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Positioning I Flashcards

1
Q

The largest organ in the body is:
- Liver
- Intestines
- Integumentary System
- Brain

A

Integumentary System

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2
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The adult appendicular skeleton has __ bones:
- 126
- 80
- 120
- 85

A

126

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3
Q

A bone consisting of a body and two ends (extremities):
- Short bone
- Sesamoid bone
- Flat bone
- Long bone

A

Long bone

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4
Q

A joint that is immovable is called:
- Amphiarthrosis
- Synarthrosis
- Syndesmoses
- Diarthosis

A

Synarthrosis

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5
Q

An example of a cartilaginous symphyses joint:
- knee joint
- Sutures
- Intervertebral joint
- shoulder joint

A

Intervertebral joint

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6
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What type of joint allows the most circumduction?
- Ellipsoidal joint
- Saddle joint
- Ginglymus (hinge) joint
- Ball and socket joint

A

Ball and socket joint

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7
Q

What is the least common body habitus type?
- Sthenic
- Hypersthenic
- Asthenic
- Hyposthenic

A

Hypersthenic

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8
Q

A transverse plane that passes through the body at a right angle to a longitudinal plane:
- Horizontal
- Coronal
- Oblique
- Sagittal

A

Horizontal

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9
Q

The posterior surface of the body is also called:
- Ventral
- Midsagittal
- Dorsal
- Plantar

A

Dorsal

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10
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In an AP projection, the CR enters where on the patient:
- Lateral side
- Anterior side
- Posterior side
- Medial side

A

Anterior side

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11
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A body position where the body is tilted with the head higher than the feet is called:
- Modified Sims
- Trendelenburg
- Recumbent
- Fowler

A

Fowler

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12
Q

A position where the patient is lying on their back:
-V entral recumbent
- Supine
- Prone
- Trendelenburg

A

Supine

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13
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If the CR was entering the mid-coronal plane of an erect patient, what position would the patient be in?
- AP
- Recumbent
- PA
- Lateral

A

Lateral

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14
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If the patients left shoulder and front were closer to the IR, what position would they be in?
- L Lateral
- LAO
- RPO
- RAO

A

LAO

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15
Q

What projection means, touching a curve or surface at only one point:
- Tangential
- Axial
- Lordotic
- Inferosuperior

A

Tangential

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16
Q

In positioning terminology, what is the opposite of Proximal:
- Internal
- Medial
- Deep
- Distal

A

Distal

17
Q

Cephalad refers to:
- Away from the head
- Towards the head
- Near the source
- away from the medial plane

A

Towards the head

18
Q

An outward stress movement of the foot at the ankle joint is:
- Eversion
- Inversion
- Radial deviation
- Hyperextension

A

Eversion

19
Q

A rotational movement of the hand into anatomical position is:
- Pronation
- Abduction
- Supination
- Adduction

A

Supination

20
Q

An example of two projections 90 degrees from each other:
- Axial and PA
- PA and oblique
- Upright and Supine
- AP and Lateral

A

AP and Lateral

21
Q

___ is controlled by kVp:
- Distortion
- Contrast
- Density
- Spatial Resolution

A

Contrast
Density

22
Q

Varying shades of grey of adjacent areas of a radiograph is called:
- Contrast
- Density
- kVp
- Exposure Indicator

A

Contrast

23
Q

An important factor in controlling patient dose is:
- Using more mAs
- Using collimation
- Decreased SOD (source to object distance)
- Larger IR size

A

Using collimation

24
Q

A system used to store and view digital images is:
- DDR
- X-ray console
- CR
- PACS

A

PACS

25
Q

A grid should be used on a body part that is:
< 8cm
> 10 cm
> 5 in
> 10 in

A

> 10 cm

26
Q

A common IR size for CR (computed radiography) is 17”x17”:
- True
- False

A

False

27
Q

Motion on a radiograph decreases overall:
- Detail
- Density
- Patient dose
- Distortion

A

Detail

28
Q

What is not a controlling factor of distortion on a radiograph:
- SID
- IR allignment
- OID
- mAs

A

mAs

29
Q

The first and most important step in preventing unnecessary radiation exposure to a patient is:
- ALARA
- Avoiding repeats
- Patient shielding
- Collimation

A

Avoiding repeats

30
Q

What is not an example of involuntary motion
- breathing
- chills
- tremors
- Peristalsis

A

breathing

31
Q

Less magnifi cation occurs at a greater _____
- SID
- CR angle
- OID

A

SID

32
Q

The outer margins of a radiograph will have more distortion:
- True
- False

A

True

33
Q

A phosphor plate that captures an image on a cassette and is processed with a laser is a _______ system:
- Film (analog)
- DDR
- DR
- CR

A

CR

34
Q

A correct term used to describe the path or direction of the CR projecting an image onto an IR:
- Position
- View
- Projection
- Axial

A

Projection

35
Q

What body part would require 3 projections for a routine exam
- Pelvis
- Ankle
- Humerus
- Forearm

A

Ankle

36
Q

A reason to perform a minimum of two projections for an exam:
- To determine alignment of a fracture
- To prevent superimposition of anatomy
- To view a joint space

A

To determine alignment of a fracture

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