RTE 1503 - chapter 3 || All Answers are Valid.
The most common image on a supine abdomen: correct answers AP --> Anteroposterior
AP supine abdominal image is also referred to as ________ correct answers KUB (Kidney,
ureters, Bladder)
KUB imaging is taken without the use of Contrast media & is performed prior to ___________
abdominal exams to rule out certain pathologies correct answers -Fluoroscopic
Acute abdominal series are taken in different positions to demonstrate what 2 things: correct
answers Air-fluid levels
Free air
sometime both
abdominal series are typically taken in ________ positions correct answers supine KUB
Upright AP
decub abdomen
what x-ray is also taken during an "abdominal series" correct answers Ap/PA chest
What is the diaphragm? correct answers umbrella shaped muscle that separates the abdominal
cavity from the thoracic cavity
What two muscles are located on either side of the lumbar vertebral column? correct answers
psoas major and minor
The digestive system includes what 6 organs: correct answers 1. Oral cavity
2. Pharynx
, 3. Esophagus
4. Stomach
5. Small intestine
6. Large Intestine
What 3 digestive organs are in the abdominal cavity? correct answers 1. stomach
2. small intestine
3. large intestine
What organ is the first in the digestive system? correct answers The stomach
What is a common word in relationship to stomach correct answers gastro
The small Intestine is a tube like structure that is is _________ feet in length correct answers 15-
18
What is the first portion of the small intestine? correct answers the Duodenum
How does the duodenum look? correct answers Short, but widest in diameter, about 10 inches in
length.
When the duodenum is filled with contrast what shape does it look like? correct answers the
letter C
The proximal portion of the duodenum is the ________ correct answers bulb or cap
Ducts from ___________, _____________, & ______________ drain into the duodenum to aid
in digestive functions correct answers liver, gallbladder, pancreas
The most common image on a supine abdomen: correct answers AP --> Anteroposterior
AP supine abdominal image is also referred to as ________ correct answers KUB (Kidney,
ureters, Bladder)
KUB imaging is taken without the use of Contrast media & is performed prior to ___________
abdominal exams to rule out certain pathologies correct answers -Fluoroscopic
Acute abdominal series are taken in different positions to demonstrate what 2 things: correct
answers Air-fluid levels
Free air
sometime both
abdominal series are typically taken in ________ positions correct answers supine KUB
Upright AP
decub abdomen
what x-ray is also taken during an "abdominal series" correct answers Ap/PA chest
What is the diaphragm? correct answers umbrella shaped muscle that separates the abdominal
cavity from the thoracic cavity
What two muscles are located on either side of the lumbar vertebral column? correct answers
psoas major and minor
The digestive system includes what 6 organs: correct answers 1. Oral cavity
2. Pharynx
, 3. Esophagus
4. Stomach
5. Small intestine
6. Large Intestine
What 3 digestive organs are in the abdominal cavity? correct answers 1. stomach
2. small intestine
3. large intestine
What organ is the first in the digestive system? correct answers The stomach
What is a common word in relationship to stomach correct answers gastro
The small Intestine is a tube like structure that is is _________ feet in length correct answers 15-
18
What is the first portion of the small intestine? correct answers the Duodenum
How does the duodenum look? correct answers Short, but widest in diameter, about 10 inches in
length.
When the duodenum is filled with contrast what shape does it look like? correct answers the
letter C
The proximal portion of the duodenum is the ________ correct answers bulb or cap
Ducts from ___________, _____________, & ______________ drain into the duodenum to aid
in digestive functions correct answers liver, gallbladder, pancreas
