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p3 1 Revision Cards 3d
p3 1 Revision Cards 3d
1 What are the advantages of 1 How do you calculate the 1 How do you calculate
ultrasound over X-rays? distance travelled by an the distance between the
ultrasound wave? transducer and the tissue
boundary?
Non-ionising and can be Distance = speed x time
used to scan organs and Distance = x speed
soft tissues x time
1 Aside from scanning how 1 Where does refraction 1 What is Snells law
can ultrasound be used occur?
medically? sin i / sin r
At the boundary of air and
Ultrasound waves can be a transparent substance
used to break up a kidney (glass or water)
stone
1 What is the refractive index? 1 Speed away slow toward 1 When does total
what? internal reflection occur?
A measure of how much a
substance can refract a The normal When angle of
ligt ray. incidence of a
light ray in a
transparent
substance is
greater than the
critical angle.
1 Draw how light rays behave 1 Draw how light rays behave 1 What is the difference
when they strike a converging when they strike a diverging between a real image
lens lens and a virtual image?
1 How do you calculate the 1 What are the units for 1 What are the two ways
magnification? magnification? virtual images are
formed?
Image height / object There are none.
height Diverging lens or
object closer than
focal point of a
converging lens
1 Which three ways do we 1 How is a camera lke the 1 Draw the eye and label
describe an image? eye? as many structures as
you can
Real/virtual, magnified/ Both converging lenses,
diminished, eye lens is variable, Cornea, lens, pupil,
upright/inverted camera fixed but cliliary muscles,
changes position, retina, bnlind
image formed on spot, optic nerve,
retina, camera uses eye muscles
film, iris in eye and
aperture for control of
light
1 Draw how a short sighted 1 Draw how a long sighted 1 How do you calculate
eye sees eye sees the power of a lens?
Power of a lens =
Light rays should cross Light rays should cross 1/focal length in
before the retina behind the retina metres
1 If a lens has a power with a 1 If a lens has a power with a 1 What is the unit of
positive value this means it is negative value this means it is power of a lens?
which type of lens? which type of lens?
Dioptre
Converging Diverging
1 What kind of lens corrects 1 What kind of lens corrects 1 What is the range of
short sightedness? long sightedness? human vision?