Anatomy and Positioning Principles Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Which positioning term describes the patient lying face down on the radiographic table?
Answer: Prone
Prone positioning places the patient face down, with the anterior surface of the body against the table.
The term 'PA projection' in chest radiography means the x-ray beam travels in which direction?
Answer: Posterior to anterior
In a PA projection, the central ray enters the posterior (back) surface and exits the anterior (front) surface toward the image receptor.
Which anatomical plane divides the body into equal right and left halves?
Answer: Midsagittal plane
The midsagittal (median) plane divides the body into equal right and left halves along the midline.
When positioning for a lateral lumbar spine radiograph, which structure is used as the centering point?
Answer: L3 vertebra
The central ray is directed to L3, located at approximately the level of the iliac crest, as the centering point for lateral lumbar spine projections.
The acanthion is a landmark used for which type of radiographic positioning?
Answer: Skull and facial bone positioning
The acanthion, located at the base of the anterior nasal spine, is a key surface landmark used in skull and facial bone radiographic positioning.
Which rotation is used when performing an RPO (right posterior oblique) position?
Answer: Patient rotated with right posterior surface closest to IR
In an RPO position, the patient's right posterior surface is closest to the image receptor, with the body rotated so the right back is down.