Radiographic /
Projections
/ /
and
/ /
Body Positions Exam Questions With Answers
/ // // // // //
Radiographic //projection //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //direction //or //path //of //the //
x-ray //beam //as //it //passes //through //the //patient
Posteroanterior //(PA) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the
//x-ray //beam //enters //the //posterior //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //anterior //side
Anteroposterior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the //x-
ray //beam //enters //the //anterior //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //posterior //side
AP /
/or /
/PA /
/oblique /
/projections //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Projections //that //must //be //accompanied //by //a //qualifying //term //to
//determine //the //direction //of //rotation
Medial /
/rotation /
/or /
/lateral /
/rotation //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Types //of //rotation //positions //in //a //AP //or //PA //oblique //projection
, Mediolateral //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the //x-
ray //beam //enters //the //medial //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //lateral //side
Lateromedial //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the //x-
ray //beam //enters //the //lateral //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //medial //side
Supine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //back, //facing //upward
Prone //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //stomach, //facing //downward
Erect //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //being //upright //either //standing //or //sitting
Recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //reclining //or //lying //down
Dorsal //recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //back //(supine)
Ventral //recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //face //down //(prone)
(Right /
/or //left) //Lateral //recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //side
Trendelenburg //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/recumbent //position //with //the //body //tilted //with //the //head //lower //than //the //feet
Projections
/ /
and
/ /
Body Positions Exam Questions With Answers
/ // // // // //
Radiographic //projection //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //direction //or //path //of //the //
x-ray //beam //as //it //passes //through //the //patient
Posteroanterior //(PA) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the
//x-ray //beam //enters //the //posterior //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //anterior //side
Anteroposterior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the //x-
ray //beam //enters //the //anterior //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //posterior //side
AP /
/or /
/PA /
/oblique /
/projections //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Projections //that //must //be //accompanied //by //a //qualifying //term //to
//determine //the //direction //of //rotation
Medial /
/rotation /
/or /
/lateral /
/rotation //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Types //of //rotation //positions //in //a //AP //or //PA //oblique //projection
, Mediolateral //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the //x-
ray //beam //enters //the //medial //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //lateral //side
Lateromedial //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //radiographic //projection //in //which //the //x-
ray //beam //enters //the //lateral //side //and //exits, //to //the //film, //through //the //medial //side
Supine //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //back, //facing //upward
Prone //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //stomach, //facing //downward
Erect //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //being //upright //either //standing //or //sitting
Recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //reclining //or //lying //down
Dorsal //recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //back //(supine)
Ventral //recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //face //down //(prone)
(Right /
/or //left) //Lateral //recumbent //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Position //of //lying //on //the //side
Trendelenburg //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A /
/recumbent //position //with //the //body //tilted //with //the //head //lower //than //the //feet
