RAD 112 EXAM QUESTIONS
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what exposure factor controls the energy or penetrating power of the x-ray beam -
Answer-kilovoltage (kV)
exposure time is usually expressed in - Answer-milliseconds
2 scales of radiographic contrast and classification - Answer-long scale - low contrast
short scale - high contrast
long bones - Answer-femur
humerus
short bones - Answer-tarsal bones
flat bones - Answer-sternum
scapulae
calvarium
irregular bones - Answer-pelvic
vertebrae
the thorax consists of - Answer-sternum
2 clavicles
2 scalpulae
12 ribs
12 thoracic vertebrae
4 divisions of the respiratory system - Answer-1. pharynx
2. trachea
3. bronchi
4. lungs
3 dicisions of the structure located proximally to the larynx that serve as passageway for
food and air - Answer-1. nasopharynx
2. oropharynx
3. larynpharynx
4 important structures located in the mediastinum - Answer-1. thymus gland
, 2. heart/great vessels
3. trachea
4. esophagus
the heart is enclosed in a double walled membrane called - Answer-pericadium
3 parts of the aorta - Answer-1. ascending
2. arch
3. descending
which type of body habitus is associated with a broad and deep thorax - Answer-
hypersthenic
what is the minimum number of ribs that should be demonstrated above the diaphragm
on a PA radiograph of an average adult chest with full inspiration - Answer-10
usual chest x ray for adults kVp value - Answer-110-125
4 possible pathologic conditions that suggest the need for inspiration and expiration PA
chest projections - Answer-1. atelectasis
2. foreign body
3. fixation of the diaphragm
4. small pneumothorax
what is a common radiographic sign seen on a chest x-ray for a patient with respiratory
distress syndrome - Answer-air bronchogram sign
what chest projection/position is recommended to detect calcifications or caviation
within the upper lung region beneath the clavicles - Answer-AP lordotic
the trachea bifurcates and forms the - Answer-right and left bronchi
a specific prominence, or ridge, found at the point where the internal distal trachea
divides into the right and left bronchi, is called - Answer-carina
the area of each lung where the bronchi and blood vessels enter and leave is called -
Answer-hilum
the structures within the lung in which oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange occurs
is called - Answer-alveoli
extreme outer most lower corner of each lung is called - Answer-costophorenic angle
a narrow thorax that is shallow from the front to back but very long in the vertical
dimension is characteristic of a _____ body habitus - Answer-asthenic
LATEST 2025 PERFECTLY
SOLVED
what exposure factor controls the energy or penetrating power of the x-ray beam -
Answer-kilovoltage (kV)
exposure time is usually expressed in - Answer-milliseconds
2 scales of radiographic contrast and classification - Answer-long scale - low contrast
short scale - high contrast
long bones - Answer-femur
humerus
short bones - Answer-tarsal bones
flat bones - Answer-sternum
scapulae
calvarium
irregular bones - Answer-pelvic
vertebrae
the thorax consists of - Answer-sternum
2 clavicles
2 scalpulae
12 ribs
12 thoracic vertebrae
4 divisions of the respiratory system - Answer-1. pharynx
2. trachea
3. bronchi
4. lungs
3 dicisions of the structure located proximally to the larynx that serve as passageway for
food and air - Answer-1. nasopharynx
2. oropharynx
3. larynpharynx
4 important structures located in the mediastinum - Answer-1. thymus gland
, 2. heart/great vessels
3. trachea
4. esophagus
the heart is enclosed in a double walled membrane called - Answer-pericadium
3 parts of the aorta - Answer-1. ascending
2. arch
3. descending
which type of body habitus is associated with a broad and deep thorax - Answer-
hypersthenic
what is the minimum number of ribs that should be demonstrated above the diaphragm
on a PA radiograph of an average adult chest with full inspiration - Answer-10
usual chest x ray for adults kVp value - Answer-110-125
4 possible pathologic conditions that suggest the need for inspiration and expiration PA
chest projections - Answer-1. atelectasis
2. foreign body
3. fixation of the diaphragm
4. small pneumothorax
what is a common radiographic sign seen on a chest x-ray for a patient with respiratory
distress syndrome - Answer-air bronchogram sign
what chest projection/position is recommended to detect calcifications or caviation
within the upper lung region beneath the clavicles - Answer-AP lordotic
the trachea bifurcates and forms the - Answer-right and left bronchi
a specific prominence, or ridge, found at the point where the internal distal trachea
divides into the right and left bronchi, is called - Answer-carina
the area of each lung where the bronchi and blood vessels enter and leave is called -
Answer-hilum
the structures within the lung in which oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange occurs
is called - Answer-alveoli
extreme outer most lower corner of each lung is called - Answer-costophorenic angle
a narrow thorax that is shallow from the front to back but very long in the vertical
dimension is characteristic of a _____ body habitus - Answer-asthenic
