Sonographic Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. Describes image echoes brighter than surrounding tissues or those brighter than what is normal for that tissue or organ.
  2. 2. lobar fissure, Divides the right and left lobes of the liver; seen in sagittal plane as an echogenic line between the neck of the gallbladder and the main portal vein.
  3. 4. Describes a region or portion on the sonogram that appears echo-free.
  4. 7. Caused by treatment; either intentional or unintentional.
  5. 9. Enlargement of lymph nodes due to inflammation, primary neoplasia, or metastasis.
  6. 12. Surgical removal of the kidney.
  7. 14. Peritoneum encasing peritoneal organs.
  8. 15. Laboratory value of the percentage of blood volume made up of red blood cells.
  9. 17. Describes structures of equal echo density.
  10. 20. Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
  11. 21. of Douglas, AKA posterior cul de sac or rectouterine space
  12. 23. Yellowish pigmentation of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood.
  13. 24. White blood cell; protects and fights against infection in the body.
  14. 27. effusion, Fluid accumulation in the pleural cavity.
  15. 28. bile duct, Duct which carries bile from the cystic and hepatic ducts to the duodenum.
  16. 30. hepatis, Fissure where the portal vein and hepatic artery enter the liver and the common hepatic duct exits.
  17. 32. fold, Fold within the neck or body of the gallbladder.
  18. 36. Inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine.
  19. 39. Formation or presence of stones within the gallbladder.
  20. 40. teres, Remnant of the left umbilical vein, seen in the transverse plane as a triangular echogenic foci dividing the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe of the liver.
  21. 42. Secreting into blood or tissue.
  22. 43. fascia, Also known as the renal fascia; dense connective tissue that surrounds and helps anchor the kidney, adipose capsule, and the adrenal gland.
  23. 44. Enlarged spleen.
  24. 48. Blood flow toward the liver.
  25. 50. Solid, semisolid, or thickened bile within the gallbladder or bile duct.
  26. 52. Secreting into a duct.
  27. 54. Red blood cell; contains hemoglobin.
  28. 55. on the opposite side
  29. 56. Dilatation, expansion, or distention.
  30. 57. Painful urination.
  31. 58. Describes tissues or organ structures on the sonogram having several different echo characteristics.
Down
  1. 1. Enlarged liver.
  2. 3. ligament, Fold in the parietal peritoneum that extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm and contains the ligamentum teres.
  3. 5. Peritoneum lining the walls of the peritoneal cavity.
  4. 6. Tissue death caused by an interruption of the blood supply.
  5. 8. Hormone which stimulates gallbladder contraction.
  6. 10. Low output of urine that is the result of many possible causes including dehydration, renal failure, or urinary obstruction.
  7. 11. Rhythmic contraction of the GI tract that propels food through it
  8. 13. cap, Fold within the gallbladder fundus.
  9. 16. Outer parenchyma of the adrenal gland that secretes corticoids, including cortisol and aldosterone.
  10. 18. Calculi located within the bile duct.
  11. 19. Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
  12. 22. Organs posterior to the parietal peritoneum, which are typically covered on their anterior surface or fatty capsule by parietal peritoneum.
  13. 25. Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
  14. 26. Blood in the urine.
  15. 28. duct, Duct of the gallbladder which joins with the hepatic duct to form the common bile duct
  16. 29. Describes regions or portions on the sonogram where the echoes are not as bright as surrounding tissues or are less bright than normal.
  17. 31. Fibrous tissue network that is richly supplied by blood vessels and nerves located between the skin and the underlying structures.
  18. 33. Connection between two vessels.
  19. 34. Area of an organ where blood vessels, lymph, and nerves enter and exit.
  20. 35. Pear-shaped sac responsible for storing bile until it is released through the cystic duct.
  21. 37. venosum, Remnant of ductus venosus seen as echogenic line separating caudate lobe from the left lobe.
  22. 38. Focal dilatation of an artery caused by a structural weakness in the wall.
  23. 41. Two layers of fused peritoneum that conduct nerves, lymph, and blood vessels between the small bowel/colon and the posterior peritoneal cavity wall.
  24. 45. Acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder.
  25. 46. Describes structures of equal echo density.
  26. 47. Blood flow away from the liver.
  27. 49. Solid organs within the peritoneal cavity that are covered by visceral peritoneum.
  28. 51. Describes an organ or tissue capable of producing echoes by reflecting the acoustic beam.
  29. 53. capsule, Fibroelastic connective tissue layer that surrounds the liver.