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ARRT Review
Positioning Part 1 - Foundation concepts
Question | Answer |
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Location of C1 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | C1 |
Location of C2/3 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Gonion |
Location of C5 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Thyroid cartilage |
Location of C7 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Vertebral Promins |
Location of T2/3 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Suprasternal notch, jugular notch, level of SC joints, level of Clavicles |
Location of T9/10 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Xiphoid tip/process, level of diaphragm |
Location of L1/2 is at the level of what anatomy? | Sthenic duodenal bulb |
Location of L2/3 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Costal margin |
Location of L4/5 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Iliac Crest |
Location of S1/2 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | ASIS |
Location of the pubic symphysis is at the level of what bony anatomy? | greater trochanter |
Location of L 3/4 is at the level of what anatomy? | Umbilicus |
Location of T7 is at the level of what bony anatomy? | Inferior angle of the scapula |
Location of T11/12 is at the top of what anatomy? | kidneys |
Location of T12 - L 3 is at the area of what anatomy? | Kidneys |
Lowering the patient's feet compared to their head is termed: | Fowler's position |
Lowering the patient's head compared to their feet is termed: | Trendelenburg |
Type central ray used in an upright and cross table: | horizontal |
List two ways of obtaining an abdomen to demonstrate fluid levels | Upright and Left lateral decubitus |
RAO and LAO are positions in which projection? | PA |
RPO and LPO are positions in which projection? | AP |
RAO is equivalent to which other position? | LPO |
What is the name of the body plane that divides into right and left halves? | Mid-Sagittal (MSP) |
What is the name of the body plane that divides into anterior and posterior halves? | Mid-coronal plane (MCP) |
What is the name of the body plane that divides into superior and inferior portions? | Transverse plane |
What is the name of the plane parallel to the mid-sagittal? | Sagittal |
What is the name of the plane parallel to the mid-coronal? | Coronal |
How do we describe a projection that is made angled to the long axis of the body? | Axial |
What type of projection can be termed inferiorsuperior or superiorinferior? | Axial |
What is the name of the plane from the teeth to the mastoid tip/gonion? | Occlusal |
What term refers to the sole of the foot? | Plantar |
What is the term that describes a projection that projects a part in profile by skimming the surface? | Tangential |
Which body habitus is likely to have a short and wide lung field? | Hypersthenic |
Which body habitus is likely to have redundant bowel loops? | Hyposthenic/Asthenic |
Which body habitus is likely to have a high and transverse stomach? | Hypersthenic |
Which body habitus would have their duodenal bulb at the lowest point? | Hyposthenic/Asthenic |
The axial skeleton consists of which bones (examples) | Skull, spine, ribs, and sternum |
The appendicular skeleton consists of _____ bones (number) | 206 |
What are the four classification of bones? | Long, short, flat, and irregular |
Another term for dorsal recumbent | Supine |
Another term for describing a patient laying on their right or left side | Lateral recumbent |
What movement term is used to describe turning of the body or arm so that the palm faces backwards, with the thumb towards the midline of the body? | Pronation |
What term describes movement of a part away from the body's MSP? | Abduction |
What term describes bending motion of an articulation, decreasing the angle between associated bones? | Flexion |
What term describes a turning outward or lateral motion of an articulation, sometimes with an external tension or stress applied? | Eversion |
What term describes movement of a limb that produces circular motion, circumscribing a small area at its proximal end and a wide area at the distal end? | circumduction |
Radiographic images of most structures usually requires a minimum of ___ projections; what is their relationship to each other? | two, right angles or perpendicular to each other |
Side-to-side (R & L) relationships are demonstrated in the ___ projection. | AP or PA |
Anterior/posterior relationships are demonstrated in the __ projection | Lateral |
What is the most effective means of reducing voluntary motion? | good communication |
What is the most important way to reduce involuntary motion? | short exposure time |