ARRT - RADIOGRAPHY POSITIONS ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
"Flattening" of the hemidiaphragms is characteristic of which of
the following conditions?
(A) Pneumothorax
(B) Emphysema
(C) Pleural effusion
(D) Pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER - B
A "blowout" fracture is usually related to which of the following
structures?
(A) Foot
(B) Elbow
(C) Orbit
(D) Pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - C
A flat and upright abdomen is requested on an acutely ill
patient, to demonstrate the presence of air-fluid levels. Because
of the patient's condition, the x-ray table can be tilted upright
,only 70º (rather than the desired 90º). How should the central
ray be directed?
(A) Perpendicular to the film
(B) Parallel to the floor
(C) 20º caudad
(D) 20º cephalad - CORRECT ANSWER - B
A lateral projection of the hand in extension is often
recommended to evaluate
1. a fracture.
2. a foreign body.
3. soft tissue.
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1 and 3 only - CORRECT ANSWER - C
A patient is usually required to drink barium sulfate suspension
in order to demonstrate which of the following structures?
1. Esophagus
,2. Pylorus
3. Ilium
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - B
All of the following are mediastinal structures except the
(A) esophagus.
(B) thymus.
(C) heart.
(D) terminal bronchiole. - CORRECT ANSWER - D
All of the following are palpable bony landmarks used in
radiography of the pelvis except the
(A) femoral neck.
(B) pubic symphysis.
(C) greater trochanter.
(D) iliac crest. - CORRECT ANSWER - A
, All of the following bones are associated with condyles except
the
(A) femur.
(B) tibia.
(C) fibula.
(D) mandible. - CORRECT ANSWER - C
All of the following may be determined by oral cholecystography
except
(A) liver function.
(B) ability of the gallbladder to concentrate bile.
(C) emptying power of the gallbladder.
(D) pancreatic function. - CORRECT ANSWER - D
All of the following positions are likely to be employed for both
single-contrast and double-contrast examinations of the large
bowel except
(A) lateral rectum.
(B) AP axial rectosigmoid.
(C) right and left lateral decubitus abdomen.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
"Flattening" of the hemidiaphragms is characteristic of which of
the following conditions?
(A) Pneumothorax
(B) Emphysema
(C) Pleural effusion
(D) Pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER - B
A "blowout" fracture is usually related to which of the following
structures?
(A) Foot
(B) Elbow
(C) Orbit
(D) Pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - C
A flat and upright abdomen is requested on an acutely ill
patient, to demonstrate the presence of air-fluid levels. Because
of the patient's condition, the x-ray table can be tilted upright
,only 70º (rather than the desired 90º). How should the central
ray be directed?
(A) Perpendicular to the film
(B) Parallel to the floor
(C) 20º caudad
(D) 20º cephalad - CORRECT ANSWER - B
A lateral projection of the hand in extension is often
recommended to evaluate
1. a fracture.
2. a foreign body.
3. soft tissue.
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1 and 3 only - CORRECT ANSWER - C
A patient is usually required to drink barium sulfate suspension
in order to demonstrate which of the following structures?
1. Esophagus
,2. Pylorus
3. Ilium
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - B
All of the following are mediastinal structures except the
(A) esophagus.
(B) thymus.
(C) heart.
(D) terminal bronchiole. - CORRECT ANSWER - D
All of the following are palpable bony landmarks used in
radiography of the pelvis except the
(A) femoral neck.
(B) pubic symphysis.
(C) greater trochanter.
(D) iliac crest. - CORRECT ANSWER - A
, All of the following bones are associated with condyles except
the
(A) femur.
(B) tibia.
(C) fibula.
(D) mandible. - CORRECT ANSWER - C
All of the following may be determined by oral cholecystography
except
(A) liver function.
(B) ability of the gallbladder to concentrate bile.
(C) emptying power of the gallbladder.
(D) pancreatic function. - CORRECT ANSWER - D
All of the following positions are likely to be employed for both
single-contrast and double-contrast examinations of the large
bowel except
(A) lateral rectum.
(B) AP axial rectosigmoid.
(C) right and left lateral decubitus abdomen.
