2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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>> Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton? Radius, Hip Bone,
Clavicle or Sternum
Answer: Sternum
>> Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral
ossification? Diaphysis, Epiphyses, Shaft of long bones, Articular cartilage
Answer: Epiphyses
>> The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
Answer: synovial
>> Which of the following positions is often used to insert a rectal enema tip
before a barium enema study?
Answer: Modified Sims'
>> Tangential and axial projections are the same type of projection. True or
False?
Answer: False
>> When viewing a CT or MRI image, the patient's right is facing the viewer's
left. True or False?
Answer: False
>> The amount of blackness seen on a processed radiograph is called:
,Answer: Density
>> Which of the following factors primarily controls radiographic density?
Answer: mAs
>> What is the primary controlling factor for radiographic contrast?
Answer: kV
>> Which of the following changes will improve recorded resolution?
Answer: Decrease OID
>> A 20-year-old female is brought into radiology from the emergency
department with a possible fracture of the pelvis. What should the technologist
do regarding gonadal shielding?
Answer: Take anteroposterior projection of pelvis WITHOUT using any
shielding
>> The ability to visualize very small structures on a radiograph is termed:
Answer: recorded detail
>> The metric conversion of 40 inches is:
Answer: 102 cm
>> T9 and T10 are located at the level of the:
Answer: xiphoid process
>> L4 and L5 are located at the level of the:
Answer: iliac crests
>> S1 and S2 are located at the level of the:
, Answer: ASIS
>> Long bones have a central cylindrical cavity called the:
Answer: medullary cavity
>> Some synovial joints contain synovial-fluid filled sacs outside the main joint
cavity called:
Answer: bursae
>> Some synovial joints contain a thick cushioning pad of fibrocartilage called
the:
Answer: meniscus
>> A hole in a bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves is called a:
Answer: foramen
>> The vertebra prominens is located at the level of the:
Answer: C7-T1
>> Sesamoid bones are found: 1. behind the knee 2. on the posterior elbow 3. on
the palmer aspect of the thumb
Answer: 2. on the posterior elbow and 3. on the palmer aspect of the thumb
>> All radiographs must be identified with which of the following?1)
radiographer's name2) patient's name or ID number3) right or left marker
Answer: 2) patient's name or ID number3) right or left marker
>> When no threshold dose for radiation exists, the effect is known as
Answer: stochastic
>> The x-ray projection is: