Radiographic Positioning-Chapter 2, Chest Exam Questions and Answers
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What is one landmark for an AP chest on an average adult? - Answer- The level of T7, 3 to 4 inches below the Jugular Notch
Radiographic anatomy of the chest is divided into three sections: - Answer- 1. Bony thorax
2. Respiratory system
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Radiographic Positioning-Chapter 2,
Chest Exam Review
What is one landmark for an AP chest on an average adult? - Answer- The level of
T7, 3 to 4 inches below the Jugular Notch
Radiographic anatomy of the chest is divided into three sections: - Answer- 1. Bony
thorax
2. Respiratory system
3. Mediastinum
Superiorly the bony thorax consist of - Answer- 2 clavicles
2 scapulae
12 pairs of ribs
12 thoracic vertebra
During the act of swallowing the epiglottis - Answer- flips down and covers the
laryngeal opening, and this prevents food and fluid from entering the larynx and
bronchi
thyroid cartilage or laryngeal prominence - Answer- Adam's apple
Part of the digestive system that connects the pharynx with the stomach. - Answer-
esophogus
The pharynx is referred to as - Answer- the upper airway or the upper respiratory
tract
it is a passageway for food and fluids as well as air, making it common to the
digestive and respiratory systems.
The four parts of the respiratory system proper that are important in chest
radiography - Answer- 1. Larynx
2. Trachea
3. Right an left bronchi
4. Lungs
Voice box - Answer- larynx
A. Epiglottis
-Hyoid Bone
B. Thyroid cartilage and laryngeal prominence
C. Cricoid cartilage
D. Trachea - Answer-
What level is the thyroid gland located - Answer- Level of C6
, The laryngeal prominence of the thyroid cartilage located at - Answer- Approximately
level C5
The right primary bronchus is ________ and _________ than the left bronchus -
Answer- wider and shorter
Why is the difference in size and shape of the two primary bronchi important -
Answer- Because food particles or other foreign objects that happen to enter the
respiratory system are more likely to enter and lodge in the right brochus
A specific prominence, or ridge, of the lowest tracheal cartilage, which is seen at the
bottom and inside portion of the trachea, where it divides into right and left bronchi -
Answer- Carina
Right lung has ______ lobes and the left has ______ lobes - Answer- 3, 2
The inner layer that covers the surface of the lungs, also dipping into the fissures
between the lobes, is called - Answer- Pulmonary or visceral pleura
The double-walled membrane that completely encloses the lungs, including around
the heart is the - Answer- pleura
Air or gas in the pleural cavity results in a condition called - Answer- pneumothorax
The _____ of each lung is the lower concave area of each lung that rests on the
_________ - Answer- base, diaphragm
What is the preferred landmark for locating the CR on a PA chest? - Answer- The
Vertebra Prominens which corresponds to the level of T7. This landmark can be
palpated at the base of the neck.
When referring to body habitus, what type of patient has a very broad thorax and
very deep from front to back but is shallow in vertical dimension? - Answer-
Hypersthenic (5%)
When referring to body habitus, what word is used to describe the average patient
and what percentage of patients fall into this category? - Answer- Hyposthenic (35%)
When referring to the body habitus, with this build the thorax is narrow in width and
shallow from front to back but very long in the vertical dimension. - Answer- Asthenic
(10%)
When referring to the body habitus, what word is used to describe the athletic type
and what percentage of patients fall into this category? - Answer- Sthenic (50%)
What technical factors should be used for an ideal adult chest X-ray? - Answer- KVP
around 110-125
SID at 72
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