Bontrager Textbook of Radiographic Postioning and realated
anatomy 8th edition test bank with all correct questions and
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1. The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:
a. base.
b. apex.
c. hilum.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 76
2. Which of the following structures is considered to be most inferior?
a.Epiglottis
b.Hyoid bone
c.Carina
d.Vocal cords
ANS: C REF: 74
3. The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and
Raqdiographic left bronchi is termed the:
a. carina.
b. hilum.
c. thyroid cartilage.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 74
4. The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the:
a. parietal pleura.
b. pericardial sac.
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5. 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 REF: 70
6. The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
a. C7.
b. C5.
c. T2.
d. C4-5.
ANS: A REF: 70
7. The xiphoid process is a reliable positioning landmark for determining the lower margin of
the lungs for chest positioning.
a. True
b. False
ANS: B REF:
8. 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 REF: 70
9. 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 REF: 71
10. The jugular notch is located on the:
a. sternum.
b. thyroid cartilage.
c. seventh cervical vertebra.
d. scapula.
ANS: D REF: 70
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11. What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
a. Sternum
b. Epiglottis
c. Cricoid cartilage
d. Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D REF: 72
12. 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 REF: 71
13. Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
a. Larynx
b. Esophagus
c. Trachea
d. Hyoid bone
ANS: B REF: 71
e. pulmonary pleura.
f. pleural cavity.
ANS: C REF: 75
14. Air or gas that escapes into the pleural cavity results in a condition known as:
a. air bronchogram.
b. pneumothorax.
c. hemidiaphragm.
d. hemothorax.
ANS: B REF: 75
15. Which of the following structures is NOT considered as a mediastinal structure?
a. Thymus gland
b. Aorta
c. Trachea
d. Epiglottis
ANS: D REF: 77
16. The laryngeal prominence is a positioning landmark located at the level of:
a. T1.
b. C7.
c. C5.
d. C3.
ANS: C REF: 72
17. Part i refers to the:
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a. hyoid bone.
b. larynx.
c. laryngeal prominence.
d. epiglottis.
ANS: D REF: 72
18. Part ii refers to the: