Bontrager; Radiographic Positioning: Final Exam with verified answers

Bontrager; Radiographic Positioning:
Final Exam with verified answers

The ||first ||general ||rule ||in ||diagnostic ||radiology ||suggest ||that ||a ||minimum ||of ||______
||projections ||be ||taken ||_______ ||degrees ||from ||each ||other ||as ||possible ||are ||required ||for ||most


||radiographic ||procedures. ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||2 ||projections; ||90 ||degrees




The ||direction ||or ||path ||of ||the ||central ||ray ||of ||the ||x-ray ||beam ||defines ||the ||following
||positioning ||term: ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Projection




A ||patient ||is ||erect ||with ||their ||back ||to ||the ||IR. ||The ||left ||side ||of ||the ||body ||is ||turned ||45
||degrees ||toward ||the ||IR. ||What ||is ||this ||position? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Left ||posterior ||oblique


||(LPO)




The ||patient ||is ||erect ||with ||the ||right ||side ||of ||the ||body ||against ||the ||IR. ||The ||x-ray ||beam
||enters ||the ||left ||side ||of ||the ||body. ||Which ||specific ||position ||has ||been ||used? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔


||Right ||lateral




T/F ||The ||term ||caudal ||means ||toward ||the ||head ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||False, ||caudal ||means
||toward ||the ||feet




A ||patient ||is ||recumbent ||facing ||the ||IR. ||The ||right ||side ||of ||the ||body ||is ||turned ||15 ||degrees
||toward ||the ||IR. ||What ||is ||this ||position? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Right ||anterior ||oblique ||(RAO)




What ||is ||the ||name ||of ||the ||position ||in ||which ||the ||body ||is ||turned ||90 ||degrees ||from ||a ||true
||AP ||or ||PA ||projection? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Lateral ||position




Lying ||on ||the ||back ||facing ||upward ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Supine

,Top ||or ||anterior ||surface ||of ||the ||foot ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Dorsum



Back ||half ||of ||the ||patient ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Posterior



Lying ||down ||in ||any ||position ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Recumbent


To ||have ||a ||lateral ||decubitus ||position ||or ||projection ||on ||must ||have ||a ||________ ||beam. ||-
||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Horizontal ||beam




The ||vertical ||plane ||that ||divides ||the ||body ||into ||equal ||right ||and ||left ||halves ||describes ||the: ||-
||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Midsaggital ||plane




An ||upright ||position ||with ||the ||arms ||abducted, ||plans ||forward, ||and ||head ||head ||forward
||describes ||the: ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Anatomic ||position




A ||longitudinal ||plane ||that ||divides ||the ||body ||into ||equal ||anterior ||and ||posterior ||parts ||is
||the: ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Midcoronal ||plane




Which ||term ||describes ||the ||sole ||of ||the ||foot? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Plantar


T/F ||A ||lateromedial ||projection ||is ||where ||the ||lateral ||aspect ||of ||the ||anatomical ||part ||is
||closest ||to ||the ||IR ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||False




A ||position ||in ||which ||the ||head ||is ||lower ||than ||the ||feet ||is: ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Trendelenberg


A ||patient ||is ||lying ||on ||her ||back ||facing ||the ||x-ray ||tube. ||The ||right ||side ||of ||their ||body ||is
||turned ||20 ||degrees ||toward ||the ||IR. ||What ||is ||this ||radiographic ||position? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔


||Right ||posterior ||oblique ||(RPO)

, How ||many ||separate ||bones ||are ||found ||in ||the ||adult ||human ||body? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||206


Which ||system ||of ||the ||human ||body ||is ||responsible ||for ||the ||elimination ||of ||solid ||waste? ||-
||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Digestive




A ||patient ||is ||lying ||on ||their ||left ||side ||facing ||the ||IR. ||The ||x-ray ||tube ||is ||directed ||horizontally
||with ||the ||CR ||entering ||the ||posterior ||aspect ||of ||the ||body. ||What ||is ||this ||radiographic


||position? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Left ||lateral ||decubitus




The ||patient ||is ||erect ||with ||their ||left ||side ||directly ||against ||the ||IR. ||The ||CR ||enters ||the ||right
||side ||of ||the ||body. ||What ||is ||this ||radiographic ||position? ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Left ||lateral




T/F ||According ||to ||your ||text ||and ||lecture ||radiographic ||view ||is ||not ||a ||valid ||positioning
||term ||in ||the ||United ||States ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||True




The ||radiographic ||term ||"projection" ||is ||defined ||as: ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Path ||or ||direction ||of
||the ||CR




T/F ||A ||persons ||body ||habits ||represents ||a ||specific ||type ||of ||projection ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔
||False, ||body ||type




Movement ||of ||an ||arm ||or ||leg ||toward ||the ||midline ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Adduction



An ||inward ||stress ||movement ||of ||the ||foot ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Inversion



Near ||the ||source ||or ||the ||beginning ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Proximal



A ||CR ||angle ||directed ||towards ||the ||feet ||- ||ANSWERS✔✔ ||Caudal