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Forward or front part of the body or of a part?

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Anterior

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Back part of a body or part?

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Posterior

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Refers to the part away from the head of the body

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Caudal or Caudad

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Towards the median plane of the body or towards the middle?

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Medial

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Farthest from the point of attachment or origin?

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Distal

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Outside the body?

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External

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Refers to a part or parts on opposite side of body

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Contralateral

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Top of anterior surface of foot or back or posterior surface of hand

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Dorsum

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_____ is defined as the path of the central ray (CR) as it exits the x ray tube and goes the patient to the image receptor (IR)

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Projection

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The CR is directed towards the outer margin of a curved body surface for a _______ projection.

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Trangential

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Lying down in any position

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Recumbent

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12
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Lying on the back

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Supine

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13
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Laying face down

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Prone

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14
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Supine with the head lower than the feet?

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Trendelenburg

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15
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Supine with the head elevated

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Fowler Position

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Movement of a part away from the central axis of the body

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Abduct

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17
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Bending of a joint

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Flexion

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18
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Beaklike process

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Coracoid

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Hole in a bone from transmission of blood vessels and nerves

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Foramen

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20
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The bones are divided into two main groups, what are they and how many bones are in each?

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axial - 80 bones
appendicular - 126 bones

21
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What’s an example(s) of a flat bone?

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Scapula , Sternum, cranium

22
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Function of skeleton?

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  • Protection
  • Support
  • Stores Calcium & other salts
  • Produces red and white blood cells
23
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Hyposthenic makes up how much of the population?

24
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What body habitus are considered ordinary and average?

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Sthenic & Hyposthenic

25
Decubitus always utilizes a horizontal beam? True or False
True
26
What is near the source or beginning?
Proximal
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Away from the source or beginning?
Distal
28
The patient is erect (up right) with the right side of the body against the IR, the x ray beam enters the left side of the body? What position is the patient in?
Right Lateral Position
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Occasionally the central ray is directed towards the outer margin of a curved body surface to profile a body part just under the surface, what is this projection?
Tangential Projection
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Name the projection in which the central ray enters the anterior surface and exits the posterior surface?
AP
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The right PA oblique position will correspond to a patient in which position?
Right Anterior Oblique
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Hyposthenic has how much of the population?
35%
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Is the ankle proximal or distal to the knee?
Distal
34
Where is the heart located in relation to the spine?
Anterior
35
Is the thumb on the medial or lateral side?
Lateral
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_____ position; recumbent position with a horizontal CR. Named according to the body surface on which the patient is lying.
Decubitus
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The lungs are located within what cavity?
Thoracic
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The lungs are located within what cavity?
Thoracic
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A patient is recumbent facing the IR. The left side of the body is turned 45 % away from the IR. What is this position?
Right Anterior Oblique
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A patient is recumbent supine to the IR. The right side of the body is turned 45 degrees away from the IR. What is this position?
Left Posterior Oblique (LPO)
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Top or Anterior surface of the foot?
Dorsum
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The posterior aspect of the foot?
Plantar
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Refers to parts toward the head
Cephalad
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Top or anterior surface of the foot or back or posterior surface of hand?
Dorsum
45
Body is rotated so the coronal plane is not parallel with the table or IR —- Named according to side and surface of body closer to table or IR
Oblique
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Most projections are defined by entrance and exit points in the body, and are based on the _________
Anatomic Position
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_____ positions, similar to lateral positions, are always named according to the side of the patient that is placed closest to the IR
Oblique
48
What region is the liver located in?
Right Upper

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