RAD 112 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
How many individual body systems comprise the human body? - Answers :10
Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste? -
Answers :digestive
Which system of the body is responsible for the production of blood cells? - Answers
:skeletal
Which of these compromise the circulatory system?
1. heart
2. kidneys
3. lymph nodes
4. blood vessels - Answers :1. heart
3. lymph nodes
4. blood vessels
The study of bones is called? - Answers :osteology
How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton? - Answers :80
Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
clavicle sternum hip bone radius - Answers :sternum
What bone is classified as a short bone?
scapulae radius carpal vertebrae - Answers :carpal
What bone is classified as a long bone?
cranium carpal bone scapula humerus - Answers :humerus
Examples of flat bones include - Answers :calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and sternum
The structural term for a freely movable joint is? - Answers :synovial
The knee joint is classified as? - Answers :Bicondylar
What joint displays a "hinge" type of movement? - Answers :ginglymus
What is an example of voluntary movement? - Answers :breathing
The vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves describes the? -
Answers :midsagittal plane
The radiographic term "projection" is defined as? - Answers :path or direction of the
central ray
,The term caudad refers to? - Answers :towards the tail end or feet
Which term describes laying down in any position? - Answers :recumbent
An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes
the? - Answers :anatomic position
The opposite term for supination is? - Answers :pronation
What body plane is at an angle or slant? - Answers :oblique
A longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is the? -
Answers :coronal plane
What term describes the top (anterior) portion of the foot? - Answers :dorsum
Moving the foot and toes downward is called? - Answers :plantar flexion
A recumbent oblique position in which the patient is lying on the left anterior side rotated
anteriorly, with the right knee and thigh flexed is - Answers :Sims' position
A position in which the head is lower than the feet is? - Answers :Trendelenburg
A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed? - Answers :tangential
Which of these body parts are considered the most distal?
wrist shoulder forearm hand - Answers :hand
What is the minimum number of projections taken for a study of the forearm? - Answers
:two
LAO Position - Answers :
Inferosuperior axial projection of shoulder - Answers :
PA oblique projection of body - Answers :
Right lateral recumbent position - Answers :
Situation: A patient is lying on her right side on a stretcher. The anterior surface of the
patient is against the image receptor. A horizontal central ray enters the posterior
surface and exits the anterior surface of the body. What specific position/projection has
been performed? - Answers :right lateral decubitus
, Situation: A patient is placed in a recumbent position facing downward. The right side of
her body is turned 20 degrees toward the IR. What is this radiographic position? -
Answers :RAO
Situation: A patient is standing erect facing the x-ray tube. The left side of the body is
turned 45 degrees toward the IR. The CR enters the anterior aspect of the body and
exits the posterior. What is this radiographic position? - Answers :LPO
Grids will - Answers :reduce scatter on body parts over 10cm.
Misrepresentation of an object of size or shape as projected onto radiographic recording
media is the general definition for? - Answers :distortion
Situation: 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 IR is adjacent to the left side of the body.
What is the radiographic position/projection? - Answers :dorsal decubitus
Situation: A patient is erect with the left side directly against the IR. The CR enters the
right side of the body. What is this radiographic position/projection? - Answers :left
lateral
The x-ray beam is more penetrating? - Answers :on the cathode side of the tube
The recorded sharpness on the image is the definition for? - Answers :spatial resolution
What is NOT the radiographic criteria used in the evaluation of images? - Answers
:patient condition
What is the primary controlling factor for radiographic contrast? - Answers :kVp
What type of contrast is produced with a high (120) kV technique? - Answers :low
contrast, long scale
A numerical value that is representative of the exposure the digital image receptor
receives is termed? - Answers :exposure index
Which SI unit is equivalent to the Rad? - Answers :Gray
The maximum radiation dose an occupationally exposed worker should receive per year
is? - Answers :50 mSv
The cardinal principles of radiation protection include?
