Question 1

When the shoulder is immobile and cannot be depressed sufficiently for the cervicothoracic region lateral projection (swimmer's technique), the central ray is angled:

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 20 degrees cephalad. 
B)  10 to 20 degrees caudad. 
C)  3 to 5 degrees caudad. 
D)  3 to 5 degrees cephalad. 
A)  10 to 20 degrees cephalad. 
B)  10 to 20 degrees caudad. 
C)  3 to 5 degrees caudad. 
D)  3 to 5 degrees cephalad.

Question 2

How many vertebrae make up the vertebral column?

Accepted Answer

A)  24 
B)  27 
C)  33 
D)  54 
A)  24 
B)  27 
C)  33 
D)  54

Question 3

How is the central ray directed to obtain this image?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 to 20 degrees cephalad 
B)  15 to 20 degrees caudad 
C)  25 to 30 degrees cephalad 
D)  25 to 30 degrees caudad 
A)  15 to 20 degrees cephalad 
B)  15 to 20 degrees caudad 
C)  25 to 30 degrees cephalad 
D)  25 to 30 degrees caudad

Question 4

The swimmer's technique demonstrates the cervicothoracic region in which projection?

Accepted Answer

A)  AP 
B)  Lateral 
C)  AP axial 
D)  AP axial oblique 
A)  AP 
B)  Lateral 
C)  AP axial 
D)  AP axial oblique

Question 5

What anatomy is labeled with the letter E in the image below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occipital base 
B)  Lateral mass of C1 
C)  Dens of C2 
D)  Body of C2 
A)  Occipital base 
B)  Lateral mass of C1 
C)  Dens of C2 
D)  Body of C2

Question 6

Which of the following should be performed to reduce the lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine for the AP projection?
1)Flex the hips.
2)Flex the knees.
3)Flex the elbows.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 
B)  1 and 3 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  1, 2, and 3 
A)  1 and 2 
B)  1 and 3 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  1, 2, and 3

Question 7

Where is the central ray directed for a lateral thoracic spine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level of T5 
B)  Level of T7 
C)  Level of T9 
D)  Level of T10 
A)  Level of T5 
B)  Level of T7 
C)  Level of T9 
D)  Level of T10

Question 8

To demonstrate the zygapophyseal joints of the lumbar spine, MSP of the patient is rotated _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  50 
D)  55 
A)  30 
B)  45 
C)  50 
D)  55

Question 9

The angle of the articulation between the sacrum and the ilia (the sacroiliac joints) is _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 15 
B)  15 to 20 
C)  25 to 30 
D)  45 to 50 
A)  10 to 15 
B)  15 to 20 
C)  25 to 30 
D)  45 to 50

Question 10

Which of the following describes the central-ray centering point for the L5-S1 lateral projection?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 inches posterior to the ASIS 
B)  3 inches posterior to the ASIS 
C)  2 inches posterior to the ASIS and 1 $1 / 2$ inches below the iliac crest 
D)  2 inches posterior to the ASIS and 2 inches below the iliac crest 
A)  2 inches posterior to the ASIS 
B)  3 inches posterior to the ASIS 
C)  2 inches posterior to the ASIS and 1 $1 / 2$ inches below the iliac crest 
D)  2 inches posterior to the ASIS and 2 inches below the iliac crest

Question 11

Where is the central ray directed for a lateral cervical spine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Third cervical vertebra 
B)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
C)  Fifth cervical vertebra 
D)  Seventh cervical vertebra 
A)  Third cervical vertebra 
B)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
C)  Fifth cervical vertebra 
D)  Seventh cervical vertebra

Question 12

Where is the IR centered for an AP axial cervical spine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second cervical vertebra 
B)  Third cervical vertebra 
C)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
D)  Seventh cervical vertebra 
A)  Second cervical vertebra 
B)  Third cervical vertebra 
C)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
D)  Seventh cervical vertebra

Question 13

Where is the IR centered for a hyperflexion or hyperextension lateral projection of the cervical spine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second cervical vertebra 
B)  Third cervical vertebra 
C)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
D)  Seventh cervical vertebra 
A)  Second cervical vertebra 
B)  Third cervical vertebra 
C)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
D)  Seventh cervical vertebra

Question 14

Where should the center of the IR be positioned for the "open mouth" AP projection of the atlas and axis?

