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RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING EXAMQUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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A projection in which the CR skims a body part is termed: - Answer-tangential
A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned
20 degrees toward the image receptor. What is this radiographic position? - Answer-
RPO (right posterior oblique)
An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes
the _____ position. - Answer-anatomic
A patient is erect facing the IR. The left side of the body is turned 45 degrees toward the
IR. The CR enters the posterior aspect of the body and exits the anterior. What is this
radiographic position? - Answer-LAO
A longitudinal plane that divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts is the
____ plane. - Answer-Midcoronal
A patient is erect with the left side directly against the IR. The CR enters the right side of
the body. What is this radiographic position? - Answer-Left lateral
A position in which the head is lower than the feet is: - Answer-Trendelenburg
Of the following positioning actions, which one will remove the majority of the scapulae
form the lung fields? - Answer-Roll shoulders forward
Of the following factors, which one is most crucial to demonstrate possible air and fluid
levels in the chest? - Answer-Patient in erect or decubitus position
Why must the technologist slightly angle the CR caudad for most AP projections of the
chest? - Answer-Prevents clavicles from obscuring apices of the lungs
How much rotation of the humeral epicondyles is required for the AP medial oblique
projection of the elbow? - Answer-45 degrees
Positioning - Answer-Study of patient positioning performed for radiographic
demonstration.
Sagittal plane - Answer-divides body into left and right
Coronal plane - Answer-divides body into front and back
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