BASIC RADIOGRAPHY TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (REVISION)
What is the minimal number of projections taken for a study of the right hip?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 - ANS -2
A patient is erect with the left side of his chest placed against the image receptor. The central
ray (CR) enters the right side of his upper chest and exits the left. Which specific position has
the patient been placed into?
a. Upright lateral
b. Right lateral
c. Left lateral
d. Erect lateral - ANS -Left lateral
True or false:
According to the ARRT Code of Ethics, a radiologic technologist may discuss any patient's clinical
history with another health professional. - ANS -False
The radiographic term projection is defined as:
a. The direction or path of the central ray of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient
b. A specific body position
,c. A direction or path of the central ray of the beam as it exits the x-ray tube
d. A general body position - ANS -The direction or path of the central ray of the x-ray beam as it
passes through the patient
True or false:
The term position can be used for both a lateral and an oblique body position. - ANS -True
Moving the foot and toes downward is:
a. Plantar flexion
b. Dorsiflexion
c. Inversion
d. Eversion - ANS -Plantar flexion
What type of projection is created with the CR directed 10° or more along the long axis of the
body?
a. Axial
b. Lordotic
c. Tangential
d. Cephalic - ANS -Axial
A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20°
toward the image receptor and table. What is this radiographic position?
a. Left anterior oblique
b. Right posterior oblique
c. Right anterior oblique
d. Left posterior oblique - ANS -Right posterior oblique
, A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the _______
plane?
a. Axial
b. Mid-coronal
c. Sagittal
d. Horizontal - ANS -Mid-coronal
An upright position with the arms abducted slightly (down), palms facing forward, and feet
together and facing forward describes the ______ position?
a. General
b. Anatomical
c. Radiographic
d. Superior - ANS -Anatomical
The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
a. Diarthrosis
b. Functional
c. Synarthrosis
d. Amphiarthrosis - ANS -Diarthrosis
Which of the following body systems regulates body temperature?
a. Integumentary
b. Respiratory
c. Endocrine
d. Circulatory - ANS -Integumentary
Examples of "flat" bones are the:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (REVISION)
What is the minimal number of projections taken for a study of the right hip?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 - ANS -2
A patient is erect with the left side of his chest placed against the image receptor. The central
ray (CR) enters the right side of his upper chest and exits the left. Which specific position has
the patient been placed into?
a. Upright lateral
b. Right lateral
c. Left lateral
d. Erect lateral - ANS -Left lateral
True or false:
According to the ARRT Code of Ethics, a radiologic technologist may discuss any patient's clinical
history with another health professional. - ANS -False
The radiographic term projection is defined as:
a. The direction or path of the central ray of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient
b. A specific body position
,c. A direction or path of the central ray of the beam as it exits the x-ray tube
d. A general body position - ANS -The direction or path of the central ray of the x-ray beam as it
passes through the patient
True or false:
The term position can be used for both a lateral and an oblique body position. - ANS -True
Moving the foot and toes downward is:
a. Plantar flexion
b. Dorsiflexion
c. Inversion
d. Eversion - ANS -Plantar flexion
What type of projection is created with the CR directed 10° or more along the long axis of the
body?
a. Axial
b. Lordotic
c. Tangential
d. Cephalic - ANS -Axial
A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20°
toward the image receptor and table. What is this radiographic position?
a. Left anterior oblique
b. Right posterior oblique
c. Right anterior oblique
d. Left posterior oblique - ANS -Right posterior oblique
, A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the _______
plane?
a. Axial
b. Mid-coronal
c. Sagittal
d. Horizontal - ANS -Mid-coronal
An upright position with the arms abducted slightly (down), palms facing forward, and feet
together and facing forward describes the ______ position?
a. General
b. Anatomical
c. Radiographic
d. Superior - ANS -Anatomical
The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
a. Diarthrosis
b. Functional
c. Synarthrosis
d. Amphiarthrosis - ANS -Diarthrosis
Which of the following body systems regulates body temperature?
a. Integumentary
b. Respiratory
c. Endocrine
d. Circulatory - ANS -Integumentary
Examples of "flat" bones are the:
