Final Flashcards

1
Q

Ribs lie in an oblique plane in the thorax. How are the anterior and situated in comparison to the posterior

A

3 to 5 inches lower

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2
Q

What is the distance of movement of the diaphragm between the deep inspiration in deep expiration

A

One and a half inches

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3
Q

How much should the body be rotated for a Pa oblique projection of the sternum?

A

15 to 20°

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4
Q

The CR enter at the level of what for a Pa oblique projection of the sternum

A

Seventh thoracic vertebra

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5
Q

Which breathing techniques can be used when performing an oblique projection of the sternum

A

Expiration and slow breathing

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6
Q

What SID is recommended for the P a oblique projection of the sternum

A

30 inches

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7
Q

The recommended SID for the lateral projection of the sternum is what

A

72 inches

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8
Q

Where is the CR position for a P a projection of the sternoclavicular joints

A

Third thoracic vertebra

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9
Q

How is the head of the patient position for a P a projection of one sternoclavicular joint?

A

Turn the head face the affected side

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10
Q

When performing the PA oblique projection of the SC articulations, which of the joints is demonstrated

A

The one touching the ir

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11
Q

How far is the top of the IR or exposure field placed above the upper border of the shoulder for projections of the ribs?

A

One and a half inches

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12
Q

The central ray enters at the level of what for a projection of the upper ribs, PA

A

T7

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13
Q

Which ribs are demonstrated on an AP oblique projection

A

Side closest to the IR

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14
Q

How many ribs attached directly to the sternum

A

Seven

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15
Q

The costovertebral joints of the ribs are

A

Synovial and gliding

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16
Q

The costochondral joint of the ribs are

A

Cartilagineus and synchondrosis

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17
Q

What degree of rotation is required to demonstrate the sternum on a patient whose thorax measures 30 centimeters

A

12°

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18
Q

What degree of rotation is required to demonstrate the sternum in a patient who is thorax measures 15 centimeters

A

22°

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19
Q

To obtain a more uniform density of the respiration phase for the Pa oblique projection of sternoclavicular joints is

A

Suspend at the end of expiration

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20
Q

What position should you put your patient in for AP ribs below the diaphragm

A

Supine

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21
Q

Which structure is air filled on double contrast images of the stomach obtained in the PA oblique projection RAO position

A

Fundus

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22
Q

Which position will demonstrate the right colic flexure best

A

LPO

23
Q

Where is the right colic flexure located

A

Near the liver

24
Q

Where is the left colic flexure located?

A

Near the spleen

25
Q

The central ray angulation for the AP axial projection of a BE

A

30 to 40° cephalad

26
Q

At which level is the ir centered for a PA projection of the stomach and duodenum

A

L1, L2

27
Q

How much is the body rotated for the PA oblique projection of the stomach and duodenum

A

40 to 70°

28
Q

What is the average Central ray angulation for the PA axial Haas projection of the skull

A

25° cephalad

29
Q

What is centered to the image receptor for a P a projection of the cranium?

A

Nasion

30
Q

Central ray angle for the PA axial, Caldwel projection of the skull

A

15° caudad

31
Q

Six areas of incomplete ossification in a newborn infant skull are called

A

Fontanels

32
Q

In a typically shaped head, the petrous pyramids project from the mid sagittal how many degrees

A

47°

33
Q

What skull type is considered average in size and shape

A

Mesocephalic

34
Q

If a patient cannot be turned for a Pa axial projection of the skull what is the central ray angulation for a AP axial projection instead?

A

15° cephalad

35
Q

If the infraorbitomeatal line is place perpendicular to the image receptor during a AP axial town method of the skull how many degrees angulation is there?

A

37° caudad

36
Q

Which two vertebral areas have a lordotic curve

A

Lumbar and cervical

37
Q

The articulation between the articular processes of the vertebral arches are called the what

A

Zygapophyseal joints

38
Q

Intervertebral Fermina of the superior four lumbar vertebra, are situated how many degrees from the mid sagittal plane

A

90

39
Q

What is the central ray angle for the AP axial projection of the SI joints

A

30 to 35° cephalad

40
Q

How many degrees is the body rotated for SI joint obliques

A

25 to 30°

41
Q

Spina bifida is a congenital deformity of the vertebral column in which the what fail to unite posteriorly

A

Lamina

42
Q

C4 - C5 landmark

A

Thyroid cartilage

43
Q

C1 landmark

A

Mastoid process

44
Q

T7 landmark

A

Inferior scapular angle

45
Q

T2 to T3 landmark

A

Jugular notch

46
Q

T9 to T10 landmark

A

Xiphoid process

47
Q

When can you see the intervertebral foramina

A

Oblique cspines but lateral T & L spines

48
Q

When can you view Zygapophyseal joints

A

Lateral cspines but oblique T and L spines

49
Q

Where is the IR centered for a lateral C-spine, Grandy method

A

Fourth cervical vertebra

50
Q

Where is the central ray centered for a lateral thoracic spine view

A

T7

51
Q

Which intervertebral foramina are demonstrated on an AP axial oblique projection of the C-spine

A

Those furthest from the IR

52
Q

Which vertebra is a ring of both an anterior and posterior arch

A

Thoracic

53
Q

What is the angulation for a PA axial projection of the mandibular Rami

A

20 to 25 degrees cephalic

54
Q

What is the degree of angulation for the axiolateral oblique of that mandible

A

20-25° cephalad