Anatomic Position Test Flashcards
Which of the following terms best describes upright, stand or sitting erect?
a.) erect
b.) prone
c.) supine
d.) recumbent
a.) erect
Which of the following terms describe the top or anterior surface of the foot?
a.) dorsal
b.) ventral
c.) palmar
d.) posterior
a.) dorsal
Lying down in any position best describes which term?
a.) erect
b.) standing in lateral postion
c.) standing in rpo
d.) recumbant
d.) recumbent
Which of the following statements best describes oblique plane? Choose all that apply.
a.) longitudinal or transverse plane that is at right angle or slant
b.) divides the body into superior and anterior
c.) oblique section through the trunk
a.) longitudinal or transverse plane that is at right angle or slant
b.) oblique section through the trunk
Which term best describes lying face down prone?
a.) dorsal recumbent
b.) ventral recumbment
c.) lateral recumbent
d.) erect
b.) ventral recumbent
Which of the following terms means medial movement of the arm and/or leg toward the body?
a.) lateral
b.) abduction
c.) adduction
d.) medial
c.) adduction
What is the correct acronym for right posterior oblique?
a.) LPO
b.) RPO
c.) LAO
d.) RAO
b.) RPO
Choose all that apply to palpation.
a.) use fingertips
b.) apply light pressure
c.) must be done gently
d.) patient should always be informed before palpation
a. use fingertips
b. apply light pressure
c. must be done gently
d. patient should always be informed before palpation
all answers are correct.
Which term describes cephalad? Choose all that apply.
a.) angle toward patient head
b.) superior
c.) angle toward patient feet
d.) inferior
a.) angle toward patient head
b.) superior
Which of the following best describes anterior or ventral? Choose all that apply.
a.) front half of body
b.) tops of feet
c.) front or palms of hand
d.) back half of the body
a.) front half of body
b.) tops of feet
c.) front or palms of hands
The term medial refers to:
a.) outside
b.) pinky side of hand
c.) Inside
d.) thumb side of hand
b.) pinky side of hand
c.) inside
Which of the following statements describes AP oblique projection?
Choose all that apply.
a.) cr enters anterior and exits posterior
b.) cr enters posterior and exits anterior
c.) upper and lower obliques are rotated to oblique
d.) upper and lower obliques are true AP
a.) cr enters anterior and exits posterior
c.) upper and lower obliques are rotated to oblique
Palmar surface of the hand refers to:
a.) posterior
b.) anterior
c.) lateral side of hand
d.) medial side of hand
b.) anterior
Which of the following apply to personnel monitoring device? Choose all that apply.
a.) a second radiation monitoring device should be worm at the waist if the radiographer is pregnant.
b.) monitoring device can be placed on TV or microwave
c.) monitoring device should be worn at neck at all times.
d.) monitoring device may be left in hot car.
a.) a second monitoring device should be worn at the waist if the radiographer is pregnant.
c.) monitoring device should be worn at neck at all times.
Outward stress of the foot is termed _______.
a.) plantar flexion
b.) eversion
c.) dorsiflexion
d.) inversion
b.) eversion
Which of the following describe tangential projection? Choose all that apply.
a.) always enters AP
b.) example would be patella
c.) skims
d.) touching a curve or surface only at one point
b.) example would be patella
c.) skims
d.) touching a curve or surface only at one point
Choose all that apply when referring to decubitus.
a.) Essential for air fluid levels
b.) essential for free air in the body cavity in the chest and abdomen
c.) air rises to uppermost part of body cavity
d.) always performed prone
a.) essential for air fluid levels
b.) essential for free air in the body cavity in the chest and abdomen
c.) air rises to uppermost part of body cavity
Plantodorsal describes the path of the CR from __________ to _________.
a.)anterior to posterior
b.) posterior to anterior
c.) right to left
d.) AP to PA
b.) posterior to anterior
Which of the following terms best describes the sole or posterior surface of the foot?
a.) oblique
b.) dorsal
c.) plantar
d.) palmar
c.) plantar
Why is the lordotic position uses in specific AP chest projection?
a.) demonstrates apices of the lung
b.) demonstrates mid-lung
c.) demonstrates base of lung
d.) demonstrates costophrenic angles
a.) demonstrates apices of the lung
On the superoinferior axial projection the central ray enters _______ and exits _______.
a.) superiorly, inferiorly
b.) inferiorly, superiorly
c.) AP,PA
d.) none of the above
a.) superiorly, inferiorly
Which of the following best describes the patient lying on abdomen facing downward?
a.) supine
b.) prone
c.) erect
d.) recumbent
b.) prone
Which of the following best describes axial? Choose all that apply.
a.) describes 10 degree angle or more
b.) describes 5 degree angle or more
c.) AP or PA
d.) long axis of structure
a.) describes 10 degree angle or more
c.) AP or PA
d.) long axis of structure
Which of the following best describes transthoracic lateral projection? Choose all that apply.
