Radiography Final

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  • 1. 

    When were x-rays discovered?

    • A.

      1986

    • B.

      1895

    • C.

      1920

    • D.

      1875

    Correct Answer
    B. 1895
  • 2. 

    What is the world's oldest and largest radiologic science professional organization?

    • A.

      American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

    • B.

      The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic (JRCERT)

    • C.

      American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)

    Correct Answer
    C. American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
  • 3. 

    What type of radiographic imaging is done without the use of ioizing radiation?

    • A.

      Mammography

    • B.

      Sonography

    • C.

      Fluoroscopy

    • D.

      Computed tomography

    Correct Answer
    B. Sonography
  • 4. 

    What initials do radiologic technologist that are certified by the ARRT use after their names?

    • A.

      MD

    • B.

      LXMO

    • C.

      RT

    • D.

      RT(R)

    Correct Answer
    D. RT(R)
  • 5. 

    Who regulates the laws requring some type of credentials to practice radiography?

    • A.

      Country

    • B.

      Government

    • C.

      State

    • D.

      County

    Correct Answer
    C. State
  • 6. 

    What does RT(R) stand for

    • A.

      Radiologist technician registration

    • B.

      Registered tomography radiologist

    • C.

      Registered technologist radiography

    • D.

      Radiographic technology review

    Correct Answer
    C. Registered technologist radiography
  • 7. 

    What may result when practicing without a valid license or permit, or practicing outside the scope of one's credentials?

    • A.

      Fines

    • B.

      Imprisionment

    • C.

      License or permit being revoked or suspended

    • D.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. All of the above
  • 8. 

    Who is the physician specialist that interprets the radiograph and perform special imaging procedures?

    • A.

      Limited operator

    • B.

      Radiologic technician

    • C.

      Radiologist

    • D.

      Medical assistant

    Correct Answer
    C. Radiologist
  • 9. 

    What is a physician with additional training, whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery?

    • A.

      Radiologist

    • B.

      Oncologist

    • C.

      Pediatrician

    • D.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. All of the above
    Explanation
    all of these are specialists

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  • 10. 

    What is the opening called that  x-rays that are traveling in a useful direction exit though?

    • A.

      Tube housing

    • B.

      Tube port

    • C.

      X-ray tube

    • D.

      Collimator

    Correct Answer
    B. Tube port
  • 11. 

    What is an imaginary line in the center of the x-ray beam and perpendicular to the long axis of the x-ray tube called?

    • A.

      Primary radiation

    • B.

      Scatter radiation

    • C.

      Central ray

    • D.

      Remnant radiation

    Correct Answer
    C. Central ray
  • 12. 

    What is the protective area called that is located in the x-ray room?

    • A.

      Control console

    • B.

      Transformer cabinet

    • C.

      Cassette holder

    • D.

      Control booth

    Correct Answer
    D. Control booth
  • 13. 

    Following the remnant radiation passing through the film holder and exposing the film, what is the "unseen" image on the film called?

    • A.

      Latent image

    • B.

      Attenuation

    • C.

      Computed radiography

    • D.

      Radiograph

    Correct Answer
    A. Latent image
  • 14. 

    The humerus is an example of what type of bone?

    • A.

      Irregular

    • B.

      Flat

    • C.

      Long

    • D.

      Short

    Correct Answer
    C. Long
  • 15. 

    What is a hole in a bone for the passage of blood vessels and nerves?

    • A.

      Fossa

    • B.

      Groove

    • C.

      Foramen

    • D.

      Fissure

    Correct Answer
    C. Foramen
  • 16. 

    What is a long, sharp process?

    • A.

      Head

    • B.

      Styloid

    • C.

      Spine

    • D.

      Tubercle

    Correct Answer
    B. Styloid
  • 17. 

    What system is also refered to as the cardiovascular system and consists of the the heart and blood vessels?

    • A.

      Circulatory

    • B.

      Lymphatic

    • C.

      Endocrine

    • D.

      Nervous

    Correct Answer
    A. Circulatory
  • 18. 

    What is a group of tissues that act together to perform a special function?

    • A.

      Cells

    • B.

      Organs

    • C.

      Systems

    • D.

      Chemicals

    Correct Answer
    B. Organs
  • 19. 

    What is the study of disease, which causes abnormal changes in the structure or function of body tissue and organs?

    • A.

      Pathology

    • B.

      Physiology

    • C.

      Anatomy

    • D.

      Radiography

    Correct Answer
    A. Pathology
  • 20. 

    What term refers to the function of the body?

    • A.

      Pathology

    • B.

      Physiology

    • C.

      Anatomy

    • D.

      Radiography

    Correct Answer
    B. Physiology
  • 21. 

