,
,
,
,
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b. Periosteum
c. Diploë
d. Medullary portion
ANS: B REF: 10
14. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Vertebrae
b. Phalanges (toes)
c. Scapulae
d. Carpal (wrist bones)
ANS: D REF: 10
15. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
a. Diaphysis
b. Epiphyses
c. Metaphysis
d. Articular cartilage
ANS: B REF: 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
ANS: D REF: 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.
ANS: A REF: 10
18. What is the primary center for bone growth termed?
a. Epiphyses
b. Diaphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Epiphyseal plate
ANS: B REF: 10
19. Which of the following is NOT a functional classification of joints?
a. Synarthrosis
b. Amphiarthrosis
c. Cartilaginous
d. Diarthrosis
ANS: C REF: 11
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20. The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
a. fibrous.
b. cartilaginous.
c. synovial.
d. gomphosis.
ANS: C REF: 11
21. Which of the following joints displays flexion and extension type of movement primarily?
a. Pivot
b. Ellipsoidal
c. Saddle
d. Ginglymus
ANS: D REF: 13
22. Which of the following joints is NOT a synovial joint?
a. Skull suture
b. Elbow joint
c. Hip joint
d. Proximal radioulnar joint
ANS: A REF: 12 |14
23. Which of the following is classified as a saddle (sellar) joint?
a. Ankle joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
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c. Knee joint
d. Intercarpal joint
ANS: A REF: 13
24. Which of the following is classified as a bicondylar joint?
a. Shoulder joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
c. First and second cervical vertebra joint
d. Distal radioulnar joint
ANS: B REF: 14
25. An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes the
position.
a. anteroposterior (AP)
b. decubitus
c. anatomic
d. oblique
ANS: C REF: 10
26. A representation of the patient’s anatomic structures that can be obtained, viewed,
manipulated, and stored digitally is the definition for:
a. radiographic film.
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b. radiography.
c. radiographic image.
d. radiographic examination.
ANS: C REF: 16
27. The vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves describes the
plane.
a. coronal
b. median or midsagittal
c. longitudinal
d. horizontal
ANS: B REF: 17
28. A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the
plane.
a. midcoronal
b. midsagittal
c. horizontal
d. oblique
ANS: A REF: 17
29. Which of the following terms describes the sole of the foot?
a. Palmar
b. Dorsum
c. Volar
d. Plantar
ANS: D REF: 18
30. Which term describes the back or posterior aspect of the hand?
a. Dorsum pedis
b. Dorsum manus
c. Palmar
d. Volar
ANS: B REF: 18
31. A position in which the head is lower than the feet is:
a. Trendelenburg.
b. lithotomy.
c. Fowler.
d. recumbent.
ANS: A REF: 20
32. Which term describes lying down in any position?
a. Horizontal
b. Fowler
c. Recumbent
d. Anatomic
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ANS: C REF: 20
33. A recumbent oblique position in which the patient is lying on the left anterior surface with it
rotated toward the image receptor is termed:
a. right posterior oblique.
b. left posterior oblique.
c. Sims’ position.
d. Fowler position.
ANS: C REF: 21
34. A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20°
toward the image receptor. What is this radiographic position?
a. LPO (left posterior oblique)
b. RPO (right posterior oblique)
c. RAO (right anterior oblique)
d. LAO (left anterior oblique)
ANS: B REF: 21
35. A patient is erect with the left side directly against the image receptor. The central ray (CR)
enters the right side of the body. What is this radiographic position?
a. Right lateral
b. Left lateral decubitus
c. Left lateral
d. Dorsal decubitus
ANS: C REF: 21
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
radiographic position?
a. Left lateral decubitus
b. Left lateral
c. Right lateral decubitus
d. Dorsal decubitus
ANS: D REF: 22
37. A patient is erect facing the image receptor. The left side of the body is turned 45° toward the
image receptor. The CR enters the posterior aspect of the body and exits the anterior. What is
this radiographic position?
a. LAO
b. LPO
c. Left lateral
d. Posteroanterior (PA)
ANS: A REF: 21
38. What type of projection is created with the CR directed along or parallel to the long axis of a
structure or anatomic part?
a. Axial
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b. Tangential
c. Lordotic
d. Transthoracic
ANS: A REF: 23
39. A projection in which the CR skims a body part to project it in profile is termed:
a. tangential.
b. lordotic.
c. axial.
d. decubitus.
ANS: A REF: 23
40. What is the general term for a position in which the long axis of the body is angled in
relationship to the image receptor rather than the central ray (e.g., special chest projection)?
a. Axial
b. Trendelenburg
c. Decubitus
d. Lordotic
ANS: D REF: 23
41. The opposite term for supination is:
a. protraction.
b. adduction.
c. pronation.
d. retraction.
ANS: C REF: 28
42. Which of the following positions is often used to insert a rectal enema tip before a barium
enema study?
a. Fowler
b. Modified Sims’
c. Lithotomy
d. Trendelenburg
ANS: B REF: 20
43. A dorsoplantar projection would be a radiographic study of:
a. any anatomic region.
b. the hand.
c. the foot.
d. the skull.
ANS: C REF: 24
44. Moving the foot and toes downward is:
a. eversion.
b. inversion.
c. dorsiflexion.
d. plantar flexion.
