalities uses ionizing radiation from outside the patient?