Physics
The horizontal axis on a graph
What is the x axis
The most common TEE probe used in adults today
What is the omniplane or multiplane probe
In the normal heart this great vessel is always the most anterior
What is the pulmonary artery
The one and only great vessel exiting the heart during fetal heart development
What is the truncus arteriosus
The far field of beam imaging is also called this
What is the Fraunhofer zone
Ultrasound is defined as this measure in Hertz
What is > 20,000 (20K) Hz
The mid esophageal position at 0 to 20 degrees will display this view
What is the 4C view
This portion of the heart's electrical conduction system is responsible for a slight pause to allow fro complete filling of the ventricles before systole
What is the AV node
These structures will ultimately form the MV, TV and separate inflow into right and left canals
What are the endocardial cushions
The three values required to measure aortic velocity via the continuity equation
What is LVOT diameter, PW of the LVOT and CW through the aortic valve
A linear phased array transducer is steered and focused by this method
What is electronically
TEE typically results in higher image quality and detail because of this feature
What is higher frequency (less attenuation)
These two aortic valve leaflets are seen in the standard PLAX view
What is the Right coronay cusp and the Non-coronary cusp
Normally, the primitive heart tube folds upon itself in a rightward manner. This is known as
What is d-looping
The ability of a material to vibrate when electronically stimulated and to create an electrical current when hit with sound vibrations
What is the piezoelectric effect
How sound waves can best be described
What is a series of compressions and rarefactions
TEE is excellent for evaluating this anatomical structure prior to a cardioversion
What is the left atrial appendage
The name of the most distal LV wall in the standard PLAX view
What is the inferolateral wall
The first partitioning of the interatrial septum is accomplished by the
What is the septum primum
This catheter uses an inflated balloon to "wedge" in a pulmonary artery and measure the pressure in the left atrium
What is a Swan-Ganz catheter
The most common material used to make an ultrasound crystal
What is Lead zirconium Titanate (PZT)
With the transducer in the mid esophagus and an angle of 90-120 degrees this view can be seen
What is the 2C and/or long axis view
The name of the first branch off of the aortic arch
The Innominate or Brachiocephalic artery
The vessel carrying oxygen enriched blood from the placenta to the fetus is the
What is the umbilical vein
This heart condition causes an apical akinesis or ballooning of the apex without associated CAD. Usually triggered by extreme emotional of physical distress
What is Takotsubo disease