Procedures

Question 1

Parts or structures towards the front of the body

Answer 1

anterior or ventral

Question 2

Parts or structures towards the back of the body

Answer 2

posterior or dorsal

Question 3

parts or structures towards the head

Answer 3

cranial, cephalad, superior

Question 4

parts or structures towards the feet

Answer 4

caudal, caudad, inferior

Question 5

parts or structures toward the center, midline, or trunk

Answer 5

proximal

Question 6

parts or structures away from the center, midline, or trunk

Answer 6

distal

Question 7

parts or structures towards the middle of a part or toward the median plane of the body

Answer 7

medial

Question 8

parts or structures away from the middle of a part or away from the median plane of the body

Answer 8

lateral

Question 9

movement of parts towards the median plane or toward the axial line of limb

Answer 9

adduction

Question 9

movement of parts away from the median plane or from the axial line of limb

Answer 9

abduction

Question 9

palm down

Answer 9

pronate

Question 9

posterior portion of foot

Answer 9

plantar

Question 9

anterior surface of the hand

Answer 9

palmar

Question 10

palm up

Answer 10

supinate

Question 10

decreasing angle of a joint

Answer 10

flexion

Question 11

increasing angle of a joint

Answer 11

extention

Question 12

internal and external stress applied to the ankle joint

Answer 12

inversion/eversion

Question 13

movement of a part around its axis

Answer 13

rotation

Question 14

divides body into equal right and left sections

Answer 14

midsagittal plane

Question 15

divides body into unequal right and left sections

Answer 15

sagittal plane

Question 16

divides body into equal anterior and posterior sections

Answer 16

midcoronal plane

Question 17

divides body into unequal anterior and posterior sections

Answer 17

coronal plane

Question 18

divides body into inferior and superior sections

Answer 18

Transverse or horizontal plane

Question 19

average body build comprising 50% of the population

Answer 19

sthenic

Question 20

below average body build comprising 35% of the population

Answer 20

hyposthenic

Question 21

Extremely small body build comprising of 10% of the population

Answer 21

asthenic

Question 22

above average or massive body build comprising of 5% of the population

Answer 22

hypersthenic

Question 23

Portion of skeleton towards center or middle of the body. skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thorax

Answer 23

axial skeleton

Question 24

portion of skeleton away from center or middle of the body. upper and lower extremities, and shoulder and pelvic girdles

Answer 24

appendicular skeleton

Question 25

standing erect, looking straight ahead, palms facing forward

Answer 25

anatomical position

Question 26

describes the body part as seen by the image receptor or other recording medium, such as fluoroscopic screen

Answer 26

radiographic view

Question 27

refers to a specific body position, such as supine, prone, recumbent, erect, or trendelenburg (pts physical position)

Answer 27

radiographic position

Question 28

refers to the path of the central ray

Answer 28

radiographic projection

Question 29

lying on back

Answer 29

supine

Question 30

lying face down

Answer 30

prone

Question 31

lying down with a horizontal xray beam

Answer 31

decubitus

Question 32

lying down in any position

Answer 32

recumbent

Question 33

facing the image receptor

Answer 33

anterior position

Question 34

facing the radiographic tube

Answer 34

posterior position

Question 34

depression along the msp on the frontal bone

Answer 34

glabella

Question 35

located at the medial and lateral portion of the eye

Answer 35

inner and outer canthus

Question 36

inferior and superior bony portion of the orbit

Answer 36

infra and supra orbital margin

Question 37

lateral bony portion of the orbit

Answer 37

mid-lateral orbital margin

Question 38

most prominent portion of the mandible along the msp

Answer 38

mental point

Question 39

point along the msp at the top of the bridge of the nose

Answer 39

nasion

Question 40

surface landmark located at the anterior nasal spine

Answer 40

acanthion

Question 41

angle of the mandible

Answer 41

gonion

Question 42

surfaced landmark located at the occipital protuberance

Answer 42

inion

Question 43

most superior portion of the cranium

Answer 43

vertex

Question 44

ridge of bone across the superior portion of both orbits

Answer 44

superciliary ridge

Question 45

line connecting the pupils of the eye

Answer 45

interpupillary line (IPL) or interorbital line (IOL)

Question 46

line connecting the mid-lateral orbital margin and the external auditory meatus EAM

Answer 46

orbitomeatal line OML (radiographic baseline)

Question 47

line connecting the inferior orbital margin and the EAM

Answer 47

infraorbitomeatal line IOML

Question 48

line connecting the superior orbital margin and the EAM

Answer 48

supraorbitaomeatal line SOML

Question 49

line connecting the acanthion and the EAM

Answer 49

acanthiomeatal line AML

Question 50

line connecting the glabella and the EAM

Answer 50

glabellomeatal line GML

Question 51

line connecting the junction of the lips and the EAM

Answer 51

lips-meatal line LML

Question 52

line connecting the mental point and the EAM

Answer 52

mentomeatal line MML

Question 53

Do petrous ridges fill orbits in PA skull or PA caldwell view?

Answer 53

PA

Question 54

Are petrous ridges found under the orbits in PA skull or PA caldwell view

Answer 54

PA caldwell

Question 55

Which view are orbits round and large?

Answer 55

AP

Question 56

Which view are orbits small and oval?

Answer 56

PA

Question 57

Is towne view AP axial or PA axial?

Answer 57

AP axial

Question 58

Is caldwell view AP axial or PA axial?

Answer 58

PA axial