1. time
2. temperature
3. distance
4. shielding - Answers :1. time
How many individual body systems comprise the human body? - Answers :10
Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste? -
Answers :digestive
Which system of the body is responsible for the production of blood cells? - Answers
:skeletal
Which of these compromise the circulatory system?
1. heart
2. kidneys
3. lymph nodes
4. blood vessels - Answers :1. heart
3. lymph nodes
4. blood vessels
The study of bones is called? - Answers :osteology
How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton? - Answers :80
Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
clavicle sternum hip bone radius - Answers :sternum
What bone is classified as a short bone?
scapulae radius carpal vertebrae - Answers :carpal
What bone is classified as a long bone?
cranium carpal bone scapula humerus - Answers :humerus
Examples of flat bones include - Answers :calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and sternum
The structural term for a freely movable joint is? - Answers :synovial
The knee joint is classified as? - Answers :Bicondylar
What joint displays a "hinge" type of movement? - Answers :ginglymus
What is an example of voluntary movement? - Answers :breathing
The vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves describes the? -
Answers :midsagittal plane
The radiographic term "projection" is defined as? - Answers :path or direction of the
central ray
,The term caudad refers to? - Answers :towards the tail end or feet
Which term describes laying down in any position? - Answers :recumbent
An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes
the? - Answers :anatomic position
The opposite term for supination is? - Answers :pronation
What body plane is at an angle or slant? - Answers :oblique
A longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is the? -
Answers :coronal plane
What term describes the top (anterior) portion of the foot? - Answers :dorsum
Moving the foot and toes downward is called? - Answers :plantar flexion
A recumbent oblique position in which the patient is lying on the left anterior side rotated
anteriorly, with the right knee and thigh flexed is - Answers :Sims' position
A position in which the head is lower than the feet is? - Answers :Trendelenburg
A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed? - Answers :tangential
Which of these body parts are considered the most distal?
wrist shoulder forearm hand - Answers :hand
What is the minimum number of projections taken for a study of the forearm? - Answers
:two
LAO Position - Answers :
Inferosuperior axial projection of shoulder - Answers :
PA oblique projection of body - Answers :
Right lateral recumbent position - Answers :
Situation: A patient is lying on her right side on a stretcher. The anterior surface of the
patient is against the image receptor. A horizontal central ray enters the posterior
surface and exits the anterior surface of the body. What specific position/projection has
been performed? - Answers :right lateral decubitus
, Situation: A patient is placed in a recumbent position facing downward. The right side of
her body is turned 20 degrees toward the IR. What is this radiographic position? -
Answers :RAO
Situation: A patient is standing erect facing the x-ray tube. The left side of the body is
turned 45 degrees toward the IR. The CR enters the anterior aspect of the body and
exits the posterior. What is this radiographic position? - Answers :LPO
Grids will - Answers :reduce scatter on body parts over 10cm.
Misrepresentation of an object of size or shape as projected onto radiographic recording
media is the general definition for? - Answers :distortion
Situation: 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 IR is adjacent to the left side of the body.
What is the radiographic position/projection? - Answers :dorsal decubitus
Situation: A patient is erect with the left side directly against the IR. The CR enters the
right side of the body. What is this radiographic position/projection? - Answers :left
lateral
The x-ray beam is more penetrating? - Answers :on the cathode side of the tube
The recorded sharpness on the image is the definition for? - Answers :spatial resolution
What is NOT the radiographic criteria used in the evaluation of images? - Answers
:patient condition
What is the primary controlling factor for radiographic contrast? - Answers :kVp
What type of contrast is produced with a high (120) kV technique? - Answers :low
contrast, long scale
A numerical value that is representative of the exposure the digital image receptor
receives is termed? - Answers :exposure index
Which SI unit is equivalent to the Rad? - Answers :Gray
The maximum radiation dose an occupationally exposed worker should receive per year
is? - Answers :50 mSv
The cardinal principles of radiation protection include?
1. time
2. temperature
3. distance
4. shielding - Answers :1. time
