RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING
CHAPTER #10 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does the bony thorax consist of - Answer-Sternum, Thoracic Vertebra, and 12
Ribs
Topographic landmark t2-3 - Answer-Jugular (Sternal) Notch
Topographic landmark t4-5 - Answer-Sternal angle.
Topographic landmark t9-10 - Answer-Xiphoid tip
Which rib cartilages connect directly to the sternum - Answer-1-7 Ribs along with the
clavicles
Ribs in which Cartilage connect directly to to the sternum. (True Ribs) - Answer-1-7
Topographic Landmark L2-3 - Answer-Lower costal margins
Inferior View of ribs - Answer-Head, neck, tubercle, angle, shaft, sternal end.
Posterior view of ribs - Answer-head, neck, tubercles,
Distance from anterior end of rib to posterior end of rib - Answer-approximately 3-5
inches
At what level of the ribs are the ribs widest - Answer-8th-9th ribs
Articulates with the manubrium laterally at the clavicular notch notch and forms the
Sternoclavicular joint - Answer-Clavicle (anterior)
Only bony connection between each shoulder girdle and bony thorax. - Answer-
Sternoclavicular joint
Depression below each clavicular notch and sternoclavicular joint - Answer-Facet
Short piece of cartilage which unites the sternum and ANTERIOR ribs - Answer-
Costocartilage
False Ribs - Answer-8-12
Floating Ribs - Answer-Ribs 11-12 do not possess a costicartilage
CHAPTER #10 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does the bony thorax consist of - Answer-Sternum, Thoracic Vertebra, and 12
Ribs
Topographic landmark t2-3 - Answer-Jugular (Sternal) Notch
Topographic landmark t4-5 - Answer-Sternal angle.
Topographic landmark t9-10 - Answer-Xiphoid tip
Which rib cartilages connect directly to the sternum - Answer-1-7 Ribs along with the
clavicles
Ribs in which Cartilage connect directly to to the sternum. (True Ribs) - Answer-1-7
Topographic Landmark L2-3 - Answer-Lower costal margins
Inferior View of ribs - Answer-Head, neck, tubercle, angle, shaft, sternal end.
Posterior view of ribs - Answer-head, neck, tubercles,
Distance from anterior end of rib to posterior end of rib - Answer-approximately 3-5
inches
At what level of the ribs are the ribs widest - Answer-8th-9th ribs
Articulates with the manubrium laterally at the clavicular notch notch and forms the
Sternoclavicular joint - Answer-Clavicle (anterior)
Only bony connection between each shoulder girdle and bony thorax. - Answer-
Sternoclavicular joint
Depression below each clavicular notch and sternoclavicular joint - Answer-Facet
Short piece of cartilage which unites the sternum and ANTERIOR ribs - Answer-
Costocartilage
False Ribs - Answer-8-12
Floating Ribs - Answer-Ribs 11-12 do not possess a costicartilage
