Test Bank For Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic
Positioning and Procedures, 15th Edition - 2025/2026
All Chapters questions and answers
Chapter 02: General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology
Long: Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures, 14th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the “anatomic position,” the palms of the hands are facing:
a. backward.
b. forward.
c. up.
d. down.
ANS: B
2. A plane passing through the body parallel with the midsagittal plane is termed:
a. coronal.
b. sagittal.
c. axial.
d. oblique.
ANS: B
3. A plane passing vertically through the body from side to side is termed:
a. oblique.
,b. sagittal.
c. coronal.
d. horizontal.
ANS: C
4. Any plane passing through the body at right angles to its longitudinal axis is termed:
a. coronal.
b. oblique.
c. sagittal.
d. horizontal.
ANS: D
5. All of the following are located in the thoracic cavity except:
a. trachea.
b. spleen.
c. lungs.
d. esophagus.
ANS: B
6. All of the following are located in the abdominal cavity except:
a. kidneys.
b. stomach.
c. rectum.
d. pancreas.
ANS: C
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7. Into how many regions is the abdomen divided?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Nine
, ANS: D
8. The lower, center region on this figure is termed the:
a. epigastrium.
b. lumbar.
c. inguinal.
d. hypogastrium.
ANS: D
9. The external landmark indicated by the arrow in this figure is the:
a. mastoid tip.
b. vertebra prominens.
c. gonion.
d. transverse process.
ANS: B
10. T9 and T10 are located at the level of the:
a. sternal angle.
b. xiphoid process.
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c. jugular notch.
d. vertebra prominens.
ANS: B
11. L4 and L5 are located at the level of the:
a. costal margin.
b. superior iliac spine.
c. umbilicus.
d. superior aspect of the iliac crests.
ANS: D
12. S1 and S2 are located at the level of the:
a. costal margin.
Positioning and Procedures, 15th Edition - 2025/2026
All Chapters questions and answers
Chapter 02: General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology
Long: Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures, 14th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the “anatomic position,” the palms of the hands are facing:
a. backward.
b. forward.
c. up.
d. down.
ANS: B
2. A plane passing through the body parallel with the midsagittal plane is termed:
a. coronal.
b. sagittal.
c. axial.
d. oblique.
ANS: B
3. A plane passing vertically through the body from side to side is termed:
a. oblique.
,b. sagittal.
c. coronal.
d. horizontal.
ANS: C
4. Any plane passing through the body at right angles to its longitudinal axis is termed:
a. coronal.
b. oblique.
c. sagittal.
d. horizontal.
ANS: D
5. All of the following are located in the thoracic cavity except:
a. trachea.
b. spleen.
c. lungs.
d. esophagus.
ANS: B
6. All of the following are located in the abdominal cavity except:
a. kidneys.
b. stomach.
c. rectum.
d. pancreas.
ANS: C
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7. Into how many regions is the abdomen divided?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
d. Nine
, ANS: D
8. The lower, center region on this figure is termed the:
a. epigastrium.
b. lumbar.
c. inguinal.
d. hypogastrium.
ANS: D
9. The external landmark indicated by the arrow in this figure is the:
a. mastoid tip.
b. vertebra prominens.
c. gonion.
d. transverse process.
ANS: B
10. T9 and T10 are located at the level of the:
a. sternal angle.
b. xiphoid process.
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c. jugular notch.
d. vertebra prominens.
ANS: B
11. L4 and L5 are located at the level of the:
a. costal margin.
b. superior iliac spine.
c. umbilicus.
d. superior aspect of the iliac crests.
ANS: D
12. S1 and S2 are located at the level of the:
a. costal margin.
