Final Flashcards
Ribs lie in an oblique plane in the thorax. How are the anterior and situated in comparison to the posterior
3 to 5 inches lower
What is the distance of movement of the diaphragm between the deep inspiration in deep expiration
One and a half inches
How much should the body be rotated for a Pa oblique projection of the sternum?
15 to 20°
The CR enter at the level of what for a Pa oblique projection of the sternum
Seventh thoracic vertebra
Which breathing techniques can be used when performing an oblique projection of the sternum
Expiration and slow breathing
What SID is recommended for the P a oblique projection of the sternum
30 inches
The recommended SID for the lateral projection of the sternum is what
72 inches
Where is the CR position for a P a projection of the sternoclavicular joints
Third thoracic vertebra
How is the head of the patient position for a P a projection of one sternoclavicular joint?
Turn the head face the affected side
When performing the PA oblique projection of the SC articulations, which of the joints is demonstrated
The one touching the ir
How far is the top of the IR or exposure field placed above the upper border of the shoulder for projections of the ribs?
One and a half inches
The central ray enters at the level of what for a projection of the upper ribs, PA
T7
Which ribs are demonstrated on an AP oblique projection
Side closest to the IR
How many ribs attached directly to the sternum
Seven
The costovertebral joints of the ribs are
Synovial and gliding
The costochondral joint of the ribs are
Cartilagineus and synchondrosis
What degree of rotation is required to demonstrate the sternum on a patient whose thorax measures 30 centimeters
12°
What degree of rotation is required to demonstrate the sternum in a patient who is thorax measures 15 centimeters
22°
To obtain a more uniform density of the respiration phase for the Pa oblique projection of sternoclavicular joints is
Suspend at the end of expiration
What position should you put your patient in for AP ribs below the diaphragm
Supine
Which structure is air filled on double contrast images of the stomach obtained in the PA oblique projection RAO position
Fundus
Which position will demonstrate the right colic flexure best
LPO
Where is the right colic flexure located
Near the liver
Where is the left colic flexure located?
Near the spleen
The central ray angulation for the AP axial projection of a BE
30 to 40° cephalad
At which level is the ir centered for a PA projection of the stomach and duodenum
L1, L2
How much is the body rotated for the PA oblique projection of the stomach and duodenum
40 to 70°
What is the average Central ray angulation for the PA axial Haas projection of the skull
25° cephalad
What is centered to the image receptor for a P a projection of the cranium?
Nasion
Central ray angle for the PA axial, Caldwel projection of the skull
15° caudad
Six areas of incomplete ossification in a newborn infant skull are called
Fontanels
In a typically shaped head, the petrous pyramids project from the mid sagittal how many degrees
47°
What skull type is considered average in size and shape
Mesocephalic
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?
15° cephalad
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?
37° caudad
Which two vertebral areas have a lordotic curve
Lumbar and cervical
The articulation between the articular processes of the vertebral arches are called the what
Zygapophyseal joints
Intervertebral Fermina of the superior four lumbar vertebra, are situated how many degrees from the mid sagittal plane
90
What is the central ray angle for the AP axial projection of the SI joints
30 to 35° cephalad
How many degrees is the body rotated for SI joint obliques
25 to 30°
Spina bifida is a congenital deformity of the vertebral column in which the what fail to unite posteriorly
Lamina
C4 - C5 landmark
Thyroid cartilage
C1 landmark
Mastoid process
T7 landmark
Inferior scapular angle
T2 to T3 landmark
Jugular notch
T9 to T10 landmark
Xiphoid process
When can you see the intervertebral foramina
Oblique cspines but lateral T & L spines
When can you view Zygapophyseal joints
Lateral cspines but oblique T and L spines
Where is the IR centered for a lateral C-spine, Grandy method
Fourth cervical vertebra
Where is the central ray centered for a lateral thoracic spine view
T7
Which intervertebral foramina are demonstrated on an AP axial oblique projection of the C-spine
Those furthest from the IR
Which vertebra is a ring of both an anterior and posterior arch
Thoracic
What is the angulation for a PA axial projection of the mandibular Rami
20 to 25 degrees cephalic
What is the degree of angulation for the axiolateral oblique of that mandible
20-25° cephalad
