Olyvia Causie Technical terms and definitions related to life after high school: Mortgage: the charging of real

f real (or personal) property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt (esp. one incurred by the purchase of the property), on the condition that it shall be returned on payment of the debt within a certain period. Loan: a thing that is borrowed, esp. a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest. Bills: an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges. Taxes: a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. Responsibility: the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. Down payment: an initial payment made when something is bought on credit.

Technical terms and definitions related to my chosen career: Preparation the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration. Imaging Planes: !n "# computer graphics, the image plane is that plane in the world which is identified with the plane of the monitor. !f one makes the analogy of taking a photograph to rendering a "# image, the surface of the film is the image plane. Image: a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art. Echocardiography: the use of ultrasound waves to investigate the action of the heart. natomy: the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, esp. as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. RDM!: $n independent, nonprofit organi%ation that administers examinations and awards credentials in the areas of diagnostic medical sonography, diagnostic cardiac sonography, vascular technology, physician vascular interpretation and musculoskeletal sonography.