RTE 1533 Final Exam Review UPDATED
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which cranial bone is labeled vi in this figure? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔greater wing of
sphenoid
An average shaped skull with a 47-degree angle between the petrous pyramids and the MSP
is classified as: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mesocephalic
A patient comes to radiology with a history of a possible erosion of the superior orbital
fissures. Which of following projections would best demonstrate this structure? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔PA Axial w/ 25 to 30 degree caudal angle to OML
The incus auditory ossicle is labeled: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔iii
The sutural point or area labeled d is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Bregma
The widest portion of the cranium is found at the level of the: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Parietal tubercles
The axiolateral oblique (modified Law) projection for the TMJ requires a ________ rotation
of the skull and a _______ angle of the CR. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔15 degrees, 15
degrees caudal
What is the classification of the joint found between the teeth and maxilla? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Fibrous
Which of the following structures are described as scroll-like projection found in the nasal
cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Conchae
The left mastoid fontanel becomes the _____________ in an adult - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Left asterion
, Which cranial bone possesses the superior nasal conchae? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Ethmoid
The suture labeled f is termed the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Squamosal
What is the angle between the MSP and the plane of the IR (from a lateral position) for the
parietoorbital oblique projection for the optic foramen? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔53
degrees
Which cranial bone possesses the zygomatic process? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Temporal
Which cranial bone contains the foramen ovale? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sphenoid
To which aspect of the ear does the eustachian tube attach? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Middle ear
Where does the CR exit for a modified parietoacanthial (modified Waters) projection of the
facial bones? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Acanthion
What CR angle is required for the axiolateral (Schuller method) projection of the TMJs? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔25 to 30 degrees caudad
What is the name of the joint found between the lateral condyle process of the skull and the
superior articular process of C1? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Atlanto occipital joint
Which cranial bone contains the cribriform plate? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ethmoid
The bone labeled 2: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lacrimal
Where is the cr centered for a lateral projection of the cranium? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔2 inches superior to EAM
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which cranial bone is labeled vi in this figure? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔greater wing of
sphenoid
An average shaped skull with a 47-degree angle between the petrous pyramids and the MSP
is classified as: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mesocephalic
A patient comes to radiology with a history of a possible erosion of the superior orbital
fissures. Which of following projections would best demonstrate this structure? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔PA Axial w/ 25 to 30 degree caudal angle to OML
The incus auditory ossicle is labeled: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔iii
The sutural point or area labeled d is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Bregma
The widest portion of the cranium is found at the level of the: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Parietal tubercles
The axiolateral oblique (modified Law) projection for the TMJ requires a ________ rotation
of the skull and a _______ angle of the CR. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔15 degrees, 15
degrees caudal
What is the classification of the joint found between the teeth and maxilla? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Fibrous
Which of the following structures are described as scroll-like projection found in the nasal
cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Conchae
The left mastoid fontanel becomes the _____________ in an adult - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Left asterion
, Which cranial bone possesses the superior nasal conchae? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Ethmoid
The suture labeled f is termed the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Squamosal
What is the angle between the MSP and the plane of the IR (from a lateral position) for the
parietoorbital oblique projection for the optic foramen? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔53
degrees
Which cranial bone possesses the zygomatic process? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Temporal
Which cranial bone contains the foramen ovale? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sphenoid
To which aspect of the ear does the eustachian tube attach? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Middle ear
Where does the CR exit for a modified parietoacanthial (modified Waters) projection of the
facial bones? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Acanthion
What CR angle is required for the axiolateral (Schuller method) projection of the TMJs? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔25 to 30 degrees caudad
What is the name of the joint found between the lateral condyle process of the skull and the
superior articular process of C1? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Atlanto occipital joint
Which cranial bone contains the cribriform plate? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ethmoid
The bone labeled 2: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lacrimal
Where is the cr centered for a lateral projection of the cranium? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔2 inches superior to EAM
