Chapter 3

Question 1

In which body habitus does the heart lie most transverse?

Answer 1

Hypersthenic

Question 2

What is the space between the two pleural cavities called?

Answer 2

Mediastinum

Question 3

Is the trachea posterior or anterior to the esophagus?

Answer 3

Anterior (if it helps you, in the word “anterior”, t is in front of e)

Question 4

How many lobes does the right lung have?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

How many lobes are in the left lung?

Answer 5

2

Question 6

What is the double walled serous membrane around the lungs called?

Answer 6

Pleura

Question 7

What structure serves as a passage for both air and food?

Answer 7

The Pharynx

Question 8

How long is the pharynx?

Answer 8

5 inches or 13 cm

Question 9

What is the organ of voice?

Answer 9

Larynx

Question 10

What is another term for the laryngeal prominence?

Answer 10

Adam’s Apple

Question 11

What serves as a passage for food AND air?

Answer 11

Pharynx

Question 12

True or False: The pharynx is a part of both the respiratory and digestive systems.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False: The esophagus is part of the digestive canal that connects the pharynx and the stomach.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is the primary control organ of the lymphatic system?

Answer 14

The thymus

Question 15

A partial collapse of all or part of the lung is called ____.

Answer 15

Atelectasis

Question 16

Inflammation of the bronchi is termed ____.

Answer 16

Bronchitis

Question 17

Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity is called ____.

Answer 17

Pleural effusion

Question 18

What is the term for new tissue growth where cell proliferation is uncontrolled?

Answer 18

Tumor

Question 19

Define Pneurmothorax

Answer 19

Collapse of a lung due to air in the pleural cavity

Question 20

Replacement of air with fluid in the lung insterstitium and alveoli is called ____.

Answer 20

Pulmonary Edema

Question 21

Where is the CR directed for a PA chest?

Answer 21

At the level of T7, the inferior angle of the scapula on the midsagittal plane

Question 22

What size IR is used for a PA chest?

Answer 22

35 x 43 cm

Question 23

What is another word for horizontal? (referring to the IR)

Answer 23

Crosswise

Question 24

What is another word for vertical? (referring to the IR)

Answer 24

Lengthwise

Question 25

What SID is used for a PA chest?

Answer 25

72 in.

Question 26

How high above the shoulders should the IR be for a PA chest?

Answer 26

1.5 - 2 in.

Question 27

If a patient has large breasts, how do you go forward in explaining the PA chest?😉

Answer 27

Tell them to pull their breasts to the side.

Question 28

In the procedure of taking a patients radiograph, MMS stands for ____.

Answer 28

Measure, Marker, Shield.

Question 29

Depressing the shoulders during a PA chest x-ray does what?

Answer 29

Positions the clavicles below the apices of the lungs

Question 30

Rotating the shoulders serves what purpose in a PA chest?

Answer 30

Rotates scapulae outward and laterally reduces superimposition of the scapulae with the lungs.

Question 31

What are the breathing instructions for the PA chest?

Answer 31

Take a deep breath, let it out, take a second deep breath and hold.

Question 32

How do know if there is no rotation on a PA chest radiograph?

Answer 32

Sternal ends of clavicles are equidistant from the vertebral column
Trachea is visible in the midline
Equal distance from the vertebral column to the lateral border of ribs on either side

Question 33

True or False: The barium used for cardiac examinations should be thinner than the barium used for the stomach.

Answer 33

False: It should be thicker for the cardiac exam so that it descends more slowly and sticks to the walls of the esophagus.