front 1 Which plane divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts? | back 1 midcoronal |
front 2 True or False: The terms radiograph and image receptor refer to the same thing. | back 2 False |
front 3 A longitudinal plane that divides the body into right and left parts is the: | back 3 Sagittal plane |
front 4 Near the source or beginning | back 4 Proximal |
front 5 Away from the head end of the body | back 5 Caudad |
front 6 Inside of something | back 6 Interior |
front 7 Increasing the angle of a joint | back 7 Extension |
front 8 Outward stress of the foot | back 8 eversion |
front 9 Movement of an extremity away from the midline | back 9 Abduction |
front 10 Turning palm downward | back 10 Pronation |
front 11 A backward movement | back 11 Retraction |
front 12 To move around in the form of a circle | back 12 Circumduction |
front 13 toward the center | back 13 medial |
front 14 Away from the source or beginning | back 14 Distal |
front 15 On the opposite side of the body | back 15 Contralateral |
front 16 Laying down in any position | back 16 Recumbent |
front 17 Head lower than the feet position | back 17 Trendelenburg position |
front 18 Upright position, palms forward | back 18 Anatomic position |
front 19 Top of the foot | back 19 Dorsum pedis |
front 20 Frankfort horizontal plane | back 20 Base plane of skull |
front 21 A plane at right angle to the longitudinal plane | back 21 Horizontal plane |
front 22 Head higher than feet position | back 22 Fowler's position |
front 23 Palm of hand | back 23 Palmar |
front 24 Sole of foot | back 24 Plantar |
front 25 Front half of body | back 25 Anterior |
front 26 A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior halves | back 26 midcoronal plane |
front 27 A recumbent position with knees and hips flexed with support for legs | back 27 Lithotomy position (uncomfortable AF) |
front 28 The direction or path of the central ray of the x-ray beam defines the positioning term: | back 28 projection |
front 29 A patient is placed in a recumbent position facing downward. The left side of the body is turned 30 degrees toward the image receptor. Which specific position has been performed? | back 29 LAO Left Anterior Oblique |
front 30 A patient is placed into a recumbent position facing downward. The x-ray tube is directed horizontally and enters the left side and exits the right side of the body. An image receptor is placed against the right side of the patient. Which position has been performed? | back 30 Ventral decubitus |
front 31 A patient is erect with her back to the image receptor. The central ray enters the anterior aspect and exits the posterior aspect of the body. What projection has been performed? | back 31 Anterioposterior |
front 32 A patient is lying down facing upward with the posterior surface of the body against the image receptor. The right side of the body is turned 45 degrees toward the image receptor. The x-ray tube is directed vertically and enters the anterior surface of the body. Which position has been performed? | back 32 RPO Right Posterior Oblique |
front 33 An elbow projection is taken with the posterior surface placed against the image receptor. The elbow is rotated 20 degrees outwardly. Which specific projection has been performed? | back 33 AP oblique with lateral rotation |
front 34 A specific projection of the foot in which a central ray enters the anterior surface and exits the posterior surface is termed: | back 34 Dorsoplantar |
front 35 A patient is placed in a recumbent position with the body tilted so that the head is higher than the feet. The image receptor is under the patient and the x-ray tube is above the patient. What is the general position of the patient? | back 35 Fowler's |
front 36 The anterior surface of the right knee of the patient is facing the image receptor. The anterior aspect of the knee and lower leg is rotated 15 degrees toward the midline. Which specific projection has been performed? | back 36 PA oblique with medial rotation |
front 37 What is the name of the projection in which the central ray merely skims a body part? | back 37 Tangential |
front 38 What is the name of the specific projection in which the central ray enters the left side of the chest and exits the opposite side? | back 38 Transthoracic |
front 39 What is the specific projection that enters the posterior aspect of the skull and exits at the acanthion? | back 39 Parietoacanthial |
front 40 AP chest with 20 degree cephalic angle is an example of what type of projection? | back 40 axial projection |
front 41 What positioning term is no longer considered valid in the United States? | back 41 Radiographic view |
front 42 The opposite of proximal is: | back 42 Distal |
front 43 The opposite of cephalad is: | back 43 Caudad |
front 44 The opposite of ipsilateral is: | back 44 contralateral |
front 45 The opposite of medial is: | back 45 lateral |
front 46 The opposite of superficial is: | back 46 deep |
front 47 The opposite of internal is: | back 47 external |
front 48 The opposite of Lordosis is: | back 48 Kyphosis |
front 49 The opposite of AP is: | back 49 PA |
front 50 The opposite of Superior is: | back 50 inferior |
front 51 The opposite of dorsoplantar is | back 51 Plantodorsal |