BONTRAGER'S TEXTBOOK
OF RADIOGRAPHIC
POSITIONING AND
RELATED ANATOMY 9TH
EDITION LAMPIGNANO
TEST BANK
Chapter 02: Chest
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and
Related Anatomy, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
• top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
• jugular notch and top of shoulders.
• lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
• jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D REF: 72
• The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
• C7.
• C5.
• T2.
• C4-5.
ANS: A REF: 72
• The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
• jugular notch.
• vertebra prominens.
• laryngeal prominence.
, • sternal angle.
ANS: B REF: 72
• What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food
and air?
• Epiglottis
• Larynx
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
ANS: C REF: 73
• The jugular notch is located on the:
• sternum.
• thyroid cartilage.
• seventh cervical vertebra.
• scapula.
ANS: D REF: 72
• What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
• Sternum
• Epiglottis
• Cricoid cartilage
• Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D REF: 74
• What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent
aspiration of food or fluid?
• Uvula
• Epiglottis
• Hyoid bone
• Oropharynx
ANS: B REF: 74
• Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
• Larynx
• Esophagus
• Trachea
• Hyoid bone
ANS: B REF: 75
, • The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:
• base.
• apex.
• hilum.
• costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 77
• Which of the following strucN
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• Epiglottis
• Hyoid bone
• Carina
• Vocal cords
ANS: C REF: 77
• The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right
and left bronchi is termed the:
• carina.
• hilum.
• thyroid cartilage.
• costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 76
• The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the:
• parietal pleura.
• pericardial sac.
• pulmonary or visceral pleura.
• omentum.
ANS: C REF: 77
• Air or gas that escapes from the lungs into the pleural cavity results in a condition
known as:
• air bronchogram.
• pneumothorax.
• hemidiaphragm.
• hemothorax.
ANS: B REF: 76
• Which of the following structures is NOT considered as a mediastinal structure?
• Thymus gland
• Aorta
OF RADIOGRAPHIC
POSITIONING AND
RELATED ANATOMY 9TH
EDITION LAMPIGNANO
TEST BANK
Chapter 02: Chest
Lampignano: Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and
Related Anatomy, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
• top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
• jugular notch and top of shoulders.
• lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
• jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D REF: 72
• The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
• C7.
• C5.
• T2.
• C4-5.
ANS: A REF: 72
• The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
• jugular notch.
• vertebra prominens.
• laryngeal prominence.
, • sternal angle.
ANS: B REF: 72
• What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food
and air?
• Epiglottis
• Larynx
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
ANS: C REF: 73
• The jugular notch is located on the:
• sternum.
• thyroid cartilage.
• seventh cervical vertebra.
• scapula.
ANS: D REF: 72
• What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
• Sternum
• Epiglottis
• Cricoid cartilage
• Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D REF: 74
• What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent
aspiration of food or fluid?
• Uvula
• Epiglottis
• Hyoid bone
• Oropharynx
ANS: B REF: 74
• Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
• Larynx
• Esophagus
• Trachea
• Hyoid bone
ANS: B REF: 75
, • The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:
• base.
• apex.
• hilum.
• costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 77
• Which of the following strucN
t ureR
s is I
conG
sid eBre.d Ct o bMe most inferior?
• Epiglottis
• Hyoid bone
• Carina
• Vocal cords
ANS: C REF: 77
• The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right
and left bronchi is termed the:
• carina.
• hilum.
• thyroid cartilage.
• costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 76
• The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the:
• parietal pleura.
• pericardial sac.
• pulmonary or visceral pleura.
• omentum.
ANS: C REF: 77
• Air or gas that escapes from the lungs into the pleural cavity results in a condition
known as:
• air bronchogram.
• pneumothorax.
• hemidiaphragm.
• hemothorax.
ANS: B REF: 76
• Which of the following structures is NOT considered as a mediastinal structure?
• Thymus gland
• Aorta
