Test Bank for Bontragers Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 10th Edition by Lampignano

Test Bank for Bontragers Textbook of Radiographic Positioning
and Related Anatomy 10th Edition by Lampignano

, Chapter 01: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related
Anatomy, 10th Edition


Multiple Choice Questions
Which tissue type functions to connect and support the various structures of the body?
a. Epithelial
b. Connective
c. Muscular
d. Nervous
Correct Answer: B (Reference: 3)

What represents the most basic level of structural organization in the human body?
a. Molecular
b. Cellular
c. Chemical
d. Atomic
Correct Answer: C (Reference: 3)

Which tissue lines both the outer and inner surfaces of the body?
a. Muscular
b. Connective
c. Nervous
d. Epithelial
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 3)

How many organ systems are present in the human body?
a. 22
b. 13
c. 10
d. 8
Correct Answer: C (Reference: 3)

How many bones are found in the adult skeletal system?
a. 181
b. 215
c. 206
d. 236
Correct Answer: C (Reference: 4)

Which system of the body eliminates solid waste?
a. Circulatory
b. Respiratory
c. Urinary
d. Digestive
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 4)

Which system of the body includes all ductless glands?
a. Endocrine
b. Integumentary
c. Muscular
d. Glandular

,Correct Answer: A (Reference: 6)

Which system has a major role in controlling body temperature?
a. Circulatory
b. Urinary
c. Endocrine
d. Nervous
Correct Answer: A (Reference: 7)

Which of the following is a bone of the axial skeleton?
a. Radius
b. Hip bone
c. Clavicle
d. Sternum
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 7)

How many bones are included in the adult axial skeleton?
a. 206
b. 80
c. 54
d. 126
Correct Answer: B (Reference: 7)

What is the name of the small oval bone that develops inside tendons?
a. Wormian
b. Tendinous
c. Irregular
d. Sesamoid
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 8)

Which of the following is an example of a long bone?
a. Carpal
b. Scapula
c. Cranium
d. Humerus
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 8)

What term refers to the dense fibrous covering around bone?
a. Cancellous portion
b. Periosteum
c. Diploë
d. Medullary portion
Correct Answer: B (Reference: 9)

Which of these bones is a short bone?
a. Vertebrae
b. Phalanges (toes)
c. Scapulae
d. Carpal (wrist bones)
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 9)

In endochondral ossification, what is the secondary growth center?
a. Diaphysis
b. Epiphyses

,c. Metaphysis
d. Articular cartilage
Correct Answer: B (Reference: 10)

Which region of long bones produces red blood cells?
a. Compact bone
b. Periosteum
c. Medullary cavity
d. Spongy or cancellous bone
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 10)

Which set includes flat bones?
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
Correct Answer: A (Reference: 9)

What is the primary growth center in developing bone?
a. Epiphyses
b. Diaphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Epiphyseal plate
Correct Answer: B (Reference: 10)

Which of the following is NOT a functional joint classification?
a. Synarthrosis
b. Amphiarthrosis
c. Cartilaginous
d. Diarthrosis
Correct Answer: C (Reference: 11)

What is the name of a joint that permits free motion?
a. Fibrous
b. Cartilaginous
c. Synovial
d. Gomphosis
Correct Answer: C (Reference: 11)

Which joint type mainly permits flexion and extension movement?
a. Pivot
b. Ellipsoidal
c. Saddle
d. Ginglymus
Correct Answer: D (Reference: 13)

Which of these is NOT classified as a synovial joint?
a. Skull suture
b. Elbow joint
c. Hip joint
d. Proximal radioulnar joint
Correct Answer: A (Reference: 12 | 14)

Which joint is identified as a saddle (sellar) joint?