Module 1

Question 1

T or F: Godfrey Hounsfield received the 1979 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the first use of CT scanning on a human subject.

Answer 1

true

Question 2

T or F: In some cases, sectional and 3-D techniques can help physicians see anatomy so well that invasive procedures are no longer necessary

Answer 2

true

Question 3

Which cervical vertebra often serves as an external anatomical landmark because it is visible - or prominent - through the skin in about two-thirds of people?

Answer 3

C7

Question 4

What is the small bony area that protrudes inferiorly from the body of the sternum and is an important landmark when medical personnel perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

Answer 4

xiphoid process

Question 5

T or F: The coccyx is posterior to the rectum

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Which of the following is not a main cavity in the human torso?

Answer 6

iliac

Question 7

Which of the following organs is not located in the pelvic cavity?

Answer 7

kidney

Question 8

What kind of mobility do synarthrosis joints have?

Answer 8

none

Question 9

T or F: CT is primarily used to provide excellent functional information

Answer 9

false

Question 10

A disadvantage of ultrasonography is its:

Answer 10

inability to image obese patients

Question 11

T or F: Nuclear medicine can provide excellent functional information, such as whether cancerous tumors are responding to treatment

Answer 11

true