Exam 2 Thoracic + Abdomen

Question 1

Meaning of dashes on an x-ray film

Answer 1

showing lower lobe of the liver

Question 2

meaning of dots on an x-ray

Answer 2

showing the outline of the kidneys

Question 3

meaning of dashes and dots on an x-ray

Answer 3

outlining psoas muscles

Question 4

space behind the heart

Answer 4

retrocardial space

Question 5

Level of contrast used for chest x-ray

Answer 5

Low contrast, long scale

Question 6

Level of contrast used for abdomen x-ray

Answer 6

Moderate contrast, shorter scale than chest

Question 7

Anatomy of upper right quadrant

Answer 7

liver, gall bladder, flexor of colon

Question 8

Anatomy of lower left quadrant

Answer 8

descending colon, small intestine, part of urinary bladder

Question 9

Anatomy of upper left quadrant

Answer 9

spleen, stomach, transverse and part of descending colon

Question 10

Anatomy of lower right quadrant

Answer 10

appendix, ileum, ascending colon

Question 11

What we are mainly looking for in an abdomen x-ray

Answer 11

free air

Question 12

What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Answer 12

diaphragm

Question 13

Borders of the abdominal cavity

Answer 13

diaphragm to the bony pelvis (pubic symphysis)

Question 14

Space behind peritoneum

Answer 14

retroperitoneum, contains kidneys and pancreas

Question 15

Obstruction series

Answer 15

AP Abdomen supine, AP abdomen upright, PA chest upright

Question 16

2-way abdomen series

Answer 16

AP supine and AP upright, looking for free air

Question 17

What are we looking for when we do a lateral abdomen

Answer 17

foreign bodies

Question 18

Posterior border of the mediastinum

Answer 18

thoracic spine

Question 19

anterior boundary of the mediastinum

Answer 19

sternum and costal cartilages

Question 20

lateral border of the mediastinum

Answer 20

mediastinal pleura

Question 21

superior border of the mediastinum

Answer 21

thoracic inlet

Question 22

inferior border of the mediastinum

Answer 22

diaphragm

Question 23

Location of the thymus

Answer 23

behind the sternum and between the lungs

Question 24

Anatomic structure examied to detect subtle signes of rotation of a PA chest projection

Answer 24

sternoclavicular joints

Question 25

Space located between the two pleural cavities

Answer 25

mediastinum

Question 26

The trachea is ____ to the esophagus

Answer 26

anterior

Question 27

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the

Answer 27

alveoli

Question 28

The light, spongy, elastic stubstances of the lungs

Answer 28

parenchyma

Question 29

Lower, oblique, concave aspect of the lung

Answer 29

base

Question 30

Serous membrane covering the lungs

Answer 30

pleura

Question 31

pneumoconiosis diseases

Answer 31

diseases associated with the inhalation of foreign particles such as silicon dust

Question 32

The pharynx is divided into ____ subdivisions

Answer 32

three

Question 33

Air accumulation in the pleural cavity

Answer 33

pneumothorax

Question 34

Position to best demonstrate a pneumothorax in the left lung in a very ill patient

Answer 34

right lateral decubitus

Question 35

Why the left lateral position is often used in chest radiography

Answer 35

It provides a less magnified image of the heart

Question 36

Failure of peristalsis causes a pathologic condition of the abdomen called

Answer 36

Ileus

Question 37

Evidence that a patient is in a true lateral position in a lateral projection of the abdomen

Answer 37

open lumbar intervertebral foramina

Question 38

Which structure must be demonstrated in the image of an AP projection, left lateral decubitus position, of the abdomen if the patient is being evaluated for fluid accumulation?

Answer 38

The side down

Question 39

Presence of air in the peritoneal cavity

Answer 39

pneumoperitoneum

Question 40

Pathologic condition of the abdomen in which the bowel lumen is blocked

Answer 40

Obstruction

Question 41

Pathologic condition of the abdomen caused by the loss of peristalsis

Answer 41

Ileus

Question 42

Folds of the double-walled seromembranous sac that encloses the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 42

Mesentery

Question 43

Localized dilation of an artery that may occur in the abdominal aorta

Answer 43

Aneurysm

Question 44

The inner layer of the double-walled seromembranous sac that encloses the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 44

Visceral

Question 45

Posterior cavity of the peritoneum

Answer 45

Retroperitoneum

Question 46

Folds of the double-walled seromembranous sac that encloses the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 46

Omenta

Question 47

The double-walled seromembranous sac that encloses the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 47

Peritoneum

Question 48

The outer layer of the double-walled seromembranous sac that encloses the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 48

Parietal