Exam

Question 1

Voluntary motion resulting from lack of control can be caused by

Answer 1

fear and age

Question 2

how can a radiographer control voluntary motion?

Answer 2

giving clear instruction to the patient

Question 3

All radiographs must be identified with which of the following?

Answer 3

patients name and a marker

Question 4

a plane passing through parallel to the midsagittal plane is called

Answer 4

sagittal plane

Question 5

another word for anterior is

Answer 5

ventral

Question 6

any plane passing through at right angles to its longitudinal axis is known as

Answer 6

horizontal

Question 7

how many regions is the abdomen divided into?

Answer 7

9

Question 8

T9 and T10 are located at the level of

Answer 8

xiphoid process

Question 9

L4 and L5 are located at the level of the

Answer 9

superior aspects of the iliac crests

Question 10

when a fractured bone retains its normal alignment its called

Answer 10

non displaced

Question 11

a fractured bone that is shattered into many pieces

Answer 11

comminuted

Question 12

movement or positioning of the hand toward the radius or ulna is termed

Answer 12

deviation

Question 13

which bone classification develops at or near the tendons

Answer 13

sesamoid

Question 14

a fracture where the bones do not lie in anatomic alignment

Answer 14

displaced

Question 15

tubelike passageway that runs within a bone

Answer 15

meatus

Question 16

which of the following terms refers to the covering of an organ?

Answer 16

visceral

Question 17

the small round elevated process on a bone is called

Answer 17

tubercle

Question 18

Near the age of 21, full ossification occurs between the ends and the central shaft of long bones. The moderately visible area where the bones join is called the

Answer 18

epiphyseal line

Question 19

The piece of cartilage that separates the end of a developing long bone from the central shaft is called the

Answer 19

epipyseal plate

Question 20

The part of the bone where muscles, tendons, or ligaments are attached is called:

Answer 20

tuberosity

Question 21

what is the name of the tough fibrous tissue that covers all bony surfaces

Answer 21

periosteum

Question 22

how many bones does the appendicular skeleton have

Answer 22

126

Question 23

The stomach is positioned the highest in which type of body habitus?

Answer 23

hypersthenic

Question 24

the body habitus with the longest lungs is

Answer 24

asthenic

Question 25

the jugular notch is located at

Answer 25

T2, T3

Question 26

The vertebra prominens is located at the level of the:

Answer 26

c7, t1

Question 27

a fracture of the distal radius with posterior displacement is

Answer 27

colles

Question 28

the head of the radius articulates on the medial side with

Answer 28

radial notch

Question 29

the carpal bones only articulate with the

Answer 29

radius

Question 30

soft tissue radiographs of the elbow in a lateral position are often ordered to demonstrate:

Answer 30

fat pads

Question 31

which of the following bones make up the wrist?

Answer 31

8 carpals

Question 32

To demonstrate the radial head in the axiolateral projection of the elbow (Coyle method), the elbow is flexed:

Answer 32

90

Question 33

The 10 joints of the upper limb are all:

Answer 33

synovial tissue and freely moveable

Question 34

Which of the following positions can be used to perform a lateral projection of the humerus on a patient who has a suspected fracture?

Answer 34

lateral recumbent

Question 35

what is shown in profile in the AP humerus?

Answer 35

greater tubercle

Question 36

what is shown in profile in the lateral humerus?

Answer 36

lesser tubercle