Sonographic Terminology

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