Accepted Answer

A)  To the "Adam's apple" 
B)  First cervical vertebra 
C)  Second cervical vertebra 
D)  Fourth cervical vertebra 
A)  To the "Adam's apple" 
B)  First cervical vertebra 
C)  Second cervical vertebra 
D)  Fourth cervical vertebra

Question 15

What is the central-ray angle for an AP thoracic spine?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 to 5 degrees caudad 
B)  3 to 5 degrees cephalad 
C)  5 to 7 degrees caudad 
D)  5 to 7 degrees cephalad 
A)  3 to 5 degrees caudad 
B)  3 to 5 degrees cephalad 
C)  5 to 7 degrees caudad 
D)  5 to 7 degrees cephalad

Question 16

Occasionally, a patient may have to be placed in the prone position for a sacrum radiography, and a PA projection performed. What is the central-ray angle for this projection?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 degrees caudad 
B)  15 degrees caudad 
C)  10 degrees cephalad 
D)  15 degrees cephalad 
A)  10 degrees caudad 
B)  15 degrees caudad 
C)  10 degrees cephalad 
D)  15 degrees cephalad

Question 17

One fourth of the length of the vertebral column is made up of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  vertebral bodies. 
B)  intervertebral disks. 
C)  transverse processes. 
D)  intervertebral foramina. 
A)  vertebral bodies. 
B)  intervertebral disks. 
C)  transverse processes. 
D)  intervertebral foramina.

Question 18

How are small weights applied to the arms for the lateral projection of the cervical spine (Grandy method)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affixed to the elbows 
B)  Affixed to the wrists 
C)  Held in the hands 
D)  Held by the fingers 
A)  Affixed to the elbows 
B)  Affixed to the wrists 
C)  Held in the hands 
D)  Held by the fingers

Question 19

Which projections will demonstrate the right sacroiliac joint?
1)AP oblique, LPO position
2)AP oblique, RPO position
3)PA oblique, RAO position

Accepted Answer

A)  1 and 2 
B)  1 and 3 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  1, 2, and 3 
A)  1 and 2 
B)  1 and 3 
C)  2 and 3 
D)  1, 2, and 3

Question 20

All of the joints of the vertebral column are synovial-freely movable-except one. Which joint is not?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intervertebral 
B)  Zygapophyseal 
C)  Costovertebral 
D)  Costotransverse 
A)  Intervertebral 
B)  Zygapophyseal 
C)  Costovertebral 
D)  Costotransverse

Exam 8: Vertebral Column

When the shoulder is immobile and cannot be depressed sufficiently for the cervicothoracic region lateral projection (swimmer's technique), the central ray is angled:

How many vertebrae make up the vertebral column?

How is the central ray directed to obtain this image?

The swimmer's technique demonstrates the cervicothoracic region in which projection?

What anatomy is labeled with the letter E in the image below?

Which of the following should be performed to reduce the lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine for the AP projection? 1)Flex the hips. 2)Flex the knees. 3)Flex the elbows.

Where is the central ray directed for a lateral thoracic spine?

To demonstrate the zygapophyseal joints of the lumbar spine, MSP of the patient is rotated _____ degrees.

The angle of the articulation between the sacrum and the ilia (the sacroiliac joints) is _____ degrees.

Which of the following describes the central-ray centering point for the L5-S1 lateral projection?

Where is the central ray directed for a lateral cervical spine?

Where is the IR centered for an AP axial cervical spine?

Where is the IR centered for a hyperflexion or hyperextension lateral projection of the cervical spine?

Where should the center of the IR be positioned for the "open mouth" AP projection of the atlas and axis?

What is the central-ray angle for an AP thoracic spine?

Occasionally, a patient may have to be placed in the prone position for a sacrum radiography, and a PA projection performed. What is the central-ray angle for this projection?

One fourth of the length of the vertebral column is made up of the:

How are small weights applied to the arms for the lateral projection of the cervical spine (Grandy method)?

Which projections will demonstrate the right sacroiliac joint? 1)AP oblique, LPO position 2)AP oblique, RPO position 3)PA oblique, RAO position

All of the joints of the vertebral column are synovial-freely movable-except one. Which joint is not?

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