Chest
Ribs & Sternum
C-Spine
T-Spine
L-Spine
100
What are the inferior lateral corners of the lungs called?
Costophrenic Angles
100
How many pairs of ribs are classified as "false ribs"?
the lower five pairs.
100
What are the cushions in the anterior portion of the vertebral column?
intervertebral disks
100
What breathing technique is used for the lateral projection of the thoracic spine?
Shallow/Normal breaths
100
what kind of curve does the lumbar spine have?
lordotic
200
What are the proper patient breathing instructions for Chest Examinations?
hold breath on second INSPIRATION
200
What body habitus is characterized as tall & slender?
asthenic
200
the zygapopaphyseal joints are best demonstrated in what projection of the C-spine?
lateral
200
What projection is most important to consider the anode heel effect?
AP T-spine
200
which vertebrae are the iliac crest at level with?
either L3 or L4
300
Why are lateral chest projections taken with the left side against the IR?
to minimize magnification of the heart.
300
What term refers to the body of the sternum?
Gladiolus
300
What unique anatomical characteristic do only the vertebrae of the cervical spine have ?
bifid spinous processes
300
When the posterior portions of the neural arch fail to close during early embryonic development, the condition is known as?
spina bifidia
300
what projection should be performed to view the zygapopaphyseal joints?
obliques
400
What view should be performed to demonstrate the apices of the lungs, free from superimposition of the clavicles?
apical lordotic.
400
What is the indentation at the top of the manubrium called?
the manubrial notch
400
positioning for a lateral projection of the cervical spine requires the patients sagittal plane to be..?
parallel
400
What condition cannot be seen on routine radiography?
disk hernation
400
failure of the first sacral segment to fuse with the body of the sacrum is known as?
lumbarization
500
which chest projection demonstrates free pleural fluid along the chest wall?
Lateral Decubitus
500
Which portion of the ribs is best demonstrated on the AP projection?
Posterior portion.
500
A fracture of the neural arch of C2 with associated subluxation of C2-C3 is known as what?
Hangman's Fracture
500
where should the central ray for a lateral projection of the T-spine enter?
inferior angle of the scapula
500
fusion between one or both of transverse processes of L5 & the sacrum is known as?
sacrolization
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