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RTE 1503 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 –
2026
What vertebral level corresponds to the vertebra prominens? - (ANSWER)C7.
What structure serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration of food or
fluid? - (ANSWER)Epiglottis.
What is the term for the internal prominence where the trachea bifurcates into
the right and left bronchi? - (ANSWER)Carina.
What is the inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart called? -
(ANSWER)Pulmonary or visceral pleura.
What condition results from air or gas escaping from the lungs into the pleural
cavity? - (ANSWER)Pneumothorax.
At what vertebral level is the heart located in the anterior chest? - (ANSWER)T5-
8.
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For an AP portable chest on an older or hypersthenic male patient, where should
the CR be centered? - (ANSWER)3 inches (8 cm) below the jugular notch.
What is the minimum number of posterior ribs seen above the diaphragm in a
well-inspired healthy adult chest PA projection? - (ANSWER)8
What specific positioning error occurs if the left sternoclavicular joint is closer to
the spine than the right joint? - (ANSWER)Left tilt.
What position would best demonstrate a possible pneumothorax in a patient who
cannot stand or sit erect? - (ANSWER)AP supine.
What routine would best demonstrate a possible hemothorax in the right lung for
a patient who can sit erect? - (ANSWER)Erect PA and erect right lateral on cart.
What additional projection/position can be taken to demonstrate a possible mass
beneath the right clavicle? - (ANSWER)AP erect.
Which positioning line must be perpendicular to the plane of the IR for an AP
projection of the upper airway? - (ANSWER)Acanthiomeatal.
Which of the following is NOT a form of occupational lung disease? -
(ANSWER)Tuberculosis.
RTE 1503 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 –
2026
What vertebral level corresponds to the vertebra prominens? - (ANSWER)C7.
What structure serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration of food or
fluid? - (ANSWER)Epiglottis.
What is the term for the internal prominence where the trachea bifurcates into
the right and left bronchi? - (ANSWER)Carina.
What is the inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart called? -
(ANSWER)Pulmonary or visceral pleura.
What condition results from air or gas escaping from the lungs into the pleural
cavity? - (ANSWER)Pneumothorax.
At what vertebral level is the heart located in the anterior chest? - (ANSWER)T5-
8.
, 2
For an AP portable chest on an older or hypersthenic male patient, where should
the CR be centered? - (ANSWER)3 inches (8 cm) below the jugular notch.
What is the minimum number of posterior ribs seen above the diaphragm in a
well-inspired healthy adult chest PA projection? - (ANSWER)8
What specific positioning error occurs if the left sternoclavicular joint is closer to
the spine than the right joint? - (ANSWER)Left tilt.
What position would best demonstrate a possible pneumothorax in a patient who
cannot stand or sit erect? - (ANSWER)AP supine.
What routine would best demonstrate a possible hemothorax in the right lung for
a patient who can sit erect? - (ANSWER)Erect PA and erect right lateral on cart.
What additional projection/position can be taken to demonstrate a possible mass
beneath the right clavicle? - (ANSWER)AP erect.
Which positioning line must be perpendicular to the plane of the IR for an AP
projection of the upper airway? - (ANSWER)Acanthiomeatal.
Which of the following is NOT a form of occupational lung disease? -
(ANSWER)Tuberculosis.
