Summer Lab 2013 Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
Anterior =
A
front
2
Q
posterior =
A
back
3
Q
superior =
A
above
4
Q
inferior =
A
below
5
Q
central =
A
toward midline
6
Q
periphreal =
A
toward outside
7
Q
caudal =
A
toward feet
8
Q
cephalic =
A
toward head
9
Q
distal =
A
furtherest from point of attachment
10
Q
proximal =
A
closest from point of attachment
11
Q
medial =
A
toward midline
12
Q
lateral =
A
away from midline
13
Q
the _____ is what you are viewing
A
aspect
14
Q
midsagittal =
A
directly down the middle
15
Q
midsagittal can also be called?
A
midline
16
Q
transverse =
A
cuts horizontally in half
17
Q
frontal =
A
divides front from back
18
Q
abdominal regions =
A
hypochondriac region (right and left) epigastric region lumbar region (L/R) umbilical region inguinal region (L/R) Hypogastric region
19
Q
abdominal quadrants =
A
RUQ
LUQ
RLQ
LLQ
20
Q
coronal plane =
A
crown like cutting off face
21
Q
cassette sizes:
A
8x10
10x12
14x17
22
Q
postiion =
A
body’s relationship to IR
23
Q
projection =
A
path the xray beam takes (imagine a bullet shooting and going through and hitting the bucky)
24
Q
0* is
A
AP or PA
25
90* is
Lateral
26
anything between 0*-90* is
Obliquie
27
RAO =
Right anterior oblique
28
LAO =
Left anterior oblique
29
RPO =
right posterior oblique
30
LPO =
left posterior oblique
31
transthoracic
if going through the chest
32
transabdominal
if going through abdomen
33
what position is transthoracic and transabdominal?
lateral projection
34
marker rules
always make the lateral part of what you are xraying, except when shooting lateral - put anterior
35
for chest:
| the RAO and LAO demonstrate side up or down?
UP
36
for chest:
| the LPO and RPO demonstrate side up or down?
DOWN
37
RAO and LOP demonstrate same side, true or false?
true
38
LAO and ___ demonstrate same side
RPO
39
what cassette is used w/ chest w/ lateral?
14x17
40
where is chest w/ lateral positioned at for central ray
level at T7, near scapula and MSP
41
w/ chest w/ lateral, where is IR?
1 1/2-2" above relaxed shoulders
42
what is another name for T7?
angel wing
43
on AP chest xray, where does the CR go in?
3" below jugular notch
44
supine =
lying down, face up
| *think soup in hands, cup hands*
45
prone =
face down
46
decubitus =
lying down with horizontal beam
