Arterial access from lower extremity. The common femoral artery is the only access site used in the lower extremity. Catheters used for performing coronary angiography via the femoral artery were developed by Melvin Judkins, MD; thus, the method often is referred to as the Judkins technique. This widely used method requires separate preformed catheters for the right and left coronary arteries (see the images below).
Urethral sounds/play, sometimes called sounding, is basically inserting objects (often steel sounds and catheters) into the urethra for erotic purposes. Sounds painful and unpleasant to most, but some people get a kick out of this.
Abdominal sounds are the noises made by the intestines. Bowel sounds. Abdominal sounds (bowel sounds) are made by the movement of the intestines as they push food through. The intestines are hollow, so bowel sounds echo through the abdomen much like the sounds heard from water pipes. Most bowel sounds are harmless. They simply mean that the gastrointestinal tract is working. A health care provider can check abdominal sounds by listening to the abdomen with a stethoscope (auscultation).