Chapter 1. Terminology, Imaging and Positioning Principles
TEST BANK
Chapter 2. Chest
Chapter 3. Abdomen
Chapter 4. Upper Limb
Chapter 5. Humerus and Shoulder Girdle
Chapter 6. Lower Limb
Chapter 7. Femur and Pelvic Girdle
Chapter 8. Cervical and Thoracic Spine
Chapter 9. Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, and Coccyx
Chapter 10. Bony Thorax — Sternum and Ribs
Chapter 11. Cranium, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses
Chapter 12. Biliary Tract and Upper Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 13. Lower Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 14. Urinary System and Venipuncture
Chapter 15. Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography
Chapter 16. Pediatric Radiography
Chapter 17. Angiography and Interventional Procedures
Chapter 18. Computed Tomography
Chapter 19. Special Radiographic Procedures
Chapter 20. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities
,Chapter 01: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and RelatedAnatomy, ANS: D REF: 4
10th Edition
7. Which of the following systems of the human body includes all ductless glands of the body?
a. Endocrine
MULTIPLE CHOICE b. Integumentary
c. Muscular
1. What type of tissue binds together and supports the various structures of the body? d. Glandular
a. Epithelial
b. Connective ANS: A REF: 6
c. Muscular
d. Nervous 8. Which of the following body systems helps to regulate body temperature?
a. Circulatory
ANS: B REF: 3 b. Urinary
c. Endocrine
2. The lowest level of structural organization in the human body is the level. d. Nervous
a. molecular
b. cellular ANS: A REF: 7
c. chemical
d. atomic 9. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
a. Radius
ANS: C REF: 3 b. Hip bone
c. Clavicle
3. What type of tissue covers internal and external surfaces of the body? d. Sternum
a. Muscular
b. Connective ANS: D REF: 7
c. Nervous
d. Epithelial 10. How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton?
a. 206 NURSINGTB.COM
ANS: D REF: 3 b. 80
c. 54
4. How many individual body systems comprise the human body? d. 126
a. 22
b. 13 ANS: B REF: 7
c. 10
d. 8 11. What is the name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons?
a. Wormian
ANS: C REF: 3 b. Tendinous
c. Irregular
5. How many separate bones are found in the adult human body? d. Sesamoid
a. 181
b. 215 ANS: D REF: 8
c. 206
d. 236 12. Which of the following bones is classified as a long bone?
a. Carpal bone
ANS: C REF: 4 b. Scapula
c. Cranium
6. Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste? d. Humerus
a. Circulatory
b. Respiratory ANS: D REF: 8
c. Urinary
d. Digestive 13. What is the name of the dense fibrous membrane that covers bone?
a. Cancellous portion
, b. Periosteum
c. Diploë 20. The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
d. Medullary portion a. fibrous.
b. cartilaginous.
ANS: B REF: 9 c. synovial.
d. gomphosis.
14. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Vertebrae ANS: C REF: 11
b. Phalanges (toes)
c. Scapulae 21. Which of the following joints displays flexion and extension type of movement primarily?
d. Carpal (wrist bones) a. Pivot
b. Ellipsoidal
ANS: D REF: 9 c. Saddle
d. Ginglymus
15. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
a. Diaphysis ANS: D REF: 13
b. Epiphyses
c. Metaphysis 22. Which of the following joints is NOT a synovial joint?
d. Articular cartilage a. Skull suture
b. Elbow joint
ANS: B REF: 10 c. Hip joint
d. Proximal radioulnar joint
16. Which aspect of the long bones is responsible for the production of red blood cells?
a. Compact bone ANS: A REF: 12 |14
b. Periosteum
c. Medullary cavity 23. Which of the following is classified as a saddle (sellar) joint?
d. Spongy or cancellous bone a. Ankle joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
ANS: D REF: 10NURSINGTB.COM c. Knee joint
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d. Intercarpal joint
17. Examples of “flat” bones are the:
a. calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and sternum. ANS: A REF: 13
b. ribs, sternum, patella, and ilia of pelvis.
c. sternum, scapulae, ilia of pelvis, and base of cranium. 24. Which of the following is classified as a bicondylar joint?
d. sternum and ilia of pelvis only. a. Shoulder joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
ANS: A REF: 9 c. First and second cervical vertebra joint
d. Distal radioulnar joint
18. What is the primary center for bone growth termed?
a. Epiphyses ANS: B REF: 14
b. Diaphysis
c. Metaphysis 25. An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes the
d. Epiphyseal plate position.
a. anteroposterior (AP)
ANS: B REF: 10 b. decubitus
c. anatomic
19. Which of the following is NOT a functional classification of joints?
d. oblique
a. Synarthrosis
b. Amphiarthrosis ANS: C REF: 10
c. Cartilaginous
d. Diarthrosis 26. A representation of the patient’s anatomic structures that can be obtained, viewed,
manipulated, and stored digitally is the definition for:
ANS: C REF: 11 a. radiographic film.
, b. radiography.
ANS: C REF: 20
c. radiographic image.
d. radiographic examination.
33. A recumbent oblique position in which the patient is lying on the left anterior surface with it
ANS: C REF: 16 rotated toward the image receptor is termed:
a. right posterior oblique.
27. The vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves describes the b. left posterior oblique.
plane. c. Sims’ position.
a. coronal d. Fowler position.
b. median or midsagittal
ANS: C REF: 21
c. longitudinal
d. horizontal
34. A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20°
ANS: B REF: 17 toward the image receptor. What is this radiographic position?
a. LPO (left posterior oblique)
28. A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the b. RPO (right posterior oblique)
plane. c. RAO (right anterior oblique)
a. midcoronal d. LAO (left anterior oblique)
b. midsagittal
ANS: B REF: 21
c. horizontal
d. oblique
35. A patient is erect with the left side directly against the image receptor. The central ray (CR)
ANS: A REF: 17 enters the right side of the body. What is this radiographic position?
a. Right lateral
29. Which of the following terms describes the sole of the foot? b. Left lateral decubitus
a. Palmar c. Left lateral
b. Dorsum d. Dorsal decubitus
c. Volar
d. Plantar
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ANS: D REF: 18 36. A patient is lying on her back. The x-ray tube is horizontally directed with the CR entering the
right side of the body. The image receptor is adjacent to the left side of the body. What is the
30. Which term describes the back or posterior aspect of the hand? radiographic position?
a. Dorsum pedis a. Left lateral decubitus
b. Dorsum manus b. Left lateral
c. Palmar c. Right lateral decubitus
d. Volar d. Dorsal decubitus
ANS: B REF: 18 ANS: D REF: 22
31. A position in which the head is lower than the feet is: 37. A patient is erect facing the image receptor. The left side of the body is turned 45° toward the
a. Trendelenburg. image receptor. The CR enters the posterior aspect of the body and exits the anterior. What is
b. lithotomy. this radiographic position?
c. Fowler. a. LAO
d. recumbent. b. LPO
c. Left lateral
ANS: A REF: 20 d. Posteroanterior (PA)
32. Which term describes lying down in any position? ANS: A REF: 21
a. Horizontal
b. Fowler 38. What type of projection is created with the CR directed along or parallel to the long axis of a
c. Recumbent structure or anatomic part?
d. Anatomic a. Axial