Unit 1 Flashcards
What is the most effective way to reduce patient dose?
Close four-sided collimation
What bones are classified as flat bones?
Calvaria (skull cap)
Sternum
Ribs
What bones are classified as irregular bones?
Vertebrae
Facial bones
Bones of the pelvis
Joint type that is considered an immovable joint?
Synarthrosis
Example: Skull Sutures
Saddle (sellar) joints are capable of which types of movements
Flexion, extention, and Circumduction
Which plane divides the body into equal right and left parts?
Midsagittal Plane (MS)
Which type of body habitus is considered average in shape and internal organ location?
Sthenic
Which plane passes through the body at right angles to a longitudinal plane, dividing the body into superior and inferior portions?
Horizontal (axial) plane
Which term describes the direction or path of the CR of the x-ray beam as it passes through the patient?
Projection
Which term refers to a projection of the CR from posterior to anterior?
Posteroanterior (PA) projection
Which term refers to a projection of the CR from medial to lateral?
Mediolateral projection
Which term refers to the sole or posterior surface of the foot?
Plantar
Which term refers to a recumbent position of the patient with the body tilted with the head lower than the feet?
Trendelenburg
What is the specific body position in which the right anterior aspect of the body is closest to the IR? and the body is rotated
RAO
What is the specific body position in which the left posterior aspect of the body is closest to the IR? and the body is rotated
LPO
