Mid-Term

Cards (68)

  • Image Evaluation
    1. Identify the projection
    2. Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
    3. Central ray positioning
    4. Identify carpal bones
    5. Determine method name
    6. Count phalanges
    7. Count bones in hand
    8. Identify medullary cavity
    9. Determine lordotic position distance
    10. Identify compact bone
    11. Locate appendix
    12. Identify horizontal lobe
    13. Identify largest carpal bone
    14. Identify projection type
    15. Identify largest sesamoid bone
    16. Determine central ray direction
    17. Assess bronchus orientation
    18. Define anatomy
    19. Identify skeleton type
    20. Determine central ray for abdomen
    21. Identify x-ray projection
    22. Locate foreign body likelihood
    23. Determine angulation for Lordotic imaging
    24. Identify fracture type
    25. Identify patient position
    26. Define sole of foot
    27. Identify projection type
    28. Identify abdominal series projection
    29. Define pneumoperitoneum
    30. Identify wrist radiography plane
    31. Define torus fracture
    32. Identify first digit view
    33. Describe distal radius fracture
    34. Determine digit rotation for PA Oblique
    35. Identify periosteum
    36. Identify projection type
    37. Define anterior
    38. Determine central ray for first digit
    39. Determine patient obliquity for cardiac series
    40. Assess body habitus population percentage
    41. Determine IR positioning for chest projections
    42. Identify Hypersthenic body habitus
    43. Define lateral position naming
    44. Identify metacarpal fracture
    45. Identify palm bones
    46. Define open fracture
    47. Classify digits as long bones
    48. Determine central ray entry for digits
    49. Determine hand position for first digit
    50. Identify elevated digits for PA oblique
    51. Identify midsagittal plane
    52. Count axial skeleton bones
    53. Determine IR centering for abdomen
    54. Count appendicular skeleton bones
    55. Define anatomic position
    56. Define distal
    57. Identify common fracture site
    58. Define cephalad angling
    59. Define visceral covering
    60. Identify PA upright projection advantage
    61. Identify anatomic snuff box
    62. Define trachea bifurcation
    63. Identify Hypersthenic stomach position
    64. Define KUB abbreviation
    65. Identify Fowler position
    66. Identify organ not in abdominal cavity
    67. Define decubitus positioning
    68. Define inversion
    69. Identify wrist surface in contact with IR
    70. Identify sagittal plane
  • Stecher
    Method name used to describe this projection of the wrist
  • 14
    Number of phalanges in one hand
  • 27
    Number of bones found in one hand
  • medullary cavity
    Central cylindrical cavity of long bones
  • 12 inches/1 foot
    Distance patient should stand in front of the grid for lordotic position
  • compact bone
    Strong, dense outer layer of bones
  • RLQ
    Abdominal quadrant where the appendix appears
  • G
    Letter referring to the horizontal lobe
  • Scaphoid
    Largest carpal bone of the proximal row
  • Midcoronal
    Plane passing vertically through the body into anterior and posterior positions
  • Tangential
    Projection shown in the image
  • Patella
    Largest sesamoid bone in the body
  • 3rd MCP
    Joint to which the central ray is directed during PA projection of the hand
  • The left primary bronchus is more vertical than the right primary bronchus
  • Anatomy
    Term applied to the science of the structure of the body
  • Appendicular
    Skeleton type presented in blue
  • Horizontal, 2 inches above iliac crest

    Central ray for the PA projection of the abdomen
  • Tangential
    1. ray projection
  • Right primary bronchus
    Structure into which a foreign body is more likely to pass after entering the trachea
  • 15-20 cephalad

    Degree of angulation required for Lordotic imaging
  • Boxer
    Fracture at any metacarpal neck
  • Left lateral decubitus
    Position of the patient
  • Plantar
    Term used to describe the sole of the foot
  • Tangential
    Type of projection where the central ray skims the body part of interest
  • AP Chest
    Projection NOT included in an abdominal series
  • Pneumoperitoneum
    Presence of air in the peritoneal cavity
  • MTP joint
    Joint that does NOT need to be placed in the same plane for wrist radiography
  • A torus fracture is also known as a buckle fracture
  • Oblique
    View of the first digit in a PA projection of the hand
  • Colles
    Fracture of the distal radius with posterior displacement
  • Medially
    Direction in which the 2nd digit should be rotated for a PA Oblique projection
  • Periosteum
    Tough, fibrous tissue that covers all bony surfaces
  • Lateral projection
    Projection shown in this image
  • ventral
    Term that means the same as anterior
  • MCP
    Central ray for the AP projection of the first digit
  • 55 to 60 degrees

    Patient obliquity for cardiac series in PA Oblique projection
  • The sthenic and Hypersthenic body habitus are the two that make up 85% of the population’s body habitus
  • 1 ½ to 2 inches
    Distance above the shoulders for IR during PA & Lateral projections of the chest
  • The last picture
    Represents the Hypersthenic body habitus