Exam 3: General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology

Movement or positioning of the hand toward the radius or ulna is termed:

The term used to describe the sole of the foot is:

What is the name of the tough, fibrous tissue that covers all bony surfaces?

Which of the following terms is used to describe a patient placed "lying on the back"?

Reference toward the head of the body is termed:

Which of the following might an imaging professional palpate to locate the pubic symphysis?

A serious fracture in which the bones are not in anatomic alignment is called:

Any plane passing through the body at right angles to its longitudinal axis is termed:

After birth, a separate bone begins to develop at the ends of long bones. Each end is called the:

Which of the following lie in the pelvic cavity? 1)Kidneys 2)Rectum 3)Urinary bladder

A hole in a bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves is called a:

The term that refers to a part on the opposite side of the body is:

In the "anatomic position,"" the palms of the hands are facing:

If the central ray enters the anterior body surface and exits the posterior body surface, the x-ray projection is termed:

All of the following are located in the thoracic cavity except:

How many saddle joints are there in the body?

Which of the following is an x-ray "projection"?

A rounded process at an articular extremity is called a:

Which of the following terms refers to the covering of an organ?

The study of joints or articulations is known as: