If the Cardiac Sonographer Is in the Parasternal Long-Axis View

question 15

Multiple Choice

If the cardiac sonographer is in the parasternal long-axis view to visualize the ALMV, the transducer should be angled _________ to record the tricuspid valve.

• A) superiorly
• B) medially
• C) inferiorly
• D) laterally

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Definitions:

Somatic Cell

Any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells, forming the body of the organism.

Metaphase

Time during cell division when the chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell.

Genotypes

The genetic makeup of an organism, representing the underlying codes for traits, which interacts with the environment to determine the organism's phenotype.

Heterozygous

Describes an organism that carries two different alleles of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.