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RADT 456 Unit 4
ARRT registry review covering Unit 4: Radiographic Procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The coronoid process should be visualized in profile in which position? | medial oblique elbow |
| 2. Pacemaker electrodes can be introduced through a vein in the chest or upper extremity, from where they are advanced to where? | right ventricle |
| 3. Which projection of the foot will best demonstrate the longitudinal arch? | lateral weight-bearing |
| 4. To best visualize the lower ribs, when should the exposure be made? | on expiration |
| 5. A frontal view of the sternum is best accomplished in which of the following positions? | RAO |
| 6. Which position is most likely to place the right kidney parallel to the IR? | LPO |
| 7. Which position is required to demonstrate small amounts of air in the peritoneal cavity? | lateral decubitus,affected side up |
| 8. When the patient is recumbent on the x-ray table with the head lower than the feet, the patient is in what position? | Trendelenburg |
| 9. What position is best to demonstrate esophageal varices? | recumbent position |
| 10. What is the tissue that occupies the central cavity within the shaft of a long bone in an adult? | yellow marrow |
| 11. What bony landmark is in the same transverse plane as the symphysis pubis? | prominence of the greater trochanter |
| 12. What position of the shoulder demonstrates the lesser tubercle in profile medially? | internal rotation |
| 13. What fracture classification describes a small bony fragment pulled from a bony process? | avulsion fracture |
| 14. What portion of the humerus articules with the ulna to help form the elbow joint? | trochlea |
| 15. During myelography, where is contrast medium introduced? | subarachnoid space |
| 16. What is it called when there is an injury to a structure located on the side opposite that of the primary injury? | contrecoup |
| 17. Aspirated foreign bodes in older children and adults are most likely to lodge where? | right main steam bronchus |
| 18. What structure can be located midway between the ASIS and public symphysis? | dome of the acetabulum |
| 19. Which type of articulation is evaluated in arthrography? | diarthrodial |
| 20. What forms the laryngeal prominence? | thyroid cartilage |
| 21. What examination would be most likely performed to diagnose a Wilm's tumor? | IVU |
| 22. What position is used to open the right sacroiliac joint? | 25-30 degrees LPO |
| 23. Deoxygenated blood from the head and thorax is returned to the heart by the _____ | SVC |
| 24. Which projection is most likely to demonstrate the carpal pisiform free of superimposition? | AP (medial) oblique |
| 25. What is a major cause of bowel obstruction in children? | intussusception |
| 26. What view best demonstrates lateral deviation of the nasal septum? | parietoacanthal projection (Waters) |
| 27. What is a functional study used to demonstrate the degree of AP motion present in the cervical spine? | flexion and extension laterals |
| 28. Where is the CR directed for a lateral projection of the nasal bones? | 3/4 inch distal to the nasion |
| 29. Which position will separate the radial head, neck, and tuberosity from superimposition on the ulna? | lateral oblique |
| 30. Where is the innominate bone located? | pelvis |