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ARRT - RADIOGRAPHY EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
What portion of the humerus articulates with the ulna to help
form the elbow joint?
(A) Semilunar / trochlear notch
(B) Radial head
(C) Capitulum
(D) Trochlea - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) Trochlea
In myelography, the contrast medium is generally injected into
the
(A) cisterna magna.
(B) individual intervertebral disks.
(C) subarachnoid space between the first and second lumbar
vertebrae.
(D) subarachnoid space between the third and fourth lumbar
vertebrae. - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) subarachnoid space between
the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.
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In which type of fracture are the splintered ends of bone forced
through the skin?
(A) Closed
(B) Compound
(C) Compression
(D) Depressed Answers and Explanations - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (B)
Compound
Which of the following precaution(s) should be observed when
radiographing a patient who has sustained a traumatic injury to
the hip?
1. When a fracture is suspected, manipulation of the affected
extremity should be performed by a physician.
2. The AP axiolateral projection should be avoided.
3. To evaluate the entire region, the pelvis is typically included in
the initial examination.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (B) 1 and 3 only
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Fluoroscopic imaging of the ileocecal valve is generally part of
a(n)
(A) esophagram.
(B) upper GI series.
(C) small-bowel series.
(D) ERCP. - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (C) small-bowel series.
Which of the following would be the best choice for a right
shoulder exam to rule out fracture?
(A) Internal and external rotation
(B) AP and tangential
(C) AP and AP axial
(D) AP and scapular Y - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) AP and scapular Y
T-tube cholangiography is performed
(A) preoperatively.
(B) during surgery.
(C) postoperatively.
(D) with a Chiba needle. - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (C) postoperatively.
At what level do the carotid arteries bifurcate?
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(A) Foramen magnum
(B) Trachea
(C) Pharynx
(D) C4 - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) C4
The fifth metacarpal is located on which aspect of the hand?
(A) Medial
(B) Lateral
(C) Ulnar
(D) Volar - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (A) Medial
Which of the following vertebral groups form(s) lordotic
curve(s)?
1. Cervical
2. Thoracic
3. Lumbar
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1 and 3 only - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) 1 and 3 only
ARRT - RADIOGRAPHY EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
What portion of the humerus articulates with the ulna to help
form the elbow joint?
(A) Semilunar / trochlear notch
(B) Radial head
(C) Capitulum
(D) Trochlea - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) Trochlea
In myelography, the contrast medium is generally injected into
the
(A) cisterna magna.
(B) individual intervertebral disks.
(C) subarachnoid space between the first and second lumbar
vertebrae.
(D) subarachnoid space between the third and fourth lumbar
vertebrae. - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) subarachnoid space between
the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae.
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In which type of fracture are the splintered ends of bone forced
through the skin?
(A) Closed
(B) Compound
(C) Compression
(D) Depressed Answers and Explanations - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (B)
Compound
Which of the following precaution(s) should be observed when
radiographing a patient who has sustained a traumatic injury to
the hip?
1. When a fracture is suspected, manipulation of the affected
extremity should be performed by a physician.
2. The AP axiolateral projection should be avoided.
3. To evaluate the entire region, the pelvis is typically included in
the initial examination.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (B) 1 and 3 only
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Fluoroscopic imaging of the ileocecal valve is generally part of
a(n)
(A) esophagram.
(B) upper GI series.
(C) small-bowel series.
(D) ERCP. - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (C) small-bowel series.
Which of the following would be the best choice for a right
shoulder exam to rule out fracture?
(A) Internal and external rotation
(B) AP and tangential
(C) AP and AP axial
(D) AP and scapular Y - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) AP and scapular Y
T-tube cholangiography is performed
(A) preoperatively.
(B) during surgery.
(C) postoperatively.
(D) with a Chiba needle. - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (C) postoperatively.
At what level do the carotid arteries bifurcate?
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(A) Foramen magnum
(B) Trachea
(C) Pharynx
(D) C4 - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) C4
The fifth metacarpal is located on which aspect of the hand?
(A) Medial
(B) Lateral
(C) Ulnar
(D) Volar - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (A) Medial
Which of the following vertebral groups form(s) lordotic
curve(s)?
1. Cervical
2. Thoracic
3. Lumbar
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1 and 3 only - ✔✔✔ correct answer > (D) 1 and 3 only
