Radiographic Positioning and
Related Anatomy, 11th
Edition, Lampignano & Leslie
– All chapters with correct
answers
200 Questions and correct answers all verified and graded A+
Table of contents
1. Part 1: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles (Q1–Q40)
2 Part 2: Chest and Abdomen Radiography (Q41–Q75)
3 Part 3: Upper Limb and Shoulder Girdle (Q76–Q110)
4. Part 4: Lower Limb, Pelvis, and Spine (Q111–Q150)
5. Part 5: Cranium, Facial Bones, Sinuses, and Special Modalities (Q151–
Q200)
Part 1: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging
Principles (Q1–Q40)
1. What anatomical term refers to the front half of the body or body part?
A) Posterior
B) Anterior (Ventral)
C) Medial
D) Distal
,Correct Answer: B
2. Which term describes a movement that decreases the angle between two adjacent joints or
body parts?
A) Extension
B) Hyperextension
C) Flexion
D) Abduction
Correct Answer: C
3. What is the path of the central ray (CR) when the X-ray beam enters the anterior surface and
exits the posterior surface?
A) Posteroanterior (PA)
B) Anteroposterior (AP)
C) Axial
D) Tangential
Correct Answer: B
4. When a patient is lying on their back with the x-ray beam directed horizontally from side to
side, what specific decubitus position is being used?
A) Dorsal decubitus
B) Ventral decubitus
C) Right lateral decubitus
D) Left lateral decubitus
Correct Answer: A
5. Which term denotes turning the foot inward at the ankle joint?
A) Eversion
,B) Inversion
C) Dorsiflexion
D) Plantar flexion
Correct Answer: B
6. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is called the:
A) Sagittal plane
B) Midsagittal (median) plane
C) Coronal plane
D) Transverse plane
Correct Answer: B
7. Toward the source, beginning, or nearest point of attachment is defined as:
A) Distal
B) Proximal
C) Lateral
D) Peripheral
Correct Answer: B
8. What projection is obtained when the central ray skims a body part to project it free from
superimposition?
A) Axial
B) Tangential
C) Oblique
D) Transthoracic
Correct Answer: B
, 9. In digital radiography, what does the acronym "SID" stand for?
A) Source-to-Image Receptor Distance
B) Subject-Intensity Density
C) Scintillation Induction Device
D) Spatial Image Definition
Correct Answer: A
10. Which body habitus represents a massive, broad, and heavy-set build occurring in
approximately 5% of the population?
A) Hyposthenic
B) Sthenic
C) Asthenic
D) Hypersthenic
Correct Answer: D
11. What anatomical term describes a body part located away from the center or point of
attachment?
A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Medial
D) Superior
Correct Answer: B
12. A positioning term that describes the patient lying down in any position is:
A) Recumbent
B) Erect
C) Trendelenburg
D) Decubitus
Related Anatomy, 11th
Edition, Lampignano & Leslie
– All chapters with correct
answers
200 Questions and correct answers all verified and graded A+
Table of contents
1. Part 1: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles (Q1–Q40)
2 Part 2: Chest and Abdomen Radiography (Q41–Q75)
3 Part 3: Upper Limb and Shoulder Girdle (Q76–Q110)
4. Part 4: Lower Limb, Pelvis, and Spine (Q111–Q150)
5. Part 5: Cranium, Facial Bones, Sinuses, and Special Modalities (Q151–
Q200)
Part 1: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging
Principles (Q1–Q40)
1. What anatomical term refers to the front half of the body or body part?
A) Posterior
B) Anterior (Ventral)
C) Medial
D) Distal
,Correct Answer: B
2. Which term describes a movement that decreases the angle between two adjacent joints or
body parts?
A) Extension
B) Hyperextension
C) Flexion
D) Abduction
Correct Answer: C
3. What is the path of the central ray (CR) when the X-ray beam enters the anterior surface and
exits the posterior surface?
A) Posteroanterior (PA)
B) Anteroposterior (AP)
C) Axial
D) Tangential
Correct Answer: B
4. When a patient is lying on their back with the x-ray beam directed horizontally from side to
side, what specific decubitus position is being used?
A) Dorsal decubitus
B) Ventral decubitus
C) Right lateral decubitus
D) Left lateral decubitus
Correct Answer: A
5. Which term denotes turning the foot inward at the ankle joint?
A) Eversion
,B) Inversion
C) Dorsiflexion
D) Plantar flexion
Correct Answer: B
6. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is called the:
A) Sagittal plane
B) Midsagittal (median) plane
C) Coronal plane
D) Transverse plane
Correct Answer: B
7. Toward the source, beginning, or nearest point of attachment is defined as:
A) Distal
B) Proximal
C) Lateral
D) Peripheral
Correct Answer: B
8. What projection is obtained when the central ray skims a body part to project it free from
superimposition?
A) Axial
B) Tangential
C) Oblique
D) Transthoracic
Correct Answer: B
, 9. In digital radiography, what does the acronym "SID" stand for?
A) Source-to-Image Receptor Distance
B) Subject-Intensity Density
C) Scintillation Induction Device
D) Spatial Image Definition
Correct Answer: A
10. Which body habitus represents a massive, broad, and heavy-set build occurring in
approximately 5% of the population?
A) Hyposthenic
B) Sthenic
C) Asthenic
D) Hypersthenic
Correct Answer: D
11. What anatomical term describes a body part located away from the center or point of
attachment?
A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Medial
D) Superior
Correct Answer: B
12. A positioning term that describes the patient lying down in any position is:
A) Recumbent
B) Erect
C) Trendelenburg
D) Decubitus
