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How are foetal heart sounds picked up from the maternal abdomen?(a) Piezoelectric device(b) Sensitive Microphone(c) Crystal microphone(d) Dynamic microphoneI had been asked this question in a job interview.Question is taken from Recording System topic in portion Foetal Monitoring Instruments of Biomedical Instrumentation

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The correct CHOICE is (b) Sensitive Microphone

To explain I would say: Foetal heart sounds can be picked up from the maternal abdomen by a sensitive microphone. The heart sounds in the FORM of mechanical vibrations have to pass through tissue structure and the signals picked up are RATHER WEAK because of distance effects and the small size of foetal heart valves.



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