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Semester 1 Final Flashcards

1
Q

What is the path the CR travels from the tube to the IR?

A

Projection

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2
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The difference between the densities or grays on the radiograph

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Contrast

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3
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The visibility of small structures on a radiograph

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detail

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4
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ASRT stands for?

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American Society of Radiologic Technologists

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5
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Another term for the film used in diagnostic radiography is the?

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Image Receptor

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6
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The term density or optical density refers to the overall _________ in radiography

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darkness

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7
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An antiseptic is responsible for inhibiting the growth of?

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Pathogens

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8
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The left anterior oblique position would have the patient assume the position of?

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Prone with right hip elevated

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9
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When magnification is present on the radiograph the ____ has increased

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OID

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10
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A general term for a patient lying on their back with the CR above them is?

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Supine

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11
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What is the main controlling factor of density on a radiograph?

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mAs

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12
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3 instances when gonad shielding is required?

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IF the patient has reasonable reproductive potential, if the clinical objective of the exam is not compromised, If the glands lie within or close to about 5cm from the primary x-ray field

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13
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The appropriate age to ask possibility of pregnancy in females at wheeling hospital is?

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13-50

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14
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Appropriate age to apply the gonad shield is?

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0-50

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15
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How can involuntary motion be controlled by the radiographer?

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Limit time exposure

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16
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What means right on top of each other?

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superimposition

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17
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Treat all persons wight he idea in mind that there could be the passing of a contaminating organism

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Standard precautions

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18
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Source to skin distance shall not be less than __ inches and should not be less than ___ inches according to the National Council on Radiation Protection

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12/15

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19
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Which of the following factors controls the penetration factor of the x-ray beam?

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kVp

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20
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What are 2 reasons that collimation is important in radiology?

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limits the radiation that leaves the tube and enters the patient, limits extra scatter unecessary radiation from leaving a gray fog on the film.

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21
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When a patients body is neither frontal nor lateral it is said to be?

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Oblique

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22
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What does PBL stand for?

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Positive Beam Limitation

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23
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A central ray that is angled towards the patients feet is?

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Caudal

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24
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Can Radiopaque be seen on an x-ray?

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Yes

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25
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Can radiolucent be seen on an x-ray?

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No

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26
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What pushes the diaphragm down? Inspiration or Expiration?

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Inspiration

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27
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What does AEC control?

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Controls amount of mAs, shuts off when full of radiation

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28
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What does D.O.H.E.L.P. stand for?

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Double identifiers, Orders, History, Explain Exam, Lead Shielding, Pregnancy

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29
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When a patient is laying face down.

A

Prone

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30
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What term refers to the enlargement of structures on a radiograph?

A

Magnification

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31
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When SID is increased magnification is?

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decreased

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32
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When OID is increased magnification is?

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increased

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33
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The controlling factor of film density is?

A

MAS

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34
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The controlling factor of film contrast is?

A

kVp

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35
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Patient started on their back and rolls halfway onto their left side so that their back and side is still partially in contact wight the table is what position?

A

LPO

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36
Q

What is the medical abbreviation for a heart attack?

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MI

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37
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What is the medical abbreviation for a stroke?

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CVA

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38
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What exposure factor controls penetration of the beam?

A

kVp

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39
Q

The number one defense against the spread of pathogens by health care workers is?

A

Washing Hands

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40
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If the length of the IR is placed perpendicular to the long axis of the part it is called?

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Crosswise

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41
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From hardest to penetrate to easiest to penetrate list the body structures that can affect a radiographic image.

A

Teeth, Bone, Muscle, Fat, Gas

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42
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Mr. Smith came to the radiography department for an X-ray that required him to be placed RAO but due to his condition this could not be achieved. What do you do?

A

LPO

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43
Q

The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is the?

A

mid sagittal plane

44
Q

The liver is contained within what quadrant of the abdomen?

A

RUQ

45
Q

What is that largest solid organ?

A

Liver

46
Q

What vertebral level is the thyroid cartilage?

A

C4

47
Q

The body type that is defined as not having any size normalcy in reference to being very small is ?

A

Asthenic

48
Q

What term refers to the dorsal surface of the body?

