Chest Anatomy
Abdominal Anatomy
Terms
Terms 2
Misc.
100
What are the correct respiratons for a Chest xray?
Expose on 2nd inspiration
100
Which quadrant o the abdomen contains the gallbladder?
RUQ
100
Divides the body into right and left halves
MSP
100
Term for when the x ray tube is angles toward the head?
Cephalad
100
What year was xray invented?
1895
200
How many pairs of ribs should be seen on a good PA Chest xray?
10 pairs
200
What is the landmark level for the crest?
L4-5
200
What is the path of the xray beam called?`
Projection
200
Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
MCP
200
What does ALARA stand for?
As low as reasonable acceptable/achievable
300
What is the name of the area that marks the division of the trachea into the right and left primary bronchus?
The carina
300
Which quadrant of the abdomen contains the cecum?
RLQ
300
What term is used when the body part is angeled?
Oblique
300
What is the term for when the central ray is angled more than 10 degrees?
Axial
300
What position is the patient in when the right anterior surface is touching the cassette at a 45 degree angle?
RAO or right anterior oblique
400
What is the most inferior or lower most sections of the lungs?
Costophrenic angles
400
WHAT IS THE NAME OF The TRIANGULAR SHAPED MUSCLES LOACTED ON BOTH SIDES OG THE VERTBRAE THAT SHOULD BE VISIBLE ON A KUB?
PSOAS
400
Term for when the patients head is higher than their feet
Fowler
400
Term for when the patients feet are higher than their head
Trendelenberg
400
What position is the patient in when the left posterior surface is touching the cassette at a 45 degree angle?
LPO or left posterior oblique
500
The medial portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs where the thymus, heart and great vessels , trachea, and esophagus are located is the ...
Mediastinum
500
what position is this abdomen rotated into?
to the left LPO
500
Name for a body part that is extremely more thin than a normal patient
hypostenic
500
What is another names for cones, or the beam restricting device?
collimator
500
What are the 7 questions that must be ask/done before x-raying a patient?
1 check arm band
2 identifiers
3 introduce self
4 history
5. metal?
6. pregnancy?
7 explain procedure