ARRT PRACTICE EXAM – SPINE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How smany svertebrae sare slocated sin sthe scervical sregion sof sthe sspine? s- sANS--7
What sis sthe sodontoid sprocess sand swhere sis sit slocated? s- sANS--A stoothlike
sprojection son sthe ssuperior ssurface sof sC2
When staking san sAP saxial sprojection sof sthe scervical sspine, sthe scentral sray sis
sdirected: s- sANS--15 sdegrees scephalad
What sis sthe srationale sfor susing sa s72-inch sSID sfor sthe slateral sprojection sof sthe
scervical sspine? s- sANS--This sSID shelps sto sovercome sthe smagnification scaused sby
sthe sincreased sOID sof sthe sposition
What sanatomic sstructures sof sthe scervical sspine sare sbest sdemonstrated sby sthe
slateral sprojection? s- sANS--Zygapophyseal sjoints
What sis sthe sproper scentral sray sangle sand sdirection sfor sthe sAP soblique sprojections
sof sthe scervical sspine? s- sANS--15 sdegrees scephalad
What sis sthe sproper spatient sposition sfor san sAP soblique sprojection sof sthe scervical
sspine? s- sANS--a s45-degree sposterior soblique sposition
What sanatomic sstructures sare sbest sdemonstrated sby sthe sPA soblique sprojections sof
sthe scervical sspine? s- sANS--Intevertebral sforamina scloser sto sthe sIR
How smany svertebrae smake sup sthe sthoracic sspine? s- sANS--12
Which svertebrae shave sspecial sfacets sfor sarticulation swith sthe sribs? s- sANS--Thoracic
Breathing stechnique sis sused sto sadvantage swhen staking sa slateral sprojection sof sthe
s- sANS--thoracic sspine
The spatient sis spositioned swith sthe scoronal splane sof sthe sbody sperpendicular sto sthe
sIR, sand sthe sarm sclosest sto sthe sIR sraised sover sthe shead. sThe scentral sray sis
sperpendicular sand scentered sto sthe slevel sof sthe sC7 sto sT1 sinterspace. sWhat
sprojection sand sanatomy swill sbe sdemonstrated sin sthe simage s- sANS--A slateral
sprojection sof sthe scervicothoracic sregion
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How smany svertebrae sare slocated sin sthe scervical sregion sof sthe sspine? s- sANS--7
What sis sthe sodontoid sprocess sand swhere sis sit slocated? s- sANS--A stoothlike
sprojection son sthe ssuperior ssurface sof sC2
When staking san sAP saxial sprojection sof sthe scervical sspine, sthe scentral sray sis
sdirected: s- sANS--15 sdegrees scephalad
What sis sthe srationale sfor susing sa s72-inch sSID sfor sthe slateral sprojection sof sthe
scervical sspine? s- sANS--This sSID shelps sto sovercome sthe smagnification scaused sby
sthe sincreased sOID sof sthe sposition
What sanatomic sstructures sof sthe scervical sspine sare sbest sdemonstrated sby sthe
slateral sprojection? s- sANS--Zygapophyseal sjoints
What sis sthe sproper scentral sray sangle sand sdirection sfor sthe sAP soblique sprojections
sof sthe scervical sspine? s- sANS--15 sdegrees scephalad
What sis sthe sproper spatient sposition sfor san sAP soblique sprojection sof sthe scervical
sspine? s- sANS--a s45-degree sposterior soblique sposition
What sanatomic sstructures sare sbest sdemonstrated sby sthe sPA soblique sprojections sof
sthe scervical sspine? s- sANS--Intevertebral sforamina scloser sto sthe sIR
How smany svertebrae smake sup sthe sthoracic sspine? s- sANS--12
Which svertebrae shave sspecial sfacets sfor sarticulation swith sthe sribs? s- sANS--Thoracic
Breathing stechnique sis sused sto sadvantage swhen staking sa slateral sprojection sof sthe
s- sANS--thoracic sspine
The spatient sis spositioned swith sthe scoronal splane sof sthe sbody sperpendicular sto sthe
sIR, sand sthe sarm sclosest sto sthe sIR sraised sover sthe shead. sThe scentral sray sis
sperpendicular sand scentered sto sthe slevel sof sthe sC7 sto sT1 sinterspace. sWhat
sprojection sand sanatomy swill sbe sdemonstrated sin sthe simage s- sANS--A slateral
sprojection sof sthe scervicothoracic sregion
