week 2: positions/projections

Question 1

any longitudinal plane that divides the body into left and right portions

Answer 1

sagittal plane

Question 2

any longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Answer 2

coronal plane

Question 3

any transverse plane that passes through the body at right angles to a longitudinal plane, dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 3

horizontal (axial) plane

Question 4

oblique plane: a _________________ plane that is at an angle/slant and is _________ to the sagittal, coronal, or horizontal plane

Answer 4

longitudinal or transverse, not parallel

Question 5

another word for posterior is…

Answer 5

dorsal

Question 6

another word for anterior is…

Answer 6

ventral

Question 7

term for sole or posterior surface of foot

Answer 7

plantar

Question 8

term for the top or anterior/upper surface of the foot

Answer 8

dorsal

Question 9

term for the back or posterior aspect of hand

Answer 9

dorsal

Question 10

term for the palm of the hand

Answer 10

palmar

Question 11

what is the anterior portion of the hand (when Pt is in anatomic position)?

Answer 11

palmar

Question 12

what is the projection in which the CR passes posterior to anterior?

Answer 12

Posteroanterior projection (PA)

Question 13

what is the projection in which the CR passes anterior to posterior?

Answer 13

Anteroposterior projection (AP)

Question 14

what is the projection in which the CR passes through an upper or lower limb that is rotated, in an anterior to posterior fashion?

Answer 14

AP Oblique projection

Question 15

what is the projection in which the CR passes through an upper or lower limb that is rotated, in a posterior to anterior fashion?

Answer 15

PA Oblique projection

Question 16

AP Oblique projections (do/do not) need a qualifying term. Is this the same of PA Oblique projections?

Answer 16

do, yes

Question 17

body position: what is supine?

Answer 17

laying on back

Question 18

body position: what is prone?

Answer 18

lying on abdomen

Question 19

body position: what is an upright position?

Answer 19

erect

Question 20

body position: what is lying down in any position?

Answer 20

recumbent

Question 21

body position: what is dorsal recumbent?

Answer 21

lying on back (supine)

Question 22

body position: what is ventral recumbent?

Answer 22

lying face down (prone)

Question 23

body position: what is lateral recumbent?

Answer 23

lying on side (right or left lateral)

Question 24

body position: what is Trendelenburg?

Answer 24

head lower than feet

Question 25

body position: what is Fowler?

Answer 25

head higher than feet

Question 26

body position: what is Sims position?

Answer 26

recumbent oblique with patient lying on left anterior side with the knee and thigh flexed and left arm extended down behind back

Question 27

Sims position: recumbent ________ with patient lying on __________ side with the __________ and left arm extended down behind back

Answer 27

oblique, left anterior, knee and thigh flexed

Question 28

what is the Modified Sims position used for?

Answer 28

barium enema

Question 29

body position: what is Lithotomy?

Answer 29

recumbent (supine) position with knees and hip flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally, supported by ankle supports

Question 30

Lithotomy: recumbent (_______) position with knees and hip ______- and thighs ________, supported by ankle supports

Answer 30

supine, knees and hip flexed, abducted and rotated externally

Question 31

image we are creating

Answer 31

radiograph

Question 32

field of study/profession

Answer 32

radiography

Question 33

device that responds to ionizing radiation to create radiographic image

Answer 33

image receptor

Question 34

refers to the centermost portion of the x-ray beam emitted from the x-ray tube; portion of the x-ray beam with the least divergence

Answer 34

central ray

Question 35

central ray: portion of the x-ray beam with the (most/least) divergence

Answer 35

least

Question 36

when viewing radiographs, the standard is...

Answer 36

display so patient is facing the viewer, with the patient in anatomic position

Question 37

what is the difference between projection and position?

Answer 37

projection --> what the CR is doing position --> what the patient is doing

Question 38

what is the qualifying term referring to in AP/PA Oblique projections?

Answer 38

Which way (medial or lateral) the rotation is

Question 39

moving hand in anatomical position

Answer 39

supination

Question 39

move hand opposite of anatomical position

Answer 39

pronation

Question 40

three evaluation criteria format

Answer 40

-Anatomy demonstrated -Position -Exposure