Rad Positioning 1 Final Exam Review questions and answers

Rad Positioning 1 Final Exam Review
questions and answers

The |PALM |OF |THE |HAND |is |also |known |as |the: |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |ventral |surface
anterior |surface


What |is |the |PROJECTION |TERM |used |when |the |central |ray |is |angled |toward |either |the |foot
|end |or |head |end |of |the |patient? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Axial |Projection




What |BODY |MOVEMENT |TERM |describes |the |bending |of |a |joint? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |flexion


Movement |of |a |part |(usually |an |extremity) |AWAY |FROM |THE |CENTER |OF |THE |BODY |is
|called: |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |abduction




Turning/twisting |the |foot |at |the |ankle |joint |in |the |OUTWARD |DIRECTION |is |called: |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |abduction




What |is |another |term |used |to |describe |the |FRONT |SURFACE |OF |THE |BODY? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|ventral |surface




The |dorsal |decubitus |position |requires |the |patient |to |rest |on |which |surface? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|back |surface




Specifically, |what |POSITION |and |PROJECTION |is |being |obtained |in |the |following |situation?
A |patient |is |lying |on |his |left |side |on |a |stretcher |or |x-ray |table. |The |IR |(image |receptor) |is
|situated |toward |the |back |of |the |patient, |perpendicular |to |the |table |surface. |The |x-ray |beam,


|which |is |directed |horizontally, |enters |the |front |of |the |patient |and |exits |the |back |of |the


|patient. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Left |lateral |decubitus

,What |BODY |MOVEMENT |TERM |describes |the |straightening |of |a |joint? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|extension




What |two |terms |are |used |to |designate |the |"UPPER |END" |or |"HEAD |END" |of |the |body? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |cephalad



superior


What |two |terms |are |used |to |designate |the |"LOWER |END" |or |"FOOT |END" |of |the |body? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |caudad



inferior


What |term |is |used |to |describe |the |part |of |an |extremity |that |is |CLOSEST |TO |THE |POINT |OF
|ATTACHMENT? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |proximal




The |BOTTOM |SURFACE |OF |THE |FOOT |is |also |known |as |the: |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |plantar |surface



Which |joint |is |located |more |DISTALLY |-- |the |shoulder |joint |or |wrist |joint? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|wrist |joint




Which |part |is |located |more |PROXIMALLY |-- |the |toes |or |the |lower |leg? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |lower
|leg




What |term |would |mean: |TOWARD |THE |INNER |ASPECT |OF |THE |BODY? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|medial




What |PROJECTION |TERM |would |apply |to |this |situation? |A |patient |is |lying |down |on |his |right
|side |on |top |of |the |x-ray |table; |the |IR |is |placed |on |the |x-ray |table |with |the |outside |of |the


|lower |leg |adjacent |to |the |IR; |the |x-ray |beam |enters |the |inside |of |the |patient's |leg. |-


|ANSWERS✔✔ |Mediolateral |projection

, What |is |the |PROJECTION |TERM |used |when |the |CR |(central |ray) |skims |the |surface |of |the
|body |part? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |tangential |projection




A |patient |positioned |in |the |DORSAL |RECUMBENT |POSITION |would |be: |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|supine




Which |description |relates |to |the |MID-AXILLARY |PLANE? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |plane |dividing |the
|body |into |equal |front |and |back |halves




Which |description |relates |to |the |MID-SAGITTAL |PLANE? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |plane |dividing |the
|body |into |equal |right |and |left |halves




Which |description |relates |to |the |MID-TRANSVERSE |PLANE? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |plane |dividing
|the |body |into |equal |upper |and |lower |halves




What |is |meant |by |SID? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |source |to |image |receptor |distance


The |majority |of |the |population |"fits" |into |which |two |body |habitus |categories? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |sthenic |& |hyposthenic




On |which |phase |of |respiration |is |the |AP |projection |of |the |abdomen |obtained? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |exhalation




What |is |the |optimum |kV |to |be |selected |for |an |AP |projection |of |the |abdomen? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |85 |kVp




What |anatomical |structure |should |be |included |on |the |bottom |of |the |radiographic |image |for
|an |AP |projection |of |the |abdomen? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |symphysis |pubis