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You wake up with a pain on the lower right side of your abdomen. Your doctor suspects appendicitis and orders an ultrasound to confirm her initial diagnosis. (a) Describe how ultrasound intensity varies when it travels through tissue. Include a sketch of the ultrasound intensity as a function of distance in tissue. (2 marks) (b) Back in your doctor's office, your appendix appears dark in the ultrasound image and the surrounding tissue is brighter. Explain why your appendix appears dark in the ultrasound image compared to the surrounding tissue. (1 mark) (c) Ultrasound waves can be transmitted, reflected, or absorbed. Explain how these phenomena are connected to the conservation of energy. (2 marks)

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