Radiology Exam Review [ARRT]
Questions and Verified Answers
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1
interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 - ANSWER ✔✔(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle
cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in
Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) - ANSWER ✔✔(B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
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,2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute
flexion and with the posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image
recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid - ANSWER ✔✔(C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic
examination of the sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
3. LAO
(A) 1 and 2 only
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,(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate
the cervical apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) - ANSWER ✔✔(B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
(B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. - ANSWER ✔✔(C) kidney mobility.
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, For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful
tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(C) 2 and 3 only
Standard radiographic protocols may be reduced to include two views, at right
angles to each other, in which of the following situations?
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Questions and Verified Answers
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1
interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 - ANSWER ✔✔(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle
cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in
Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) - ANSWER ✔✔(B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
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,2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute
flexion and with the posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image
recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid - ANSWER ✔✔(C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic
examination of the sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
3. LAO
(A) 1 and 2 only
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,(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate
the cervical apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) - ANSWER ✔✔(B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
(B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. - ANSWER ✔✔(C) kidney mobility.
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, For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful
tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER ✔✔(C) 2 and 3 only
Standard radiographic protocols may be reduced to include two views, at right
angles to each other, in which of the following situations?
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