Ch 1. Review Exercise B
8) True / False : The Frankfort horizontal plane is also referred to as the midcoronal plane.
False
4) The vertical plane that divides the body into equal right and left is the ----- plane.
Median or midsagital
5) The vertical plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the -------- plane
Midcoronal
27-8) Near the skin surface
H. Superficial
27) Match the following relationship terms to the correct definition ( using each term only once):
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6) A plane taken at right angles along any point of the longitudinal axis of the body is the ------ plane.
Transverse or axial
11) True / False: Oblique and lateral positions are described according to the side of the body closest to the image receptor.
True
12) True / False: Decubitus positions always use a horizontal x-ray beam.
True
23) True / False : Radiographic "view" is not a correct positioning term in the United States.
True
7) True / False : The base plane of the skull is a plane located between the infraobital margin of the orbit and the superior margin of the external auditory meatus.
True
27-9) Away from the head end
A. Caudad or inferior
27-1) Near the source or beginning
F. Proximal
26-7) Supination is opposite to
Pronation
26-8) Retraction is opposite to
Protraction
28) Moving or thrusting the jaw forward from the normal position is an example of -------
Protraction
19-5) Front half of the patient
B. Anterior
27-5) Away from the source or beginning
C. Distal
26-4) Eversion is opposite to
Inversion
26-2) Ulnar deviation is opposite to
Radial deviation
29) To turn or bend the wrist toward the radius side is called ------
Radial deviation
22) The specific position that demonstrates the apices of the lungs, without superimposition of the clavicles, is termed a/an ----- position.
(Apical) lordotic position
19) Match the following definitions to the correct term ( using each term only one)
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25) Match the following. ( Indicate whether the following terms describe a position or projection.)
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26) For each of the following terms, list the word that has the Opposite meaning.
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30) Which two types of information should be imprinted on every radiographic image?
A. Patient identification and date B. Anatomic side markers
25-10) Left lateral decubitus
A. Position
25-2) Prone
A. Position
25-3) Trendelenburg
A. Position
25-4) Left posterior oblique
A. Position
25-5) Left lateral chest
A. Position
25-8) Lordotic
A. Position
19-10) Back half of the patient
A. Posterior
9) The direction or path of the central ray defines the following positioning term A. Projection B. View C. Position D. Perspective
A. Projection
26-6) Abduction is opposite to
Adduction
3) An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head and feet directed straight ahead describes the ------- position.
Anatomic
20) What is the name of the projection in which the central ray enters the anterior surface and exits the posterior surface? --------
Anteroposterior (AP)
21) A projection using a CR angle of 10 degrees or more directed parallel along the long axis of the body or body part is termed a/ an ----- projection.
Axial
27-10) Father from the skin surface
B. Deep
25-1) Anteroposterior
B. Projection
25-6) Mediolateral ankle
B. Projection
25-7) Tangential
B. Projection
25-9) Inferosuperior axial
B. Projection
19-8) Posterior aspect of foot
C. Plantar
10) The positioning term that describes the general and specific body position is: A. Projection B. View C. Position D. Perspective
C. Position
2) The -------- is the aspect of an x-ray beam that has the least divergence ( unless there is angulation).
Central ray
27-2) On the opposite side
D. Contralateral
19-6) Top or anterior surface of the foot
D. Dorsum pedis
16) Situation: The patient is lying on his or her back. The x-ray beam is directed horizontally and enters the right side of the body and exits the left side of the body. An image receptor is placed against the left side of the patient. Which specific position has been used? .....
Dorsal decubitus (left lateral)
27-4) Toward the head end of the body
E. Cephalad or superior
19-9) Position in which head is lower than feet
E. Trendelenburg
26-9) Depression is opposite to
Elevation
26-1) Flexion is opposite to
Extension
19-3) An upright position
F. Erect
24) True / False : The term varus describes the bending of a part outward.
False ( inward, toward midline)
27-3) Toward the center
G. Medial
19-2) Lying on the back facing upward
G. Supine
19-1) Palm on the hand
H. Palmar
27-7) On the same side
I. Ipsilateral
19-4) Lying down in any position
I. Recumbent
27-6) Outside or outward
J. Exterior
19-7) Position in which head is higher than the feet
J. Fowler's
13) What is the name of the position in which the body is turned 90 degrees from a true anteroposterior (AP) or posteroanterior (PA) projection?
Lateral position
18) Situation: A patient is lying on the left side on a cart. The x-ray beam is directed horizontally and enters the posterior surface and exits the anterior aspect of the body. The image receptor is against the anterior surface. Which specific position has been performed? --
Left lateral decubitus (PA)
14) Situation: A patient is erect with the back to the image receptor. The left side of the body is turned 45 degrees toward the image receptor. What is this position?
Left posterior oblique (LPO)
26-5) Lateral ( external) rotation is opposite to
Medial (internal) roation
26-3) Dorsiflexion is opposite to
Plantar flexion
1) A(n) ----------- is an image of a patient's anatomic part(s) as produced by the actions
Radiograph
15) Situation: A patient is recumbent facing the image receptor. The right side of the body is turned 15 degrees toward the image receptor. What is this position?
Right anterior oblique ( RAO)
17) The patient is erect with the right side of the body against the image receptor. The x-ray beam enters the left side and exits the right side of the body. Which specific position has been performed? --------
Right lateral
