RAD 112 EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
4 important structures located in the mediastinum - Answer- 1. thymus gland
2. heart/great vessels
3. trachea
4. esophagus
the heart is enclosed in a double walled membrane called - Answer- pericadium
3 parts of the aorta - Answer- 1. ascending
2. arch
3. descending
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)
the double walled membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity is called - Answer-
peritoneum
QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
4 important structures located in the mediastinum - Answer- 1. thymus gland
2. heart/great vessels
3. trachea
4. esophagus
the heart is enclosed in a double walled membrane called - Answer- pericadium
3 parts of the aorta - Answer- 1. ascending
2. arch
3. descending
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)
the double walled membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity is called - Answer-
peritoneum
