Chest Review Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the correct anatomic name for the Adams apple | Laryngeal prominence |
| What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration of food or fluid? | Epiglottis |
| The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates | carina |
| The inner layer of pleura that encloses the lungs and heart | pulmonary pleura |
| What is not a mediastinal structure? Thymus, Aorta, Trachea, Epiglottis | Epiglottis |
| The laryngeal prominence is located at | C-5 |
| The heart is located at | T5-8 |
| The asthenic body type makes up _____ of the population | 10% |
| Which body type require the IR to be placed crosswise (Landscape) | Hypersthenic |
| The definition of aspiration is | Inhaled foreign body or food in the lungs |
| A general rule states that radiographic grids must be used in chest radiography for | Exposures of 100 KVP or greater |
| If a PA chest xray only shows seven ribs what can you do to see more ribs | Take exposure on 2nd deep inspiration |
| What is the disadvantage of an AP over a PA chest xray? | Magnification of the heart |
| What critical factor is shown on erect chest and abdominal xrays? | Air and Fluid levels |
| How can you tell if a PA chest xray is rotated? | Look at the sterno-clavicular joints. They should be equidistant from the spine. |
| What can the technologist do to remove the scapula from the lung fields? | roll the shoulders forward |
| Scoliosis and Kyphosis can produce asymmetry on a chest xray. True or False? | True |
| For the average female chest xray the CR should be about ____ inches below the vertebral prominens | Seven |
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