RAD 121 - A&P 2: EXAM 2 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
The articulations between the atricular processes of the vertebral arches are called:
A. Costovertebral
B. Intervertebral
C. Costotransverse
D. Zygapophyseal - ANSWER-D
The average degree of rotation required to demonstrate the L3-4 facet joints is:
A. 50
B. 30
C. 20 to 30
D. 45 - ANSWER-D
What type of CR angulation is required for an AP axial projection of the coccyx?
A. 10 degrees Caudad
B. 15 degrees cephalad
C. 10 degrees Cephalad
D. Perpendicular to IR - ANSWER-A
What CR angulation should be used for an AP axial projection of the L5-S1 joint on a
male patient?
A. 20 degrees cephalad
B. 20 Degrees Caudad
C. 30 degrees caudad
D. 30 degrees cephalad - ANSWER-D
A radiograph of the left SI joint is open and clearly seen. What position was preformed ?
A. LPO
B. RPO
C. RAO
D. AP - ANSWER-B
Which specific aspect of the sacrum articulates with the ilium to form the SI joint?
A. Promontory
B. Cornu
C. Articular Surface
D. Inferior Articular Process - ANSWER-C
What is the joint classification of the zygapophyseal joints?
, A. Cartilaginous/Amphiarthrodial
B. Fibrous/Synarthrodial
C. Synovial/Diathrodial
D. Fibrous/Amphiarthrodial - ANSWER-C
An abnormal increase in the convexity of the thoracic spine is termed:
A. Scoliosis
B. Spondylosis
C. Lordosis
D. Kyphosis - ANSWER-D
Sciatic type pain resulting from a "slipped" disk indicates:
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
C. Ankylosing Spondylitis
D. Spina Bifida - ANSWER-B
How much will the breast dose be decreased using a PA rather than AP projection for a
scolisis study?
A. 15%
B. 90%
C.35%
D. It will not make a difference - ANSWER-B
How is the body rotated from the lateral position to see the facet joint of the T Spine
A. 30 degrees
B. 15-20 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 70-75 degrees - ANSWER-B
How Many thoracic vertebrae have a facet joint on the transverse process for rib
articulation?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 8
D. 12 - ANSWER-B
The intervertebral foramina of the T Spine form an angle of how many degrees with the
MSP?
A. 45
B. 15-20
C. 90
D. 70-75 - ANSWER-C
For a lateral L5-Si projection, the CR must be parallel to the:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
The articulations between the atricular processes of the vertebral arches are called:
A. Costovertebral
B. Intervertebral
C. Costotransverse
D. Zygapophyseal - ANSWER-D
The average degree of rotation required to demonstrate the L3-4 facet joints is:
A. 50
B. 30
C. 20 to 30
D. 45 - ANSWER-D
What type of CR angulation is required for an AP axial projection of the coccyx?
A. 10 degrees Caudad
B. 15 degrees cephalad
C. 10 degrees Cephalad
D. Perpendicular to IR - ANSWER-A
What CR angulation should be used for an AP axial projection of the L5-S1 joint on a
male patient?
A. 20 degrees cephalad
B. 20 Degrees Caudad
C. 30 degrees caudad
D. 30 degrees cephalad - ANSWER-D
A radiograph of the left SI joint is open and clearly seen. What position was preformed ?
A. LPO
B. RPO
C. RAO
D. AP - ANSWER-B
Which specific aspect of the sacrum articulates with the ilium to form the SI joint?
A. Promontory
B. Cornu
C. Articular Surface
D. Inferior Articular Process - ANSWER-C
What is the joint classification of the zygapophyseal joints?
, A. Cartilaginous/Amphiarthrodial
B. Fibrous/Synarthrodial
C. Synovial/Diathrodial
D. Fibrous/Amphiarthrodial - ANSWER-C
An abnormal increase in the convexity of the thoracic spine is termed:
A. Scoliosis
B. Spondylosis
C. Lordosis
D. Kyphosis - ANSWER-D
Sciatic type pain resulting from a "slipped" disk indicates:
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
C. Ankylosing Spondylitis
D. Spina Bifida - ANSWER-B
How much will the breast dose be decreased using a PA rather than AP projection for a
scolisis study?
A. 15%
B. 90%
C.35%
D. It will not make a difference - ANSWER-B
How is the body rotated from the lateral position to see the facet joint of the T Spine
A. 30 degrees
B. 15-20 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 70-75 degrees - ANSWER-B
How Many thoracic vertebrae have a facet joint on the transverse process for rib
articulation?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 8
D. 12 - ANSWER-B
The intervertebral foramina of the T Spine form an angle of how many degrees with the
MSP?
A. 45
B. 15-20
C. 90
D. 70-75 - ANSWER-C
For a lateral L5-Si projection, the CR must be parallel to the:
