RAD 112 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET TO SCORE A+
What abdominal structure is not visible on a properly exposed KUB - Answer-pancreas
Which soft tissue structure is seen on a properly exposed KUB - Answer-psoas muscles
First portion of small intestines - Answer-duodenum
At the junction of the small and large intestines is the - Answer-illeocecal valve
What organ is not an accessory organ of digestion - Answer-kidney
What structure stores and releases bile - Answer-gallbladder
Which structure connects the small intestines to the posterior abdominal wall - Answer-
mesentery
Which type of body habitus is associated with a broad and deep thorax - Answer-
hypersthenic
what is the minimum number of ribs that should be demonstrated above the diaphragm
on a PA radiograph of an average adult chest with full inspiration - Answer-10
usual chest x ray for adults kVp value - Answer-110-125
4 possible pathologic conditions that suggest the need for inspiration and expiration PA
chest projections - Answer-1. atelectasis
2. foreign body
3. fixation of the diaphragm
4. small pneumothorax
what is a common radiographic sign seen on a chest x-ray for a patient with respiratory
distress syndrome - Answer-air bronchogram sign
what chest projection/position is recommended to detect calcifications or caviation
within the upper lung region beneath the clavicles - Answer-AP lordotic
the trachea bifurcates and forms the - Answer-right and left bronchi
, a specific prominence, or ridge, found at the point where the internal distal trachea
divides into the right and left bronchi, is called - Answer-carina
the area of each lung where the bronchi and blood vessels enter and leave is called -
Answer-hilum
the structures within the lung in which oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange occurs
is called - Answer-alveoli
extreme outer most lower corner of each lung is called - Answer-costophorenic angle
a narrow thorax that is shallow from the front to back but very long in the vertical
dimension is characteristic of a _____ body habitus - Answer-asthenic
why are the shoulders pressed downward and toward the IR for a PA projection of the
chest - Answer-the reduce chest rotation
why are shoulders rolled forward for a PA projection of the chest - Answer-to remove
scapula from lung field
the 2 large muscles found in the posterior abdomen adjacent to the lumbar vertebra that
are usually visible on an AP x-ray are called - Answer-psoas muscles
3 parts of the small intestines - Answer-1. duodenum
2. jejunum
3. ileum
which portion of the small intestines is the longest - Answer-ileum
the large intestines begin in the _____ quadrant with a saclike area called the ______ -
Answer-right lower, cecum
the sigmoid colon is located between the _____ and ______ of the large intestines -
Answer-descending colon, rectum
what organ is considered part of the lymphatic system - Answer-spleen
3 accessory digestive organs - Answer-1. pancreas
2. liver
3. gallbladder
the pancreas is located _____ to the stomach - Answer-posteriorly
which endocrine glands are superomedial to each kidney - Answer-suprarenals
(adrenal)
ANSWERS SET TO SCORE A+
What abdominal structure is not visible on a properly exposed KUB - Answer-pancreas
Which soft tissue structure is seen on a properly exposed KUB - Answer-psoas muscles
First portion of small intestines - Answer-duodenum
At the junction of the small and large intestines is the - Answer-illeocecal valve
What organ is not an accessory organ of digestion - Answer-kidney
What structure stores and releases bile - Answer-gallbladder
Which structure connects the small intestines to the posterior abdominal wall - Answer-
mesentery
Which type of body habitus is associated with a broad and deep thorax - Answer-
hypersthenic
what is the minimum number of ribs that should be demonstrated above the diaphragm
on a PA radiograph of an average adult chest with full inspiration - Answer-10
usual chest x ray for adults kVp value - Answer-110-125
4 possible pathologic conditions that suggest the need for inspiration and expiration PA
chest projections - Answer-1. atelectasis
2. foreign body
3. fixation of the diaphragm
4. small pneumothorax
what is a common radiographic sign seen on a chest x-ray for a patient with respiratory
distress syndrome - Answer-air bronchogram sign
what chest projection/position is recommended to detect calcifications or caviation
within the upper lung region beneath the clavicles - Answer-AP lordotic
the trachea bifurcates and forms the - Answer-right and left bronchi
, a specific prominence, or ridge, found at the point where the internal distal trachea
divides into the right and left bronchi, is called - Answer-carina
the area of each lung where the bronchi and blood vessels enter and leave is called -
Answer-hilum
the structures within the lung in which oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange occurs
is called - Answer-alveoli
extreme outer most lower corner of each lung is called - Answer-costophorenic angle
a narrow thorax that is shallow from the front to back but very long in the vertical
dimension is characteristic of a _____ body habitus - Answer-asthenic
why are the shoulders pressed downward and toward the IR for a PA projection of the
chest - Answer-the reduce chest rotation
why are shoulders rolled forward for a PA projection of the chest - Answer-to remove
scapula from lung field
the 2 large muscles found in the posterior abdomen adjacent to the lumbar vertebra that
are usually visible on an AP x-ray are called - Answer-psoas muscles
3 parts of the small intestines - Answer-1. duodenum
2. jejunum
3. ileum
which portion of the small intestines is the longest - Answer-ileum
the large intestines begin in the _____ quadrant with a saclike area called the ______ -
Answer-right lower, cecum
the sigmoid colon is located between the _____ and ______ of the large intestines -
Answer-descending colon, rectum
what organ is considered part of the lymphatic system - Answer-spleen
3 accessory digestive organs - Answer-1. pancreas
2. liver
3. gallbladder
the pancreas is located _____ to the stomach - Answer-posteriorly
which endocrine glands are superomedial to each kidney - Answer-suprarenals
(adrenal)
