C3 Flashcards
Standard radiographic protocols may be reduced to include two views, at right angles to each other, in which of the following situations?
A. Barium examinations
B. Spine radiography
C. Skull radiography
D. Emergency and trauma radiography
D. Emergency and trauma radiography
2.) The usual patient preparation for an upper GI
series is
A. clear fluids 8 h prior to exam.
B. NPO after midnight.
C. enemas until clear before exam.
D. light breakfast the day of the exam.
B. NPO after midnight.
3.) Which of the following positions will most
effectively move the gallbladder away from the
vertebrae in the asthenic patient?
A. LAO
B. RAO
C. LPO
D. Erect
A. LAO
4.) What is the best projection for the elbow joint,
to remove the proximal radius from
superimposition with the ulna and demonstrating
its articulation with the ulna and radial notch?
A. AP
B. Medial oblique
C. Lateral oblique
D. Partial flexion
C. Lateral oblique
5.) What are the positions most commonly
employed for a radiographic examination of the
sternum?
- Lateral
- RAO
- LAO
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
A. 1 and 2 only
6.) The plane that passes vertically through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior halves,
is termed the
A. median sagittal plane.
B. midcoronal plane.
C. sagittal plane.
D. transverse plane.
B. midcoronal plane.
7.) What is the position of the hand when taking the lateral projection of the elbow joint?
A. The hand must be in lateral position
B. The hand must be supinated
C. The hand must be pronated
D. The hand must be in oblique position
A. The hand must be in lateral position
8.) Which of the following will separate the radial head, neck, and tuberosity from superimposition on
the ulna?
A. AP
B. Lateral
C. Medial oblique
D. Lateral oblique
D. Lateral oblique
9.) Laquerriere-Pierquin Method is useful in
demonstrating the:
A. Glenohumeral joint
B. Scapular spine
C. Acromioclavicular joint
D. Clavicle
B. Scapular spine
10.). All the following positions may be used to demonstrate the sternoclavicular articulations except:
A. weight-bearing
B. RAO
C. LAO
D. PA
A. weight-bearing
11.) The coronoid process should be visualized in profile in which of the following positions?
A. Scapular Y
B. AP scapula
C. Medial oblique elbow
D. Lateral oblique elbow
C. Medial oblique elbow
12.) A patient is usually required to drink barium sulfate suspension in order to demonstrate which of the following structures?
1. Esophagus
2. Pylorus
3. Ilium
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
13.) In which type of fracture are the splintered ends of bone forced through the skin?
A. Closed
B. Compound
C. Compression
D. Depressed
B. Compound
14.) For the AP projection of the scapula, the
1. patient’s arm is abducted at right angles to the body.
2. patient’s elbow is flexed with the hand
supinated.
3. exposure is made during quiet breathing.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
D. 1, 2, and 3
15.) What method is being used to demonstrate the Optic Foramen?
A. Rhese Method
B. Waters Method
C. Hough Method
D. SMV Projection
A. Rhese Method
16.) In the lateral projection of the knee, the
1. femoral condyles are superimposed.
2. patellofemoral joint is visualized.
3. knee is flexed about 20 to 30o.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
D. 1, 2, and 3
17.) Which of the following barium-filled anatomic structures is best demonstrated in the LAO
position?
A. Hepatic flexure
B. Splenic flexure
C. Sigmoid colon
D. Ileocecal valve
B. Splenic flexure
18.) Which of the following bony landmarks is in the same transverse plane as the symphysis pubis?
A. Ischial tuberosity
B. Most prominent part of the greater
trochanter
C. Anterior superior iliac spine
D. Anterior inferior iliac spine
B. Most prominent part of the greater
trochanter
19.) Which of the following projection(s) require(s) that the shoulder be placed in internal rotation?
1. AP humerus
2. Lateral forearm
3. Lateral humerus
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
C. 3 only
20.) In the lateral projection of the knee, the central ray is angled 5o cephalad in order to prevent superimposition of which of the following
structures on the joint space?
A. Lateral femoral condyle
B. Medial femoral condyle
C. Patella
D. Tibial eminence
B. Medial femoral condyle
21.) The two palpable bony landmarks that are generally used for accurate localization of the hip are the
A. anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and
symphysis pubis.
B. iliac crest and greater trochanter.
C. symphysis pubis and greater trochanter.
D. iliac crest and symphysis pubis.
A. anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and
symphysis pubis.
22.) Which of the following equipment is necessary for ERCP?
1. A fluoroscopic unit with spot film and tilt
table capabilities
2. A fiberoptic endoscope
3. Polyethylene catheters
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
D. 1, 2, and 3
23.) Reid’s baseline is also known as?
1. Anthropological baseline
2. Frankfort baseline
3. Infraorbitomeatal line
4. Orbitomeatal line
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 1, 2, 3
D. All of the above
C. 1, 2, 3
24.) Which of the following are demonstrated in the lateral projection of the thoracic spine?
1. Intervertebral spaces
2. Apophyseal joints
3. Intervertebral foramina
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, and 3
C. 1 and 3 only