Radiographic Terms (MOD 1)

A dorsoplantar projection would be a radiographic study of?

foot

Tangential and axial projections are the same type of projection

False

What type of projection is created with the CR directed along the long axis of the body?

axial

The top of the foot is placed against the image receptor with the perpendicular central ray entering the sole of the foot. What specific projection has been performed?

plantodorsal

The adult human body has ____ bones

206

A patient is erect facing the image receptor. The left side of the body is turned 45 degrees toward the image receptor. The CR enters the posterior aspect of the body and exits the anterior. What is this radiographic position?

LAO

A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20 degrees toward the image receptor. What is this radiographic position?

RPO

An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes the?

anatomic position

Movement in the form of a circle is the definition for?

circumduction

A patient is lying on her back. The x-ray tube is horizontally directed with the CR entering the right side of the body. The image receptor is adjacent to the left side of the body. What is the radiographic position?

dorsal decubitus

Moving the foot and toes downward is?

dorsiflexion

A patient is erect with the left side against the image receptor (IR). The central ray (CR) enters the right side of the body. What is this radiographic position?

left lateral

What is the general term for a position in which the long axis of the body is angled in relationship to the image receptor rather than the central ray?

lordotic

The vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves describes the:

median or midsagittal plane

The opposite term for supination is?

pronation

A representation of the patient's anatomic structures that can be obtained, viewed, manipulated, and stored digitally is the definition for:

radiographic image

The patient is lying on her right side on a cart. The anterior surface of the patient is against the image receptor. A horizontal central ray enters the posterior surface and exits the anterior surface of the body. What specific projection/position has been performed?

right lateral decubitus

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

sternum

The patient's head and neck are hyperextend with the top of the skull directly against the image receptor. The central ray enters just below the chin. Which specific projection has been performed?

submentovertical (SMV)

The structural term for a freely movable joint is?

synovial

Which of following is not a functional classification of joints?

synovial

A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed?

tangential

Radiographic view is not a valid positioning term in the United States

true

The term position can be used for both a lateral and an oblique body position

true

The term view describes the radiographic image as seen from the vantage of the x-ray tube

true