Radiology Exam Review [ARRT]
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Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1 interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 ✔✔(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) ✔✔(B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
,2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 ✔✔(C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute flexion and with the
posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid ✔✔(C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic examination of the sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
3. LAO
,(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 ✔✔(A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate the cervical
apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) ✔✔(B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
, (B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. ✔✔(C) kidney mobility.
For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 ✔✔(D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
Questions and Answers with Certified
Solutions
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1 interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 ✔✔(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) ✔✔(B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
,2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 ✔✔(C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute flexion and with the
posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid ✔✔(C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic examination of the sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
3. LAO
,(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 ✔✔(A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate the cervical
apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) ✔✔(B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
, (B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. ✔✔(C) kidney mobility.
For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 ✔✔(D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