,
,
,
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b. Periosteum
c. Diploë
d. Medullary portion
ANS: B REF: 10
14. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Vertebrae
b. Phalanges (toes)
c. Scapulae
d. Carpal (wrist bones)
ANS: D REF: 10
15. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
a. Diaphysis
b. Epiphyses
c. Metaphysis
d. Articular cartilage
ANS: B REF: 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
ANS: D REF: 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.
ANS: A REF: 10
18. What is the primary center for bone growth termed?
a. Epiphyses
b. Diaphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Epiphyseal plate
ANS: B REF: 10
19. Which of the following is NOT a functional classification of joints?
a. Synarthrosis
b. Amphiarthrosis
c. Cartilaginous
d. Diarthrosis
ANS: C REF: 11
,Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 11th Edition Lampignano Test Bank
20. The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
a. fibrous.
b. cartilaginous.
c. synovial.
d. gomphosis.
ANS: C REF: 11
21. Which of the following joints displays flexion and extension type of movement primarily?
a. Pivot
b. Ellipsoidal
c. Saddle
d. Ginglymus
ANS: D REF: 13
22. Which of the following joints is NOT a synovial joint?
a. Skull suture
b. Elbow joint
c. Hip joint
d. Proximal radioulnar joint
ANS: A REF: 12 |14
23. Which of the following is classified as a saddle (sellar) joint?
a. Ankle joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
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c. Knee joint
d. Intercarpal joint
ANS: A REF: 13
24. Which of the following is classified as a bicondylar joint?
a. Shoulder joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
c. First and second cervical vertebra joint
d. Distal radioulnar joint
ANS: B REF: 14
25. An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes the
position.
a. anteroposterior (AP)
b. decubitus
c. anatomic
d. oblique
ANS: C REF: 10
26. A representation of the patient’s anatomic structures that can be obtained, viewed,
manipulated, and stored digitally is the definition for:
a. radiographic film.
,Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 11th Edition Lampignano Test Bank
b. radiography.
c. radiographic image.
d. radiographic examination.
ANS: C REF: 16
27. The vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves describes the
plane.
a. coronal
b. median or midsagittal
c. longitudinal
d. horizontal
ANS: B REF: 17
28. A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the
plane.
a. midcoronal
b. midsagittal
c. horizontal
d. oblique
ANS: A REF: 17
29. Which of the following terms describes the sole of the foot?
a. Palmar
b. Dorsum
c. Volar
d. Plantar
ANS: D REF: 18
30. Which term describes the back or posterior aspect of the hand?
a. Dorsum pedis
b. Dorsum manus
c. Palmar
d. Volar
ANS: B REF: 18
31. A position in which the head is lower than the feet is:
a. Trendelenburg.
b. lithotomy.
c. Fowler.
d. recumbent.
ANS: A REF: 20
32. Which term describes lying down in any position?
a. Horizontal
b. Fowler
c. Recumbent
d. Anatomic
,Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 11th Edition Lampignano Test Bank
ANS: C REF: 20
33. A recumbent oblique position in which the patient is lying on the left anterior surface with it
rotated toward the image receptor is termed:
a. right posterior oblique.
b. left posterior oblique.
c. Sims’ position.
d. Fowler position.
ANS: C REF: 21
34. A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20°
toward the image receptor. What is this radiographic position?
a. LPO (left posterior oblique)
b. RPO (right posterior oblique)
c. RAO (right anterior oblique)
d. LAO (left anterior oblique)
ANS: B REF: 21
35. A patient is erect with the left side directly against the image receptor. The central ray (CR)
enters the right side of the body. What is this radiographic position?
a. Right lateral
b. Left lateral decubitus
c. Left lateral
d. Dorsal decubitus
ANS: C REF: 21
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
radiographic position?
a. Left lateral decubitus
b. Left lateral
c. Right lateral decubitus
d. Dorsal decubitus
ANS: D REF: 22
37. A patient is erect facing the image receptor. The left side of the body is turned 45° toward the
image receptor. The CR enters the posterior aspect of the body and exits the anterior. What is
this radiographic position?
a. LAO
b. LPO
c. Left lateral
d. Posteroanterior (PA)
ANS: A REF: 21
38. What type of projection is created with the CR directed along or parallel to the long axis of a
structure or anatomic part?
a. Axial
, Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 11th Edition Lampignano Test
b. Tangential
c. Lordotic
d. Transthoracic
ANS: A REF: 23
39. A projection in which the CR skims a body part to project it in profile is termed:
a. tangential.
b. lordotic.
c. axial.
d. decubitus.
ANS: A REF: 23
40. What is the general term for a position in which the long axis of the body is angled in
relationship to the image receptor rather than the central ray (e.g., special chest projection)?
a. Axial
b. Trendelenburg
c. Decubitus
d. Lordotic
ANS: D REF: 23
41. The opposite term for supination is:
a. protraction.
b. adduction.
c. pronation.
d. retraction.
ANS: C REF: 28
42. Which of the following positions is often used to insert a rectal enema tip before a barium
enema study?
a. Fowler
b. Modified Sims’
c. Lithotomy
d. Trendelenburg
ANS: B REF: 20
43. A dorsoplantar projection would be a radiographic study of:
a. any anatomic region.
b. the hand.
c. the foot.
d. the skull.
ANS: C REF: 24
44. Moving the foot and toes downward is:
a. eversion.
b. inversion.
c. dorsiflexion.
d. plantar flexion.
