Skeletal
How many bone systems exist in the human body?
10 Individual body systems
What is the standard projection most commonly performed to reduce heart magnificstion?
PA Chest
What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?
Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas
How many bones in the hand/wrist?
27
A slender, long and narrow patient could be defined as what, and makes up about what percentage of the population?
Asthenic, 10%
What are the two bony divisions of the human body and how many bones do they contain?
Axial Skeleton (80 Bones) & Appendicular Skeleton (126 Bones)
What is the top part of the lungs? (Above the Clavicles)
Lung Apices
What is the double-walled, sac-like membrane that surrounds the organs of the abdomen?
Peritoneum
What are the small conical projections at the distal ends of the radius and ulna?
Styloid Processes
What is the KVP range for abdominal imaging?
70-85
What are the classifications of bones?
Long Bones, Short Bones, Flat Bones, Irregular Bones
For a routine PA Chest radiograph, the image usually taken after what phase of breathing?
A second full inspiration
What region of the abdomen houses the majority of the liver?
Epigastric
What are the two articular portions of the humeral condyle?
Trochlea and Capitulum
What is the general KVP range for upper limb radiography?
60-80
How is joint functionality classified and what is the difference between them?
Synarthrosis-Immovable
Amphiarthrosis- Limited Movement
Diarthrosis- Freely Movable
What is the ideal SID used for chest radiography and why?
72 Inches, to reduce heart magnification and improve detail.
What position/projection will best demonstrate an umbilical hernia?
Lateral Dorsal Decubitus
What position should the forearm not be radiographed in an AP position?
Pronated
To locate the fat pads of the elbow it must be?
In a true 90 degree lateral
What are the movement types for synovial joints?
Plane (Gliding), Ginglymus (Hinge), Trochoid (Pivot), Condylar (Ellipsoidal), Sellar (Saddle), Ball and Socket, & Bicondylar
What Chest projection is performed with the patient leaning backward with shoulders touching the image receptor?
Lordotic
This pathology may lead to toxic megacolon and bowel perforation.
Ulcerative Colitis
Which rotation direction separates the radius and the ulna?
Lateral Rotation
Where is the CR located on an AP Soft Tissue Neck?
At level of T1-T2