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RTE 1503 Ch.1 Test Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertical plane divides the body into right and left
parts
Midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - Sagittal plane divides the body into EQUAL
left and right halves
Coronal plane/ Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertical plane divides body into front
and back parts (anterior and posterior)
Midcoronal plane/ Midaxillary - CORRECT ANSWER - Divides the body into equal front
and back parts (anterior and posterior)
Horizontal Plane/ Transverse/ Axial - CORRECT ANSWER - Horizontal plane that
divides the body into upper and lower halves
Oblique plane - CORRECT ANSWER - Passes through the body at an angle
Anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER - Erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms
facing forward, head facing forward
Anterior (ventral) - CORRECT ANSWER - Front of the body
Posterior (dorsal) - CORRECT ANSWER - Back of body
Caudad (caudal) - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the feet
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Cephalad (cephalic) - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the head
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower on the body, nearer to the feet
Central - CORRECT ANSWER - Mid area or main part of an organ
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the mid-line
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the mid-line
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER - Near the surface/skin
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the body surface; more internal
External - CORRECT ANSWER - Located outside the body
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER - Located within the body
Palmer - CORRECT ANSWER - Palm of hand
Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER - Sole of foot
Beam Angulation - CORRECT ANSWER - Direction of X-ray beam
Cephalic: toward head
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Caudal: toward feet
Periphearl - CORRECT ANSWER - Near edge, surface, or outside
Distal/ remote - CORRECT ANSWER - Farther from the origin of a body part or the point
of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Proximal/ adjacent - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to the origin of the body part or the
point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Visceral - CORRECT ANSWER - Covering of an organ
Parietal - CORRECT ANSWER - Wall or lining of a body cavity
Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - On the same side of the body
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER - On the opposite side of the body
Volar - CORRECT ANSWER - Palm of hand or sole of foot
Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Rays that travel through patient to IR
Axial Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Any angle of central ray of 10 degrees or more
along the long axis of the body or body part
Tangential projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Central ray "skims" the profile of the
subject.
RTE 1503 Ch.1 Test Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertical plane divides the body into right and left
parts
Midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - Sagittal plane divides the body into EQUAL
left and right halves
Coronal plane/ Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertical plane divides body into front
and back parts (anterior and posterior)
Midcoronal plane/ Midaxillary - CORRECT ANSWER - Divides the body into equal front
and back parts (anterior and posterior)
Horizontal Plane/ Transverse/ Axial - CORRECT ANSWER - Horizontal plane that
divides the body into upper and lower halves
Oblique plane - CORRECT ANSWER - Passes through the body at an angle
Anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER - Erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms
facing forward, head facing forward
Anterior (ventral) - CORRECT ANSWER - Front of the body
Posterior (dorsal) - CORRECT ANSWER - Back of body
Caudad (caudal) - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the feet
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Cephalad (cephalic) - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the head
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower on the body, nearer to the feet
Central - CORRECT ANSWER - Mid area or main part of an organ
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the mid-line
Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the mid-line
Superficial - CORRECT ANSWER - Near the surface/skin
Deep - CORRECT ANSWER - Away from the body surface; more internal
External - CORRECT ANSWER - Located outside the body
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER - Located within the body
Palmer - CORRECT ANSWER - Palm of hand
Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER - Sole of foot
Beam Angulation - CORRECT ANSWER - Direction of X-ray beam
Cephalic: toward head
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Caudal: toward feet
Periphearl - CORRECT ANSWER - Near edge, surface, or outside
Distal/ remote - CORRECT ANSWER - Farther from the origin of a body part or the point
of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Proximal/ adjacent - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to the origin of the body part or the
point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Visceral - CORRECT ANSWER - Covering of an organ
Parietal - CORRECT ANSWER - Wall or lining of a body cavity
Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER - On the same side of the body
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER - On the opposite side of the body
Volar - CORRECT ANSWER - Palm of hand or sole of foot
Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Rays that travel through patient to IR
Axial Projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Any angle of central ray of 10 degrees or more
along the long axis of the body or body part
Tangential projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Central ray "skims" the profile of the
subject.
