Test Bank for Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 10th Edition by Lampignano – Complete Exam Prep & Study Resource 2025–2026

TEST BANK FOR BONTRAGERS TEXTBOOK OF RADIOGRAPHIC
POSITIONING AND RELATED ANATOMY 10TH EDITION BY
LAMPIGNANO

,Chapter 01: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related
Anatomy, 10TH Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What type of tissue binds together and supports the various structures of the body?
a. Epithelial
b. Connective
c. Muscular
d. Nervous
PRECISE ANSWER:-B REFERENCE: 3

2. The smallest level of structural organization in the human body is the level.
a. molecular
b. cellular
c. chemical
d. atomic
PRECISE ANSWER:-C REFERENCE: 3

3. What type of tissue covers internal and external surfaces of the body?
a. Muscular
b. Connective
c. Nervous
d. Epithelial

PRECISE ANSWER:-D
REFERENCE: 3

4. How many individual body systems comprise the human body?
a. 22
b. 13
c. 10
d. 8
PRECISE ANSWER:-C REFERENCE: 3

5. How many separate bones are found in the adult human body?
a. 181
b. 215
c. 206
d. 236
PRECISE ANSWER:-C REFERENCE: 4

6. Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste?
a. Circulatory
b. Respiratory
c. Urinary
d. Digestive

, PRECISE ANSWER:-D REFERENCE: 4

7. Which of the following systems of the human body includes all ductless glands of the body?
a. Endocrine
b. Integumentary
c. Muscular
d. Glandular
PRECISE ANSWER:-A REFERENCE: 6

8. Which of the following body systems helps to regulate body temperature?
a. Circulatory
b. Urinary
c. Endocrine
d. Nervous
PRECISE ANSWER:-A REFERENCE: 7

9. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
a. Radius
b. Hip bone
c. Clavicle
d. Sternum
PRECISE ANSWER:-D REFERENCE: 7

10. How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton?
a. 206
b. 80
c. 54
d. 126
PRECISE ANSWER:-B
REFERENCE: 7

11. What is the name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons?
a. Wormian
b. Tendinous
c. Irregular
d. Sesamoid
PRECISE ANSWER:-D REFERENCE: 8

12. Which of the following bones is classified as a long bone?
a. Carpal bone
b. Scapula
c. Cranium
d. Humerus
PRECISE ANSWER:-D REFERENCE: 8

13. What is the name of the dense fibrous membrane that covers bone?
a. Cancellous portion

, b. Periosteum
c. Diploë
d. Medullary portion
PRECISE ANSWER:-B REFERENCE: 9

14. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Vertebrae
b. Phalanges (toes)
c. Scapulae
d. Carpal (wrist bones)
PRECISE ANSWER:-D REFERENCE: 9

15. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
a. Diaphysis
b. Epiphyses
c. Metaphysis
d. Articular cartilage
PRECISE ANSWER:-B REFERENCE: 10

16. Which aspect of the long bones is responsible for the production of red blood cells?
a. Compact bone
b. Periosteum
c. Medullary cavity
d. Spongy or cancellous bone
PRECISE ANSWER:-D REFERENCE: 10
17. Examples of “flat” bones are the:
a. calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and sternum.
b. ribs, sternum, patella, and ilia of pelvis.
c. sternum, scapulae, ilia of pelvis, and base of cranium.
d. sternum and ilia of pelvis only.
PRECISE ANSWER:-A REFERENCE: 9

18. What is the primary center for bone growth termed?
a. Epiphyses
b. Diaphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Epiphyseal plate
PRECISE ANSWER:-B REFERENCE: 10

19. Which of the following is NOT a functional classification of joints?
a. Synarthrosis
b. Amphiarthrosis
c. Cartilaginous
d. Diarthrosis
PRECISE ANSWER:-C REFERENCE: 11