Divides the body into right & left sections

divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Divides the body into Superior and Inferior portions

Divides the body into any section other than sagittal, coronal and transverse

Medial

Away from the midline

Closer to the point of origin. Closest to the heart

Farthest point of origin, farthest from heart

Superior, above; towards head

Inferior, below towards feet

Closer to the surface , skin

Farther down from the skins surface

Towards the front of the body

Towards back of body

Supine

Prone

Right Lateral Recumbent/ Right lateral decubitus

Fowlers

Trendlenberg

Reverse Trendlenberg

Very high frequency sound waves-millions of Hertz- used for diagnostic purposes-they bounce off of structures and blood inside the body to obtain images and flow signals

Any device that changes energy from one form into another

Ultasound emitting from the transducer

Normally 4 cm wide and provides a rectangle field of view, created by a line of many little crystals

Line of crystals, but it is curved to create a sector(pie) shaped field of view

Pie-shaped sector; smaller probe face and creates a wider sector than the curved

What adjusts to the area of interest. Know where it is seen on the screen?

Adjusts the brightness of the entire image. Makes the entire image brighter or darker

Adjusts how far or how close we see into the body. Know where the depth number is seen on the screen

TGCs

The top of the screen. The area closest to the transducer and the more superficial part of your neck or body

Is the center of the image

The bottom of the screen. The area farther away from the transducer and the deeper part of your neck or body

Anechoic

Bright appearances echoes, calcification, pericardium

What evens out echoes