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DeAngelis
Radiography Review
Question | Answer |
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A plane that divides the body into upper & lower proportions is called: | Transverse plane |
The most common body habitus consisting of nearly 50% of the population is called the: | Sthenic type |
Which of the following terms refer to a body part or a central ray angulation directed toward the head? 1.Cranial 2.Cephalic 3.Caudad | Cranial & Cephalic |
The body position defined as a person standing erect with palms facing forwards is termed: | Anatomical position |
A longitudinal angulation of the CR with the long axis of the body describes a(n): | Axial projection |
The ventral decubitus position is most similar to the ___________ position. | Prone |
The general size, shape, & position of the internal organs can be, to a large degree, predicted by the classifications of a person’s: | Body habitus |
A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior & posterior is called a: | Coronal plane |
The term used to designate a structure away from its source is: | Distal |
The turning point of a body part inward is termed: | Inversion |
Which of the following terms refers to the front surface of the body?1. Anterior2. Posterior3. Ventral | Anterior & Ventral |
A movement of a joint that increases the angle between the articulating bones is called: | Extension |
Which of the following organs is NOT located in the pelvic cavity? | Spleen |
A projection in which visualization of a structure is improved by directing the CR to skim the profiled body part is termed a(n): | Tangential projection |
The gonion or angle of the mandible is found at the level of: | 3rd cervical vertebra |
The portions of the body that are located away from the midline of the body are referred to as: | Lateral |
A very thin person will often have a low, vertical stomach & gallbladder. This person would be classified as having the ________ body type. | Asthenic |
A physician has requested a tightly collimated image of the 10th thoracic vertebra. The external landmark that would be most helpful is the: | Xiphoid tip |
During a ventral decubitus examination of the abd using a horizontal beam, free fluid will accumulate on the pt’s: | Anterior surface |
The term ‘projection’ describes: | The path of the radiation from the x-ray tube |
The movement of a structure toward the central axis of the body is termed: | Adduction |
A right lateral decubitus radiograph is taken of a pt. This is an example of a(n): | Frontal projection |
The dorsum of the foot refers to the: | Superior aspect |
The most superior aspect of the iliac crest corresponds to the level of: | L4 |
When the hand is rotated from an anatomic position for a PA projection, this is termed: | Pronation |
A person with a large, high peripherally located colon, & high transverse gallbladder & stomach would be classified as: | Hypersthenic |
The right anterior oblique position (RAO) is described as a(n): | PA oblique position |
The body plane that passes vertically through the midline of the body & divides it into equal right & left portions is termed the: | Mid-sagittal plane |
The turning of the foot outward at the ankle would be an example of: | Eversion |
Which of the following structures are found in the same transverse plane?1. Ischial tuberosity2. Symphysis3. Greater trochanters | Symphysis & Greater trochanters |
The anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) is found at the same level as: | S1 |
The division of the abd into 4 major quadrants involves a transverse & midsagittal plane which intersects at the: | Umbilicus |
Which of the following can be used to describe a pt lying on his or her back?1. Supine2. Dorsal decubitus3. Ventral decubitus | Supine & Dorsal decubitus |
The torso is divided into two major subdivisions called: | Thoracic & Abdominal cavities |
In the PA projection of the abdomen, the gallbladder of a sthenic patient is normally located at a level near the: | 9th costal cartilage |
The term applied to a posistion in which the body is rotated so that it is NOT in a frontal or lateral position is a(n): | Oblique |
A club-shaped process usually lacated at the end of a bone is termed a: | Malleolus |
Which of the following is NOT located within the pelvic cavity? | Duodenum |
The right PA oblique position will correspond to a patient in the: | RAO |
A hole in a bone through which vessels & nerves pass is called a: | Foramen |