A

Posterior

49
Q

To term a CR angulation of 5 degrees toward the head

A

5 degrees cephalad

50
Q

The study of joints and their functions

A

arthrology

51
Q

The adult skeleton contains how many bones?

A

206

52
Q

What bone contains yellow bone marrow in adults?

A

Long

53
Q

The ends of long bones that arenas mature will contain?

A

Epiphysis

54
Q

What is the term for the development of bones?

A

Ossification

55
Q

The quadrants of the abdomen are determined by?

A

A transverse plane at the umbilicus and MSP

56
Q

Same position as LPO?

A

RAO

57
Q

head lower than feet?

A

Trendelenburg

58
Q

Closest to point of attachment

A

proximal

59
Q

head higher than feet

A

fowler

60
Q

furthest from attachment

A

Distal

61
Q

near the midline

A

medial

62
Q

lying on the right side

A

right lateral

63
Q

Criteria for a decubitus radiograph

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Recumbent patient, Vertical IR, Horizontal CR

64
Q

The front of the body or body part?

A

Ventral

65
Q

Beaklike or crownlike process

A

coracoid

66
Q

refers to the sole of the foot

A

Plantar

67
Q

The CR is directed to the outer margin of a body surface

A

Tangential

68
Q

Skimming =

A

tangential

69
Q

When the patient leans backwards while upright so that only the shoulders are in contact with the IR

A

Lordotic

70
Q

to move a body part toward

A

adduct

71
Q

the bending of a joint

A

flexion

72
Q

The dense outer layer of bone is called?

A

Compact Bone

73
Q

detailed study of the structure of the body

A

anatomy

74
Q

vertebral level of the inter iliac plane

A

L4

75
Q

The plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior portions

A

mid-coronal

76
Q

the muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

A

diaphragm

77
Q

the detailed study of bones is known as?

A

osteology

78
Q

The path of the Central Ray

A

projection

79
Q

any central ray that is angles a minimum of 10 degrees may be called?

A

Axial

80
Q

any central ray that is angled toward the patients feet is considered

A

caudal

81
Q

type of fracture results in many fragmented pieces?

A

comminuted

82
Q

List the four body habits from smallest to largest

A

Asthenic, Hyposthenis, Sthenic, Hypersthenic

83
Q

Ligaments connect? _____ to _____

A

bone to bone

84
Q

tendons connect? _____ to ______

A

muscle to bone

85
Q

Bony detail is termed

A

Trabeculae

86
Q

Joints are covered at each articular end by ______ that will help cushion and prevent friction

A

cartilage

87
Q

A foramen may simply be described as a ?

A

Hole

88
Q

The tough fibrous covering around all bones is called?

A

Periosteum

89
Q

How many bones that make up the axial skeleton

A

80

90
Q

The bones of the limbs that allow the body to move in various positions are known as the _____ skeleton

A

appendicular

91
Q

development and formation of bone is called?

A

Ossification

92
Q

The tissue that lines the medullary cavity?

A

endosteum

93
Q

The shaft or mid-section of long bones during ossification is known as the?

A

Diaphysis

94
Q

The study of joints is known as?

A

Arthrology

95
Q

the type of joint classification that will allow free movement is?

A

diathrotic

96
Q

What type of joints (based on structure) are for lubrication and friction free movement

A

synovial

97
Q

This special plane is formed by the biting surface of the upper and lower teeth

A

occlusual

98
Q

another name for the level of C7/T1

A

Vertebral Prominens

99
Q

What fracture type is found in the vertebrae of elderly people (usually)

A

compression

100
Q

What bony positioning landmark is located at the vertebral level of T7

A

inferior angle of scapula

101
Q

Where/ how will the organs lie on an asthenic patient?

A

Organs will be vertical, low, close to the midline

102
Q

The MSP is ____ to the image receptor for a lateral projection of the chest.

A

Parallel

103
Q

The lungs appear short and broad with high diaphragm with organs lying away from the mid-line the body habits is?

A

Hypersthenic

104
Q

For a well inspired chest radiograph how many ribs should be present?

A

10

105
Q

The space between the kings that is bound anteriorly by the sternum and posteriorly by the vertebrae is referred to as the?

A

Mediastinum

106
Q

For an AP/PA projection of the chest, the _______ is parallel to the film?

A

MCP

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