BONTRAGER 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A patient is placed into a recumbent position facing downward. The x-ray tube is
directed horizontally
and enters the left side and exits the right side of the body. An image receptor is placed
against the right side of the patient. Which position is performed?
A. Dorsal decubitus
B. Left lateral decubitus
C. Ventral decubitus
D. Right lateral decubitus - ✔✔C
✔✔A patient is erect with her back to the IR. The CR enters the anterior aspect and
exits the posterior aspect of the body. Which position is performed?
A. Posteroanterior
B. Tangential
C. Ventral Decubitus
D. Anteroposterior - ✔✔D
✔✔A patientis lying down facing upward why the posterior surface of the body against
the IR. The right side of the body turned 45 degree toward the IR. The x-ray tube is
directed vertically and enters the anterior surface of the body. Which position has been
performed?
A. LPO
B. RAO
C. RPO
D. LAO - ✔✔C
✔✔An elbow projection is taken with the posterior surface placed against the IR. The
elbow is rotated 20 degrees outwardly. Which position has been performed?
A. PA Oblique with the medial rotation
B. PA oblique with lateral rotation
C. AP oblique with medial rotation
D. AP oblique with lateral rotation - ✔✔D
✔✔A specific projection of the foot in which the CR enters the anterior surface exits the
posterior surface is termed:
A. Dorsaplantar
B. Plantodorsal
C. Axioplantar
D. Posteroanterior - ✔✔A
✔✔A patient is placed in a recumbent position with the body tilted so that the head is
higher that the feet. The IR is under the patient and the CR is above the patient. Which
position has been performed?
, A. Trendelenburg
B. Reid's
C. Sims
D. Fowler's - ✔✔D
✔✔The anterior surface of the right knee of the patient is facing the IR. The anterior
aspect of the knee and lower leg is rotated 15 degrees toward the midline. Which
specific projection has been performed?
A. AP oblique with medial rotation
B. PA oblique with medial rotation
C. PA oblique with liberal rotation
D. AP oblique with later rotation - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the name of the projection in which the CR merely skims a body part?
A. Tangential
B. Decubitus
C. Axial
D. Trendelenburg - ✔✔A
✔✔What is the name of the specific projection in which the CR enter the left side of the
chest and exits the opposite side?
A. Parietoacanthial
B. Axial
C. Transthoracic
D. Lordotic - ✔✔C
✔✔What is the specific projection that enters the posterior aspect of the skull and exits
the acanthion?
A. Acanthioparietal
B. Tangential
C. Axial
D. Parietoacanthialds - ✔✔D
✔✔Which one of the following is an example of an axial projection?
A. Transthoracic
B. Mediolateral ankle
C. AP chest with 20 degree cephalic
D. AP abdomen with 30 degree rotation to left - ✔✔C
✔✔Which one of the following positioning terms is no longer considered valid in the
US?
A. Radiographic view
B. Radiographic position
C. Radiographic projection
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A patient is placed into a recumbent position facing downward. The x-ray tube is
directed horizontally
and enters the left side and exits the right side of the body. An image receptor is placed
against the right side of the patient. Which position is performed?
A. Dorsal decubitus
B. Left lateral decubitus
C. Ventral decubitus
D. Right lateral decubitus - ✔✔C
✔✔A patient is erect with her back to the IR. The CR enters the anterior aspect and
exits the posterior aspect of the body. Which position is performed?
A. Posteroanterior
B. Tangential
C. Ventral Decubitus
D. Anteroposterior - ✔✔D
✔✔A patientis lying down facing upward why the posterior surface of the body against
the IR. The right side of the body turned 45 degree toward the IR. The x-ray tube is
directed vertically and enters the anterior surface of the body. Which position has been
performed?
A. LPO
B. RAO
C. RPO
D. LAO - ✔✔C
✔✔An elbow projection is taken with the posterior surface placed against the IR. The
elbow is rotated 20 degrees outwardly. Which position has been performed?
A. PA Oblique with the medial rotation
B. PA oblique with lateral rotation
C. AP oblique with medial rotation
D. AP oblique with lateral rotation - ✔✔D
✔✔A specific projection of the foot in which the CR enters the anterior surface exits the
posterior surface is termed:
A. Dorsaplantar
B. Plantodorsal
C. Axioplantar
D. Posteroanterior - ✔✔A
✔✔A patient is placed in a recumbent position with the body tilted so that the head is
higher that the feet. The IR is under the patient and the CR is above the patient. Which
position has been performed?
, A. Trendelenburg
B. Reid's
C. Sims
D. Fowler's - ✔✔D
✔✔The anterior surface of the right knee of the patient is facing the IR. The anterior
aspect of the knee and lower leg is rotated 15 degrees toward the midline. Which
specific projection has been performed?
A. AP oblique with medial rotation
B. PA oblique with medial rotation
C. PA oblique with liberal rotation
D. AP oblique with later rotation - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the name of the projection in which the CR merely skims a body part?
A. Tangential
B. Decubitus
C. Axial
D. Trendelenburg - ✔✔A
✔✔What is the name of the specific projection in which the CR enter the left side of the
chest and exits the opposite side?
A. Parietoacanthial
B. Axial
C. Transthoracic
D. Lordotic - ✔✔C
✔✔What is the specific projection that enters the posterior aspect of the skull and exits
the acanthion?
A. Acanthioparietal
B. Tangential
C. Axial
D. Parietoacanthialds - ✔✔D
✔✔Which one of the following is an example of an axial projection?
A. Transthoracic
B. Mediolateral ankle
C. AP chest with 20 degree cephalic
D. AP abdomen with 30 degree rotation to left - ✔✔C
✔✔Which one of the following positioning terms is no longer considered valid in the
US?
A. Radiographic view
B. Radiographic position
C. Radiographic projection