a.) lateral projection through the thorax
b.) right and left lateral projections
c.) used on transthoracic shoulders
d.) indicated by which shoulder is furtherest away from IR
a.) lateral projection though the thorax
b.) right and left lateral projections
c.) used on transthoracic shoulders
What is the correct term for palm down?
a.) supination
b.) abduction
c.) pronation
d.) adduction
c.) pronation
Which of the following terms best describes the central ray entering the lateral side and exiting the medial side?
a.) lateral
b.) mediolateral
c.) lateromedial
d.) PA
c.) lateromedial
Which term best describes patient lying on left anterior side, right knee and thrigh flexed on table, left arm down behind the patient back?
a.) fowlers
b.) trendelenburg
c.) lateral
d.) sims
d.) sims
What is the correct term for palm up?
a.) abduction
b.) supination
c.) adduction
d.) pronation
b.) supination
Choose the best answers that describe dorsoplantar projection?
a.) example would be PA foot
b.) path of CR from anterior to posterior surface of the foot
c.) example would be AP foot
d.) none of the above
c.) example would be AP foot
Which of the following best describes projection? Choose all that apply.
a.) refers to the side of
b.) part closest to IR
c.) body part from which CR exists
d.) true lateral is always 90 degrees. if not a true lateral it is considered oblique
a.) refers to the side of
b.) part closest to IR
c.) body part from which CR exists
d.) true lateral is always 90 degrees. if not a true lateral it is considered oblique
-all answers are correct
Choose all that apply to the acronym PA.
a.) posteroanterior
b.) central ray from posterior to anterior
c.) posterior and anterior combines both perms into one word
a.) posteroanterior
b.) central ray from posterior to anterior
c.) posterior and anterior combines both terms into one word
-all answers are correct
What does the term deviation refer to?
a.) turn aside or away from
b.) turn towards
c.) turn right
d.) turn left
a.) turn aside or away from
Dorsal surfacce of the hand refers to:
a.) back of hand
b.) front of hand
c.) medial side of hand
d.) lateral side of hand
a.) back of hand
Radiographers should only shield infant patients.
a.) true
b.) false
b.) false
Which of the following statements best describes anatomic position?
a.) recumbent position, arms abducted down, palms forward, head and feet turned straight
b.) upright position, arms adducted, dorsal portion of hand forward, head and feet turned straight
c.) upright position, arms abducted down, palms forward, head and feet directed straight ahead
d.) upright position, arms abducted down, palms forward, head and feet turned to the right side
c.) upright position, arms abducted down, palsm forward, head and feet directed straight ahead
Which of the following best describes the oblique position? Choose all that apply.
a.) angled position closest to IR
b.) body part from which CR exists
c.) lying on back
d.) angled position
a.) angled position closest to IR
b.) body part from which CR exists
d.) angled position
Which term means to turn part to the inside?
a.) lateral
b.) medial
c.) lateralomedial
d.) lateral oblique
b.) medial
Which of the following best describes posterior decubitus? Choose best answer.
a.) posterior decubitus is known as dorsal
b.) posterior decubitus is also known as ventral
c.) left lateral decubitus
d.) right lateral decubitus
a.) posterior decubitus is known as dorsal
In radiography the acronym ALARA means as low as reasonably acheivable.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Choose all that apply to the acronym AP.
a.) central ray enters anterior and exits posterior
b.) AP projection is the correct projection term
c.) anterior and posterior combines both terms into one word
a.) central ray enters anterior and exits posterior
b.) AP projection is the correct projection term
c.) anterior and posterior combines both terms into one word
-all answers are correct
Which of the following statements describes mediolateral?
a.) CR enters lateral and exits medial
b.) part being examined rotated medially
c.) CR enters medial and exits lateral
d.) part being examined rotated laterally
c.) CR enters medial and exits lateral
which term and/or terms describes the body at right angles to a longitudinal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions. choose all that apply
a.) horizontal
b.) coronal
c.) oblique
d.) sagital
a.) horizontal
Which of the following terms mean to turn the part to the outside?
a.) medial
b.) mediolateral
c.) lateral
d.) lateralomedial
c.) lateral
Which of the following terms best describes turn hand and wrist toward unlar side?
a.) radial deviation
b.) ulnar deviation
c.) wrist hyperextended
d.) acute flexion
b.) ulnar deviation
Which of the following refers to caudad? Choose all that apply.
a.) superior
b.) toward patient head
c.) toward patient feet
d.) inferior
c.) toward patient feet
d.) inferior
Choose all that apply to anatomic marker placement.
a.) mark right side
b.) mark left side
c.) placed on patient lateral side
d.) every image should be marked correctly
a.) mark right side
b.) mark left side
c.) placed on patient lateral side
d.) every image should be marked correctly
-all answers are correct
Which of the following best describes extension?
a.) spine straight or neutral
b.) bent to right
c.) bent to left
d.) bending forward
a.) spine straight or neutral
Which of the following are true regarding RPO? Choose all that apply.
a.) Body part closer to IR
b.) referred to as AP obliques
c.) CR enters anterior exits posterior
d.) CR enters posterior and exits anterior
a.) body part closer to IR
b.) referred to as AP obliques
c.) CR enters anterior exits posterior
The term coronal plane divides the body into which parts? Choose all that apply.
