Basic Radiography Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Basic Radiography Test
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBtheBminimalBnumberBofBprojectionsBtakenBforBaBstudyBofBtheBrightBhip?

a.B1

b.B4

c.B3

d.B2B-BAnswerB2



ABpatientBisBerectBwithBtheBleftBsideBofBhisBchestBplacedBagainstBtheBimageBreceptor
.BTheBcentralBrayB(CR)BentersBtheBrightBsideBofBhisBupperBchestBandBexitsBtheBleft.B
WhichBspecificBpositionBhasBtheBpatientBbeenBplacedBinto?

a.BUprightBlateral

b.BRightBlateral

c.BLeftBlateral

d.BErectBlateralB-BAnswerBLeftBlateral



TrueBorBfalse:

AccordingBtoBtheBARRTBCodeBofBEthics,BaBradiologicBtechnologistBmayBdiscussBanyBpa
tient'sBclinicalBhistoryBwithBanotherBhealthBprofessional.B-BAnswerBFalse



TheBradiographicBtermBprojectionBisBdefinedBas:

a.BTheBdirectionBorBpathBofBtheBcentralBrayBofBtheBx-
rayBbeamBasBitBpassesBthroughBtheBpatient

b.BABspecificBbodyBposition

c.BABdirectionBorBpathBofBtheBcentralBrayBofBtheBbeamBasBitBexitsBtheBx-rayBtube

,d.BABgeneralBbodyBpositionB-
BAnswerBTheBdirectionBorBpathBofBtheBcentralBrayBofBtheBx-
rayBbeamBasBitBpassesBthroughBtheBpatient



TrueBorBfalse:

TheBtermBpositionBcanBbeBusedBforBbothBaBlateralBandBanBobliqueBbodyBposition.B-
BAnswerBTrue



MovingBtheBfootBandBtoesBdownwardBis:

a.BPlantarBflexion

b.BDorsiflexion

c.BInversion

d.BEversionB-BAnswerBPlantarBflexion



WhatBtypeBofBprojectionBisBcreatedBwithBtheBCRBdirectedB10°BorBmoreBalongBtheBlo
ngBaxisBofBtheBbody?

a.BAxial

b.BLordotic

c.BTangential

d.BCephalicB-BAnswerBAxial



ABpatientBisBlyingBonBherBbackBfacingBtheBx-
rayBtube.BTheBrightBsideBofBherBbodyBisBturnedB20°BtowardBtheBimageBreceptorBand
Btable.BWhatBisBthisBradiographicBposition?

a.BLeftBanteriorBoblique

b.BRightBposteriorBoblique

c.BRightBanteriorBoblique

d.BLeftBposteriorBobliqueB-BAnswerBRightBposteriorBoblique

, ABlongitudinalBplaneBthatBdividesBtheBbodyBintoBequalBanteriorBandBposteriorBpartsBi
sBtheB_______Bplane?

a.BAxial

b.BMid-coronal

c.BSagittal

d.BHorizontalB-BAnswerBMid-coronal



AnBuprightBpositionBwithBtheBarmsBabductedBslightlyB(down),BpalmsBfacingBforward,B
andBfeetBtogetherBandBfacingBforwardBdescribesBtheB______Bposition?

a.BGeneral

b.BAnatomical

c.BRadiographic

d.BSuperiorB-BAnswerBAnatomical



TheBstructuralBtermBforBaBfreelyBmovableBjointBis:

a.BDiarthrosis

b.BFunctional

c.BSynarthrosis

d.BAmphiarthrosisB-BAnswerBDiarthrosis



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBbodyBsystemsBregulatesBbodyBtemperature?

a.BIntegumentary

b.BRespiratory

c.BEndocrine

d.BCirculatoryB-BAnswerBIntegumentary



ExamplesBofB"flat"BbonesBareBthe:



SelectBone: