Lange Chapter 2 Flashcards
Demonstration of the posterior fat pad on the lateral projection of the adult elbow can be caused by:
- Trauma or other pathology
- Greater than 90 degree flexion
- Less than 90 degree flexion
- Trauma or other pathology
- Less than 90 degree flexion
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
The male bony pelvis differs from the female bony pelvis in which of the following way(s)? 1. The male pelvis has a larger pelvic inlet. 2. The female pubic arch is greater than 90 degrees. 3. The male ilium is more vertical
- The female pubic arch is greater than 90 degrees 3. The male ilium is more vertical.
Which of the following techniques would provide a posters terror (PA) projection of the gastroduodenal surfaces of a barium-filled high and transverse stomach? A) Place the patient in a 35 to 40 degree right anterior oblique (RAO) position. B) Place the patient in a lateral position C) Angle the CR 35 to 45 degrees cephalosporins D) Angle the CR 35 to 45 degrees caused.
C) Angle the CR 35 to 45 degrees cephalad.
The term varus refers to.. A) turned outward B) turned inward C) rotated medically D) rotated laterally
B) turned inward
Critique the attached lateral cervical spine and select the most correct statement below.
A) The chin has been depressed too much
B) The chin needs to be extended more.
C) The head is tilted
D)The shoulders are not depressed enough

D) The shoulders are not depressed enough.
With the patient and the x-ray tube positioned as illustrated, which of the following will be visualized?
- Intercondyloid fossa
- Patellofemoral articulation
- Tangential patella

- Patellofemoral articulation
- Tangential patella
All of the following statements regarding respiratory structures are true except:
A) the right lung has three lobes
B) the inferior portion of the lung is the apex.
C) each lung is enclosed in serous membrane.
D) the main stem bronchi enter the lung hilum
B) the inferior portion of the lung is the apex.
All the following statements regarding an exact PA projection fo the skull are true except:
A) the orbitomeatal line is perpendicular to the IR
B) the pertous pyramids fill the orbits
C) the midsagittal plane (MSP) is parallel to the IR.
D) the central ray is perpendicular to the IR and exits at the nasion.
C) the midsagittal plane (MSP) is parallel to the IR.
What could be done to improve the mediolateral projection of the knee seen here:
A) Rotate the pelvis slightly forward
B) Rotate the pelvis slightly backward.
C) Angle the x-ray tube 5 degrees cephalad
D) Angle the x-ray tube 5 degrees caudad.

B) Rotate the pelvis slightly backward.
Pacemaker electrodes can be introduced through a vein in the chest or upper extremity, from where thay are advanced to the:
A) left atrium
B) right atrium
C) left ventricle
D) right ventricle
D) right ventricle
Widening of the intercostal spaces is characteristic of which of the following conditions?
A) Pneumothorax
B) Emphysema
C) Pleural Effusion
D) Pneumonia
B) Emphysema
Which of the following structures is(are) located in the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
- Hepatic flexure
- Gallbladder
- Ileocecal valve
- Hepatic Flexure
- Gallbladder
Which of the following statements regarding the provided image is correct?
A) the left kidney is more parallel to the IR
B) the image was made in the left posterior oblique position
C) the left ureter is better visualized
D) the image was made postvoid

A) the left kidney is more parallel to the IR
During an upper gastrointestinal (GI) examination, a stomach of average shape demonstrates a barum-filled fundus and double contrast of the pylorus and duodenal bulb. The position used is most likely:
A) AP Erect
B) PA
C) RAO
D) LPO
D) LPO
Which of the following articulations paricipate(s) in formation of the ankle mortise?
- Talotibial
- Talocalcaneal
- Talofibular
- Talotibial
- Talofibular
Which projection of the foot will best demonstrate the logitudinal arch?
A) Mediolateral
B) Lateromedial
C) Lateral weight-bearing
D) 30-degree medial oblique
C) Lateral weight-bearing
Graves disease is associated with:
A) thyroid underactivity
B) thyroid overactivity
C) adrenal underactivity
D) adrenal overactivity
B) thyroid overactivity
To best visualize the lower ribs, the exposure should be made:
A) on normal inspiration
B) on inspiration, second breath
C) on expiration
D) during shallow breathing
C) on expiration
In the AP axial projection (Towne method) of the skull, with the CR directed 30 degrees caudad to the orbitomeatal line (OML) and passsig midway between the external auditory meati, which of the following is best demonstrated?
A) Occipital bone
B) Frontal bone
C) Facial bones
D) Basal foramina
A) Occipital bone
The right posterior oblique position (Judet method) of the right acetabulum will demonstrate the:
- anterior rim of the right acetabulum
- right iliac wing
- right anterior iliopubic column
- anterior rim of the right acetabulum
- right iliac wing
The image provided demonstrates which of the following conditions?
A) right upper lobe atelectasis
B) left upper lobe atelectasis
C) Pneumothorax
D) Dextrocardia

D) Dextrocardia
A frontal view of the sternum is best accomplised in which of the following positions?
A) AP
B) PA
C) RAO
D) LAO
C) RAO
What is the name of the condition that results in the forward slipping of one vertebra on the one below it?
A) Spondylitis
B) Spondylolysis
C) Spondylolisthesis
D) Spondylosis
C) Spondylolisthesis






