a.) Anterior
b.) posterior
c.) medial
d.) horizontal
a.) anterior
b.) posterior
Which term describes bending spine forward?
a.) flexion
b.)extension
c.) medial
d.) lateral
a.) flexion
Lateral refers to:
a.) outside
b.) inside
c.) thumb side
d.) pinky side
c.) thumb side
Moving foot and toes upward to _______.
a.) plantar flexion
b.) dorsiflexion
c.) eversion
d.) inversion
b.) dorsiflexion
WHich of the following acronyms are correct when referring to anterior obliques? CHoose all that apply.
a.) RPO
b.) LAO
c.) LPO
d.) RAO
b.) LAO
d.) RAO
Which of the following best describes posterior or dorsal? Choose all that apply.
a.) front half of body
b.) back half of body
c.) part of the body seen when the patient is viewed from the back
d.) bottom of feet and back of hands
b.) back half of the body
c.) part of the body seen when the patient is viewed from the back
d.) bottom of feet and back of hands
Proximal refers to _________ the source.
a.) closer
b.) farther
c.) medial
d.) lateral
a.) closer
Inward stress of the foot is termed ____________.
a.) inversion
b.) plantar
c.) eversion
d.) dorsiflexion
a.) inversion
Moving foot downward toward normal position is ____________.
a.) eversion
b.) plantar flexion
c.) inversion
d.) dorsiflexion
b.) plantar flexion
choose all that apply to lateral decubitus.
a.) named according to the side down
b.) named according to the side up
c.) AP or PA projection
d.) patient lies on side
a.) named according to the side down
c.) AP or PA projections
d.) patient lies on side
Right and left anterior obliques are also PA obliques.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Which term or terms describes the longitudinal planes into right and left parts? Choose all that apply.
a.) sagital
b.) midsagital
c.) coronal
d.) median
a.) sagital
b.) midsagital
d.) median
Which of the following terms mean to move the arm or leg lateral or away?
a.) adduction
b.) lateral
c.) medial
d.) abduction
d.) abduction
On the ventral decubitus the patient is lying on the __________ surface.
a.) posterior
b.) anterior
c.) left side
d.) right side
b.) anterior
Choose all that apply to obliques of upper and lower limbs.
a.) medial or lateral rotations
b.) AP or PA obliques
c.) PA obliques only
d.) AP obliques only
a.) medial or lateral rotations
b.) AP or PA obliques
Distal is _________ from the source.
a.) closer
b.) away
c.) lateral
d.) medial
b.) away
Which of the following statements best describes the ALARA principle? Choose all that apply.
a.) use close collimation
b.) never hold a patient
c.) never hold a patient if you are pregnant
d.) parent or family member should be the only people who hold patients
e.) when holding a patient never wear a lead apron or thyroid shield
a.) use close collimation
b.) never hold a patient
c.) never hold a patient if you are pregnant
d.) parent or family member should be the only people who hold patients
Which term best describes head higher than feet?
a.) fowlers
b.) trendelenburg
c.) lateral
d.) sims
a.) fowlers
Which of the following describes inferosuperior axial projection?
a.) CR enters superiorly exits inferiorly
b.) CR enters inferiorly and exits superiorly
c.) enters AP exits PA
d.) enters PA exits AP
b.) CR enters inferiorly and exits superiorly
Radial deviation refers to:
a.) turn hand and wrist toward ulna side
b.) turn hand and wrist toward radial side
c.) palm of hand rests IR
d.) wrist fully extended
b.) turn hand and wrist toward radial side
Which term best describes the direction and/or path of the CR of the xray beam as it passes through the patient projection an image on the IR?
a.) position
b.) projecton
c.) anterior
d.) posterior
b.) projection
Which of the following terms describes lying on back and facing upward?
a.) prone
b.) supine
c.) PA
d.) erect
b.) supine
Lateral recumbent is described by which of the following statements? choose all that apply.
a.) lying on left side
b.) lying on right side
c.) prone
d.) lying on side
a.) lying on left side
b.) lying on right side
d.) lying on side
Why is it important to have a minimum of two views? Choose all that apply.
a.) small fractures and/or tumors may not be seen only on one projection
b.) localization of foreign body or leisure
c.) superimposition of anatomic structures
d.) none of the above
a.) small fractures and/or tumors may not be seen only on one projection
b.) localization of foreign body or leisure
c.) superimposition of anatomic structures
When should three projections be performed?
a.) on joints
b.) on spines
c.) on head work
d.) on hands only
a.) on joints
Dorsal recumbent is best described by: Choose all that apply.
a.) lying on back
b.) lying on stomach
c.) prone
d.) supine
a.) lying on back
d.) supine
Which of the following terms best describes head lower than feet?
a.) fowlers
b.) sims
c.) AP
d.) trendelenburg
d.) trendelenburg
Decubitus is always performed with central ray:
horizontal
Dorsal:
back of body
Ventral:
front of body
