Test Bank for Bontragers Textbook of Radiographic Positioning
and Related Anatomy 10th Edition Correct Questions and Answers
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
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
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.
ANS: C
13. Air or gas that escapes from the lungs into the pleural cavity results in a condition known as:
a. air bronchogram.
b. pneumothorax.
c. hemidiaphragm.
and Related Anatomy 10th Edition Correct Questions and Answers
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
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
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.
ANS: C
13. Air or gas that escapes from the lungs into the pleural cavity results in a condition known as:
a. air bronchogram.
b. pneumothorax.
c. hemidiaphragm.
