POSITIONINGAND RELATED ANATOMY 9TH
EDITION LAMPIGNANO TEST BANK
Chapter 02: Chest
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning
and RelatedAnatomy, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
A. top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
B. jugular notch and top of shoulders.
C. lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
D. jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D REF: 72
• The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
A. C7.
B. C5.
C. T2.
D. C4-5.
ANS: A REF: 72
• The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
A. jugular notch.
B. vertebra prominens.
, C. laryngeal prominence.
D. sternal angle.
ANS: B REF: 72
• What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food
and air?
A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Pharynx
D. Esophagus
ANS: C REF: 73
• The jugular notch is located on the:
A. sternum.
B. thyroid cartilage.
C. seventh cervical vertebra.
D. scapula.
ANS: D REF: 72
• What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
A. Sternum
B. Epiglottis
C. Cricoid cartilage
D. Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D REF: 74
• What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent
aspiration offood or fluid?
A. Uvula
B. Epiglottis
C. Hyoid bone
D. Oropharynx
ANS: B REF: 74
• Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
A. Larynx
B. Esophagus
C. Trachea
D. Hyoid bone
, ANS: B REF: 75
• The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:
A. base.
B. apex.
C. hilum.
D. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 77
• The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right
and left bronchiis termed the:
A. carina.
B. hilum.
C. thyroid cartilage.
D. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 76
• The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the:
A. parietal pleura.
B. pericardial sac.
C. pulmonary or visceral pleura.
D. omentum.
ANS: C REF: 77
• Air or gas that escapes from the lungs into the pleural cavity results in a condition
known as:
A. air bronchogram.
B. pneumothorax.
C. hemidiaphragm.
D. hemothorax.
ANS: B REF: 76
• Which of the following structures is NOT considered as a mediastinal structure?
A. Thymus gland
B. Aorta
C. Trachea
D. Epiglottis
ANS: D REF: 79