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Chapter 02: Chest
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy,
10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
a. top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
b. jugular notch and top of shoulders.
c. lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
d. jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D
2. The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
a. C7.
b. C5.
c. T2.
d. C4-5.
ANS: A
3. The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
a. jugular notch.
b. vertebra prominens.
c. laryngeal prominence.
d. sternal angle.
ANS: B
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4. What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food and
air? a. Epiglottis
b. Larynx
c. Pharynx
d. Esophagus
ANS: C
5. The jugular notch is located on the:
a. sternum.
b. thyroid cartilage.
c. seventh cervical vertebra.
d. scapula.
ANS: D
6. What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
a. Sternum
b. Epiglottis
c. Cricoid cartilage
d. Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D
7. What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration
of food or fluid? a. Uvula
b. Epiglottis
c. Hyoid bone
d. Oropharynx
ANS: B
8. Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
a. Larynx
b. Esophagus
c. Trachea
d. Hyoid bone
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ANS: B
9. The lower, broad area of the lung is termed the:
a. base.
b. apex.
c. hilum.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A
10. Which of the following structures is considered to be most inferior? a.
Epiglottis
b. Hyoid bone
c. Carina
d. Vocal cords
ANS: C
11. The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi is
termed the: a. carina.
b. hilum.
c. thyroid cartilage.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A
12. The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the: a.
parietal pleura.
b. pericardial sac.
c. pulmonary or visceral pleura.
d. omentum.
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Chapter 02: Chest
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy,
10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
a. top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
b. jugular notch and top of shoulders.
c. lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
d. jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D
2. The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
a. C7.
b. C5.
c. T2.
d. C4-5.
ANS: A
3. The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
a. jugular notch.
b. vertebra prominens.
c. laryngeal prominence.
d. sternal angle.
ANS: B
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4. What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food and
air? a. Epiglottis
b. Larynx
c. Pharynx
d. Esophagus
ANS: C
5. The jugular notch is located on the:
a. sternum.
b. thyroid cartilage.
c. seventh cervical vertebra.
d. scapula.
ANS: D
6. What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
a. Sternum
b. Epiglottis
c. Cricoid cartilage
d. Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D
7. What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration
of food or fluid? a. Uvula
b. Epiglottis
c. Hyoid bone
d. Oropharynx
ANS: B
8. Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
a. Larynx
b. Esophagus
c. Trachea
d. Hyoid bone
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ANS: B
9. The lower, broad area of the lung is termed the:
a. base.
b. apex.
c. hilum.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A
10. Which of the following structures is considered to be most inferior? a.
Epiglottis
b. Hyoid bone
c. Carina
d. Vocal cords
ANS: C
11. The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi is
termed the: a. carina.
b. hilum.
c. thyroid cartilage.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A
12. The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the: a.
parietal pleura.
b. pericardial sac.
c. pulmonary or visceral pleura.
d. omentum.
