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Terminology/Positions Flashcards

1
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Name the aspect of an X-RAY beam that has the least divergence

A

Central Ray (CR)

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What position is described when person is upright with arms abducted, palms forward, and head and feet together and directed straight ahead

A

Anatomical Position

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3
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What vertical plan be divides the body into equal right and left parts?

A

Sagittal Plane

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4
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What is an image of a patient’s anatomic part(s) as produced by the actions of X-rays on an Image receptor?

A

Radiograph

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5
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What vertical plane divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts?

A

Coronal Plane

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6
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What plane is taken at right angles along any point of the longitudinal axis of the body?

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Transverse or Axial Plane

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7
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The positioning term that describes the general and specific body position is?

A

Position

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8
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The direction or path of the central ray defines what positioning term?

A

Projection

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9
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Describe the decubitus position.

A

The patient is laying down

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10
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What is the name of the projection in which the central ray enters the anterior surface of the body and exits the posterior?

A

Anteroposterior Projection (AP)

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11
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Projection using a central ray angle of 10 degrees directed parallel along the long axis of the body or body part is termed as what type of projection?

A

Axial Projection

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12
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What is the specific position that demonstrates the spices of the lungs, without superimposition of the clavicles?

A

Lordotic Position

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13
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Palm of hand

A

Palmar

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14
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Lying on back facing upward

A

Supine

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15
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An upright position

A

Erect

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16
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Lying in any position

A

Recumbent

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17
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Front half of the patient

18
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Top or anterior surface of the foot

A

Dorsum Pedis

19
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Position in which head is higher than feet

20
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Posterior aspect of foot

21
Q

Position in which head is lower than feet

A

Trendelenburg

22
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Back half of patient

23
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Anteroposterior

A

Projection

24
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Prone

25
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Trendelenburg

26
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Left posterior oblique

27
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Left lateral chest

28
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Mediolateral ankle

A

Projection

29
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Tangential

A

Projection

30
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Lordotic

31
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Inferosuperior axial

A

Projection

32
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Left lateral decubitus

33
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Near the source or beginning

34
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On the opposite side

A

Contralateral

35
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Toward the center

36
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Toward the head end of the body

A

Cephalad or superior

37
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Away from the source or beginnning

38
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Outside or outward

39
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On the same side

A

Ipsilateral

40
Q

Near the skin surface

A

Superficial

41
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Away from the head end

A

Caudad or inferior

42
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Farther from the skin surface

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