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The embryonic heart begins as:
a. Two tubes
b. Four tubes
c. Eight folds
d. One tube

The most common sonographic appearance of pulmonary
sequestration is a/an:
a. Dilated pulmonary artery and hypoechoic chest mass
b. Pleural effusion and ipsilateral hiatal hernia
c. Triangular, echogenic mass within the chest
d. Anechoic mass within the chest

A protein produced by the yolk sac and fetal liver that is
found in excess in the maternal circulation in the presence of a neural tube
defect is:
a. PAPP-A
b. hCG
c. Estriol
d. AFP

Which of the following is not a true statement about the
normal fetal heart?
a. The ventricular septum should be uninterrupted and of
equal thickness to the left ventricular wall.
b. There is a normal opening within the atrial septum.
c. Between the right ventricle and right atrium, one should
visualize the tricuspid valve.
d. The mitral valve is positioned closer to the cardiac apex
than the tricuspid valve.

Sonographically, you visualize a mass extending from the
distal spine of a fetus. This mass could be all of the following except:
a. Sacrococcygeal teratoma
b. Meningocele
c. Meningomyelocele
d. Phocomeningocele