TEST BANK FOR BONTRAGERS TEXTBOOK OF
RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING AND RELATED ANATOMY 500
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 || RADIOGRAPHIC
POSITIONING, ANATOMY & CLINICAL APPLICATIONS ||
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS || HIGH-
YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
500 questions and answers
Lowest level of structural organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical
Type of tissue that binds together and supports various structures - CORRECT
ANSWER - Connective
Type of tissue that covers internal and external surfaces of the body - CORRECT
ANSWER - Epithelial
Number of individual body systems in the human body - CORRECT ANSWER -
10
Number of separate bones in the adult human body - CORRECT ANSWER - 206
System responsible for the elimination of solid waste - CORRECT ANSWER -
Digestive
System that includes all ductless glands of the body - CORRECT ANSWER -
Endocrine
,System that helps to regulate body temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -
Circulatory
Bone that is part of the axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - Sternum
Number of bones in the adult axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - 80
Name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sesamoid
Bone classified as a long bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Humerus
Dense fibrous membrane that covers bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Periosteum
Bone classified as a short bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpal (wrist bones)
Secondary growth center for endochondral ossification - CORRECT ANSWER -
Epiphyses
Aspect of long bones responsible for the production of red blood cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spongy or cancellous bone
,Examples of flat bones - CORRECT ANSWER - Calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and
sternum.
Primary center for bone growth - CORRECT ANSWER - Diaphysis
NOT a functional classification of joints - CORRECT ANSWER - Cartilaginous
Structural term for a freely movable joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Synovial
Joints that display flexion and extension type of movement primarily - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ginglymus
Diarthrosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The structural term for a freely movable
joint.
Synovial joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of joint that allows for a wide
range of motion.
Ginglymus joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A joint that primarily displays flexion
and extension type of movement.
Saddle joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A joint that allows movement in two planes,
such as the thumb.
, Bicondylar joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A joint that allows movement primarily
in one plane with some rotation.
Anatomic position - CORRECT ANSWER - An upright position with the arms
abducted, palms forward, and head forward.
Radiographic image - CORRECT ANSWER - A representation of the patient's
anatomic structures that can be obtained, viewed, manipulated, and stored digitally.
Median or midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical plane that
divides the body into equal right and left halves.
Midcoronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - A longitudinal plane that divides the
body into equal anterior and posterior parts.
Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER - The term that describes the sole of the foot.
Dorsum manus - CORRECT ANSWER - The term that describes the back or
posterior aspect of the hand.
Trendelenburg position - CORRECT ANSWER - A position in which the head is
lower than the feet.
Recumbent position - CORRECT ANSWER - A term that describes lying down in
any position.
RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING AND RELATED ANATOMY 500
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 || RADIOGRAPHIC
POSITIONING, ANATOMY & CLINICAL APPLICATIONS ||
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS || HIGH-
YIELD STUDY GUIDE || GRADED A+
500 questions and answers
Lowest level of structural organization - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical
Type of tissue that binds together and supports various structures - CORRECT
ANSWER - Connective
Type of tissue that covers internal and external surfaces of the body - CORRECT
ANSWER - Epithelial
Number of individual body systems in the human body - CORRECT ANSWER -
10
Number of separate bones in the adult human body - CORRECT ANSWER - 206
System responsible for the elimination of solid waste - CORRECT ANSWER -
Digestive
System that includes all ductless glands of the body - CORRECT ANSWER -
Endocrine
,System that helps to regulate body temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -
Circulatory
Bone that is part of the axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - Sternum
Number of bones in the adult axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - 80
Name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sesamoid
Bone classified as a long bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Humerus
Dense fibrous membrane that covers bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Periosteum
Bone classified as a short bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpal (wrist bones)
Secondary growth center for endochondral ossification - CORRECT ANSWER -
Epiphyses
Aspect of long bones responsible for the production of red blood cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spongy or cancellous bone
,Examples of flat bones - CORRECT ANSWER - Calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and
sternum.
Primary center for bone growth - CORRECT ANSWER - Diaphysis
NOT a functional classification of joints - CORRECT ANSWER - Cartilaginous
Structural term for a freely movable joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Synovial
Joints that display flexion and extension type of movement primarily - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ginglymus
Diarthrosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The structural term for a freely movable
joint.
Synovial joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of joint that allows for a wide
range of motion.
Ginglymus joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A joint that primarily displays flexion
and extension type of movement.
Saddle joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A joint that allows movement in two planes,
such as the thumb.
, Bicondylar joint - CORRECT ANSWER - A joint that allows movement primarily
in one plane with some rotation.
Anatomic position - CORRECT ANSWER - An upright position with the arms
abducted, palms forward, and head forward.
Radiographic image - CORRECT ANSWER - A representation of the patient's
anatomic structures that can be obtained, viewed, manipulated, and stored digitally.
Median or midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical plane that
divides the body into equal right and left halves.
Midcoronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - A longitudinal plane that divides the
body into equal anterior and posterior parts.
Plantar - CORRECT ANSWER - The term that describes the sole of the foot.
Dorsum manus - CORRECT ANSWER - The term that describes the back or
posterior aspect of the hand.
Trendelenburg position - CORRECT ANSWER - A position in which the head is
lower than the feet.
Recumbent position - CORRECT ANSWER - A term that describes lying down in
any position.
