Lesson 3 | Prelim

Question 1

Standard body position

Answer 1

1. Standing upright
2. Feet flat on the ground (parallel w/ each other)
3. Upper limbs at the side
4. Palms facing forawrd

• Face is directed forward (not flexed)

Question 2

Spaces within the body that helps protect, separate, and support internal organs

Answer 2

Body cavitites

Question 3

Provides spaces for the internal organs to adjust

Answer 3

Body cavities

Question 4

Contains membranes and bones

Answer 4

Body cavities

Question 5

Enclosed by the skull and contains the brain

Answer 5

Cranial cavity

Question 6

Contains the spinal cord

Answer 6

Vertebral cavity

Question 7

Contains pleural and pericardial cavities, and mediastinum

Answer 7

Thoracic Cavity

Question 8

Major body cavities

Answer 8

Dorsal (Cranial & Spinal)
Ventral (Thoracic & Abdominopelvic)

Question 9

What does the abdominal cavity contain?

Answer 9

Gallbladder
Liver
Most of the large intestines
Small intestine
Spleen
Stomach

Question 10

What does the pelvic cavity contain?

Answer 10

Internal orgarns of the rep system
Portions of the large intestine
Urinary bladder

Question 11

An imaging modality that usually ecxamins the reproducctive system

Answer 11

Pelvic ultrasound

Question 12

2 perpendicular lines intersecting at the umbilicus

Answer 12

Abdominopelvic Quadrants

Question 13

More widely used for anatomical studies

Answer 13

Abdominopelvic Regions

Question 14

The abdominopelvic quadrants is used more for locating what?

Answer 14

Pain
Tumor
Abnormalities

Question 15

Suffic meaning below

Answer 15

Hypo

Question 16

Suffix meaning above

Answer 16

Epi

Question 17

Suffix meaning belly

Answer 17

Gastric

Question 18

Suffix meaning cartilage

Answer 18

Chondriac

Question 19

Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body parts

Answer 19

Body Planes

Question 20

Importance of body planes

Answer 20

Basis for centering the patient to the cassette/ IR, If the patient isn’t centered in the IR, the resulting image may be cut off

Question 21

Vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left

Answer 21

Sagittal Plane

Question 22

2 types of sagittal plane

Answer 22

Parasagittal
Midsagittal (MSP)

Question 23

Type of sagittal plane that is important in the field of radiology

Answer 23

Midsagittal plane

Question 24

Divides into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

Answer 24

Coronal Plane/ Frontal Plane

Question 25

MCP meaning

Answer 25

Midcoronal plane

Question 26

Divides into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

Answer 26

Transverse Plane/ Horizontal/ Axial

Question 27

Passes through the body or organ at an oblique angle

Answer 27

Oblique Plane

Question 28

Formed by the biting surfaces of the upper and lower teeth with the jaws closed

Answer 28

Occlusal Plane

Question 29

Imaginary line from the inferior orbital margin to the external auditory meatus

Answer 29

IOML: Infraorbitomeatal line

Question 30

Importance of the IOML

Answer 30

Positioning the patient in skull examination. IOML should be perpendicular to the cassette

Question 31

Infraorbitomeatal line is an imaginary line from the (1) to the (2)

Answer 31

1. inferior orbital margin 2. external auditory meatus

Question 32

Common variation in the shape of the human body

Answer 32

Body Habitus

Question 33

4 Body Habitus

Answer 33

Asthenic Hyposthenic Sthenic Hypersthenic

Question 34

Moderately heavy build

Answer 34

Sthenic

Question 35

Describe the stomach position of a sthenic body type

Answer 35

High and to the left

Question 36

Frail build

Answer 36

Asthenic

Question 37

Body habitus that has the longest thorax

Answer 37

Asthenic

Question 38

Describe the thorax and abdomen of an asthenic body type

Answer 38

Long thorax, short low lying abdomen

Question 39

Largest size of cassette is used in examining this body type

Answer 39

Asthenic

Question 40

Intermediate between the sthenic and asthenic

Answer 40

Hyposthenic

Question 41

Most difficult body type to identify

Answer 41

Hyposthenic

Question 42

Their organs are lower than sthenic

Answer 42

Hyposthenic

Question 43

Massive body build

Answer 43

Hypersthenic

Question 44

Describe the thorax, abdomen, and stomach of a hypersthenic body type

Answer 44

Short thorax; long abdomen Highlying/ horizontally centered stomach

Question 45

Describes the relationship of body parts in the anatomic position

Answer 45

Directional Terms

Question 46

Nearer to the midline

Answer 46

Medial / Mesial

Question 47

Farther from the midline

Answer 47

Lateral

Question 48

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

Answer 48

Proximal

Question 49

Farther from the point of attachment or origin

Answer 49

Distal

Question 50

Refers to parts toward the head of the body

Answer 50

Cephalic/Cranial

Question 51

Refers to parts away from the head of the body

Answer 51

Caudal

Question 52

What makes cephalic-caudal distinct from superior-inferior?

Answer 52

Cephalic-caudal are terms more commonly used in radiology when talking about direction of central ray

Question 53

Refer to parts within or on the inside of an organ

Answer 53

Internal

Question 54

Parts outside an organ or on the outside of the body

Answer 54

External

Question 55

Parts near the skin or surface

Answer 55

Superficial

Question 56

Parts far from the surface

Answer 56

Deep

Question 57

Nearer the head or situated above

Answer 57

Superior

Question 58

Nearer the feet or situated below

Answer 58

Inferior

Question 59

Covering of an organ

Answer 59

Visceral

Question 60

Wall or lining of a body cavity

Answer 60

Parietal

Question 61

Longitudinal Planes

Answer 61

Coronal Plane Sagittal Plane Oblique Plane

Question 62

Transverse Planes

Answer 62

Horizontal/Transverse Plane Oblique Plane

Question 63

Planes of the Skull

Answer 63

Occlusal Plane IOML: Infraorbitomeatal Line