XRAY CHEST Flashcards
The membrane lying adjacent to the rib cage is known as ?
Parietal pleura
On a PA chest when the lungs appear dark and the heart appears white with no lung tissue visualized through the heart shadow the operator has selected ?
Too Little KVP
Which of the following is required to demonstrate air in the pleural space on the left side ?
Right Lateral Decubitus
(Since air seeks the highest point placing the affected side up)
Which one of the follow are characteristics of the hypersthenic body type ?
Short and Wide
What is the primary disadvantage of performing an AP projection of the chest rather than PA ?
Increase magnification of the heat
Which one of the lungs has 3 lobes and 2 lobes ?
The Right lungs contains 3 lobes and the left contains to lobes
Is the Thyroid located in the mediastinum ?
False
Involuntary motion can be cause by heart muscle contraction ?
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Air can/cannot be contained with the pleural cavity for a Pneumothorax ?
True
What is a heart attack called?
Myocardial Infarction
What color is the light that erase the PSP images after being processed ?
White laser light
What is required to demonstrate small amount of fluid in the pleural cavity on the right side ?
The Right Lateral Decubitus
(Since the fluid seeks the lowest point)
Gaseous exchange take places in the alveoli true or flase
True
What is the Pharynx
A passage for food and fluids as well as air making it common to digestive
The Four General Division of the respiratory
Is Pharynx, Trachea, Bronchi, and Lungs
