BONTRAGER – CHEST CHAPTER 2
SELF TEST & REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Sternum - Answer: Breastbone.
Thyroid cartilage - Answer: Adam's apple.
Scapula - Answer Shoulder blade.
Clavicle - Answer Collar bone
Vertebra prominens - Answer The appropriate term for the seventh cervical
vertebra is:
ANSWER: Jugular notch A notch, or depression, found on the superior section
of the sternum is known as:
ANSWER: Right and left bronchi. The trachea bifurcates to generate the
Carina - Answer A particular prominence, or ridge, occurring at the place where
the internal distal trachea separates into the right and left bronchi is called the:
Hilum - Answer The area of each lung where the bronchi and blood vessel
s enter and exit is called the.
Alveoli - Answer The little air sacs located at the distal extremities of the
bronchioles within the lung where oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange
occurs are known as:
Hilar pleura - Answer What is not part of the pleura?
, Parietal pleura, pleural cavity, and pulmonary pleura - Aspects of pleura.
Hemothorax - Answer The condition in which blood fills the potential gap
between the layers is called:
Costophrenic angle. - ANSWER The farthest, outermost lower corner of each
lung is known as the:
The four basic structures of the mediastinum are the thymus gland, heart and
larger arteries, trachea, and oesophagus.
Asthenic - ANSWER A(n)_____________ body habitus is distinguished by a
narrow thorax that is shallow from front to back yet quite lengthy vertically.
125 kV, 72" SID - ANSWER What are the optimal kV and SID levels for adult
chest radiography?
To decrease chest rotation, ANSWER Why are the shoulders pulled lower and
toward the IR when doing a PA projection of the chest?
To remove scapulae from lung fields, ANSWER Why are the shoulders rolled
forward for a PA projection of the chest?
Answer: 3 to 4 inches below the jugular notch. Where is the CR located for an
AP supine projection of the chest?
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