RADT 1010 PRACTICE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Child Abuse - ✔✔mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect,
beating, and sexual molestation
✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔substances used to destroy pathogens or render them inert
✔✔Milliamperage - ✔✔electrical factor that controls the amount of x-rays produced;
1000th of 1 ampere
✔✔Modesty - ✔✔propriety of dress, speech, or conduct
✔✔Elder Abuse - ✔✔mistreatment of an older person that may be physical, financial, or
psychological
✔✔Contrast - ✔✔difference in radiographic densities that makes differentiation of
structures possible
✔✔Focal Spot - ✔✔spot or source from which x-rays originate
✔✔Infant - ✔✔child during the earliest period of life
✔✔Attitude - ✔✔mental position with regard to a fact or state; a feeling or emotion
✔✔Grid - ✔✔device placed between the cassette and patient designed to absorb the
multidirectional scatter radiation but allows straight line radiation through to strike the
film
✔✔Gravity Line - ✔✔imaginary vertical line that passes through the center of gravity;
refers to the center of gravity when a person is in the standing position
✔✔Patient Consent - ✔✔form signed by the patient giving consent for certain medical
situations, such as surgical procedures, research, some medical tests and therapeutic
procedures and reporting elder abuse
✔✔Excretory Urography - ✔✔radiographic studies of the urinary system
✔✔Confidentiality - ✔✔policy of maintaining privacy and reliance with entrusted patient
information
✔✔Arthogram - ✔✔radiographic study of the structures in and around a joint
✔✔Cystogram - ✔✔radiographic study of the bladder
, ✔✔Density - ✔✔logarithm of opacity, which is the ratio of the amount of light incident on
the film to the amount of light transmitted by the film; a measure of the black metallic
silver on the film after processing
✔✔Pathogen - ✔✔any virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease
✔✔Contagious Diseases - ✔✔condition that may be contracted by the direct or indirect
contact with the pathogen that causes the disease
✔✔Contrast Media - ✔✔solutions or gases introduced into the body to provide
radiographic contrast between an organ and its surrounding tissue
✔✔Personal Obligation - ✔✔related to an individual's character, conduct, motive, or
private affairs, as opposed to obligations expected of an institution or organization
✔✔Internal Preparation - ✔✔use of enemas to cleanse the abdomen to view internal
structures radiographically
✔✔Body Mechanics - ✔✔action of the muscles in producing body motion or posture
✔✔Allied Health - ✔✔group of specialized and highly technical health care workers;
professions resulting from specialization because of advancements in science and
technology
✔✔Histologic Technician - ✔✔clinician who sections, stains, mounts, and identifies
human tissues for microscopic study
✔✔Cytotechnologists - ✔✔health care professional who stains, mounts, and evaluates
human cells to determine cellular variations and abnormalities such as cancer and other
physiologic changes
✔✔Medical Technologist - ✔✔clinician skilled in chemical laboratory analysis, as well as
complex and specialized tests, for the diagnosis and treatment of disease
✔✔Occupational Therapist - ✔✔clinician who evaluates the self-care, work-and-play
and leisure tasks, and performance skills of patients who are disabled; plans and
implements programs, social activities, and interpersonal activities designed to restore,
develop, and maintain the patient's ability to perform activities of daily living
✔✔Physical Therapist - ✔✔clinician who uses physical agents, as well as biochemical
and neurophysiologic principle and assistive devices, to relieve pain and restore
function after disease, injury, or loss of a body part
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Child Abuse - ✔✔mistreatment of a child by a parent or guardian, including neglect,
beating, and sexual molestation
✔✔Disinfectants - ✔✔substances used to destroy pathogens or render them inert
✔✔Milliamperage - ✔✔electrical factor that controls the amount of x-rays produced;
1000th of 1 ampere
✔✔Modesty - ✔✔propriety of dress, speech, or conduct
✔✔Elder Abuse - ✔✔mistreatment of an older person that may be physical, financial, or
psychological
✔✔Contrast - ✔✔difference in radiographic densities that makes differentiation of
structures possible
✔✔Focal Spot - ✔✔spot or source from which x-rays originate
✔✔Infant - ✔✔child during the earliest period of life
✔✔Attitude - ✔✔mental position with regard to a fact or state; a feeling or emotion
✔✔Grid - ✔✔device placed between the cassette and patient designed to absorb the
multidirectional scatter radiation but allows straight line radiation through to strike the
film
✔✔Gravity Line - ✔✔imaginary vertical line that passes through the center of gravity;
refers to the center of gravity when a person is in the standing position
✔✔Patient Consent - ✔✔form signed by the patient giving consent for certain medical
situations, such as surgical procedures, research, some medical tests and therapeutic
procedures and reporting elder abuse
✔✔Excretory Urography - ✔✔radiographic studies of the urinary system
✔✔Confidentiality - ✔✔policy of maintaining privacy and reliance with entrusted patient
information
✔✔Arthogram - ✔✔radiographic study of the structures in and around a joint
✔✔Cystogram - ✔✔radiographic study of the bladder
, ✔✔Density - ✔✔logarithm of opacity, which is the ratio of the amount of light incident on
the film to the amount of light transmitted by the film; a measure of the black metallic
silver on the film after processing
✔✔Pathogen - ✔✔any virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease
✔✔Contagious Diseases - ✔✔condition that may be contracted by the direct or indirect
contact with the pathogen that causes the disease
✔✔Contrast Media - ✔✔solutions or gases introduced into the body to provide
radiographic contrast between an organ and its surrounding tissue
✔✔Personal Obligation - ✔✔related to an individual's character, conduct, motive, or
private affairs, as opposed to obligations expected of an institution or organization
✔✔Internal Preparation - ✔✔use of enemas to cleanse the abdomen to view internal
structures radiographically
✔✔Body Mechanics - ✔✔action of the muscles in producing body motion or posture
✔✔Allied Health - ✔✔group of specialized and highly technical health care workers;
professions resulting from specialization because of advancements in science and
technology
✔✔Histologic Technician - ✔✔clinician who sections, stains, mounts, and identifies
human tissues for microscopic study
✔✔Cytotechnologists - ✔✔health care professional who stains, mounts, and evaluates
human cells to determine cellular variations and abnormalities such as cancer and other
physiologic changes
✔✔Medical Technologist - ✔✔clinician skilled in chemical laboratory analysis, as well as
complex and specialized tests, for the diagnosis and treatment of disease
✔✔Occupational Therapist - ✔✔clinician who evaluates the self-care, work-and-play
and leisure tasks, and performance skills of patients who are disabled; plans and
implements programs, social activities, and interpersonal activities designed to restore,
develop, and maintain the patient's ability to perform activities of daily living
✔✔Physical Therapist - ✔✔clinician who uses physical agents, as well as biochemical
and neurophysiologic principle and assistive devices, to relieve pain and restore
function after disease, injury, or loss of a body part
