BONTRAGER EXAM Q&A
Which of the following terms describes the sole of the foot? - ANSWER-Plantar
Which term describes lying down in any position? - ANSWER-Recumbent
Which term has the opposite meaning of extension? - ANSWER-Flexion
Which topographic land mark corresponds to the level of the symphysis pubis? -
ANSWER-Greater trochanter
Which two conditions must be met for a decubitus position? - ANSWER-The patient
muct be lying down, and a horizontal x-ray beam is utilized
Which type of body habitus requires that the IR be placed crosswise rather than
lengthwise for a PA chest? - ANSWER-Hypersthenic
Which vertebral level is located at the inferior costal margin? - ANSWER-L2-3
Why is the left lateral decubitus preferred over the right lateral decubitus abdomen
for an acute abdomen series - ANSWER-Any intraperitoneal air will be visualized
along the lower liver margin
why is the right kidney usually lower in the abdomen than the left kidney? -
ANSWER-presence of the liver
A lateral chest radiograph demonstrates the soft tissue of the upper limb is
superimposed over the apices of the lungs. How can this situation be prevented? -
ANSWER-raise upper limbs higher
A PA chest radiograph reveals that the left Sternoclavicular joint is superimposed
over the spine (in comparison with the right joint). What specific positioning error is
involved? - ANSWER-Rotation into a left anterior oblique (LAO) position
Gonadal shielding should NOT be used during abdomen radiography if: - ANSWER-
it obscures essential anatomy
The illac crest corresponds with the __ vertebral level - ANSWER-L4-5
The internal prominence or ridge where the trachea bifurcates into the right and left
bronchi is termed the: - ANSWER-carnia
The jugular notch is the same level as - ANSWER-T2-3
The name of the projection in which the CR enters the top of the foot and exits the
bottom of the foot is: - ANSWER-Dorsoplantar
The name of the radiographic projection in which the central ray enters the medial
aspect of the knee and exits the lateral aspect is: - ANSWER-mediolateral
Which of the following terms describes the sole of the foot? - ANSWER-Plantar
Which term describes lying down in any position? - ANSWER-Recumbent
Which term has the opposite meaning of extension? - ANSWER-Flexion
Which topographic land mark corresponds to the level of the symphysis pubis? -
ANSWER-Greater trochanter
Which two conditions must be met for a decubitus position? - ANSWER-The patient
muct be lying down, and a horizontal x-ray beam is utilized
Which type of body habitus requires that the IR be placed crosswise rather than
lengthwise for a PA chest? - ANSWER-Hypersthenic
Which vertebral level is located at the inferior costal margin? - ANSWER-L2-3
Why is the left lateral decubitus preferred over the right lateral decubitus abdomen
for an acute abdomen series - ANSWER-Any intraperitoneal air will be visualized
along the lower liver margin
why is the right kidney usually lower in the abdomen than the left kidney? -
ANSWER-presence of the liver
A lateral chest radiograph demonstrates the soft tissue of the upper limb is
superimposed over the apices of the lungs. How can this situation be prevented? -
ANSWER-raise upper limbs higher
A PA chest radiograph reveals that the left Sternoclavicular joint is superimposed
over the spine (in comparison with the right joint). What specific positioning error is
involved? - ANSWER-Rotation into a left anterior oblique (LAO) position
Gonadal shielding should NOT be used during abdomen radiography if: - ANSWER-
it obscures essential anatomy
The illac crest corresponds with the __ vertebral level - ANSWER-L4-5
The internal prominence or ridge where the trachea bifurcates into the right and left
bronchi is termed the: - ANSWER-carnia
The jugular notch is the same level as - ANSWER-T2-3
The name of the projection in which the CR enters the top of the foot and exits the
bottom of the foot is: - ANSWER-Dorsoplantar
The name of the radiographic projection in which the central ray enters the medial
aspect of the knee and exits the lateral aspect is: - ANSWER-mediolateral