    What term refers to the structure of the body?

    • A.

      Pathology

    • B.

      Physiology

    • C.

      Anatomy

    • D.

      Radiography

    Correct Answer
    C. Anatomy
  • 22. 

    What is the purpose of the pale blue or blue gray tint of the film?

    • A.

      Makes the image look better

    • B.

      Creates a beter contrast

    • C.

      Reduces eye strain on the physician

    • D.

      Increases density

    Correct Answer
    C. Reduces eye strain on the physician
  • 23. 

    What is the flm base made of?

    • A.

      Polyester plastic

    • B.

      Cotton

    • C.

      Linen

    • D.

      Paper

    Correct Answer
    A. Polyester plastic
  • 24. 

    What is radiation from the cassette back and the cassette tray that is scattered back toward the film?

    • A.

      Thompson scatter

    • B.

      Coherent scatter

    • C.

      Backscatter

    • D.

      Compton scatter

    Correct Answer
    C. Backscatter
  • 25. 

    What is the unit used to indicate the quantity of exposure?

    • A.

      Milliamperage (mA)

    • B.

      Millisecons (msec)

    • C.

      Milliampere-seconds (mAs)

    • D.

      Kilivolts peak (kVp)

    Correct Answer
    C. Milliampere-seconds (mAs)
  • 26. 

    What is a measure of the rate of current flow across the x-ray tube?

    • A.

      Milliamperage (mA)

    • B.

      Milliseconds (msec)

    • C.

      Milliampere-seconds (mAs)

    • D.

      Kilivolts peak (kVp)

    Correct Answer
    A. Milliamperage (mA)
  • 27. 

    What amount of kinetic energy is converted into the energy that form what we know as x-rays

    • A.

      99%

    • B.

      50%

    • C.

      25%

    • D.

      1%

    Correct Answer
    D. 1%
  • 28. 

    Check all of  the fundamental particles that compose atoms

    • A.

      Photons

    • B.

      Electrons

    • C.

      Mass

    • D.

      Neutrons

    • E.

      Protons

    • F.

      Matter

    Correct Answer(s)
    B. Electrons
    D. Neutrons
    E. Protons
  • 29. 

    What is the electron cloud called?

    • A.

      Thermionic emission

    • B.

      Space cloud

    • C.

      Tungsten

    • D.

      Electron stream

    Correct Answer
    B. Space cloud
  • 30. 

    What is the element used in the filament that has a high melting point?

    • A.

      Titanium

    • B.

      Copper

    • C.

      Lead

    • D.

      Tungsten

    Correct Answer
    D. Tungsten
  • 31. 

    Why is the preexposure safety check performed?

    • A.

      Ensure the safety of the operator and other employees of the radiography department

    • B.

      Ensure the safety of the patient

    • C.

      Keep the equipment clean

    • D.

      Reduce scatter radiation

    Correct Answer
    A. Ensure the safety of the operator and other employees of the radiography department
  • 32. 

    What is the grid device that is under the table surface that is used to protect the IR from being fogged by scatter radiation?

    • A.

      Collimator

    • B.

      Bucky

    • C.

      Tube housing

    • D.

      Detent

    Correct Answer
    B. Bucky
  • 33. 

    What is the system that consists of the x-ray film and the film holder?

    • A.

      Bucky

    • B.

      X-ray tube

    • C.

      Collimator

    • D.

      Image receptor

    Correct Answer
    D. Image receptor
  • 34. 

    What part of the body absorbs more radiation?

    • A.

      Bone

    • B.

      Blood

    • C.

      Nerves

    • D.

      Skin

    Correct Answer
    A. Bone
  • 35. 

    The carpals and the tarsals are examples of what kind of bone?

    • A.

      Long

    • B.

      Short

    • C.

      Irregular

    • D.

      Flat

    Correct Answer
    B. Short
  • 36. 

    The bones of the vertebrae are examples of what type of bones?

    • A.

      Flat

    • B.

      Irregular

    • C.

      Short

    • D.

      Long

    Correct Answer
    B. Irregular
  • 37. 

    Bones of the cranium are examples of what type of bones?

    • A.

      Short

    • B.

      Long

    • C.

      Irregular

    • D.

      Flat

    Correct Answer
    D. Flat
  • 38. 

    What is the term that describes moving a body part away from the body?

    • A.

      Evert

    • B.

      Invert

    • C.

      Adduct

    • D.

      Abduct

    Correct Answer
    D. Abduct
  • 39. 

    What is a term describing turning outward?

    • A.

      Evert

    • B.

      Invert

    • C.

      Adduct

    • D.

      Abduct

    Correct Answer
    A. Evert
  • 40. 

    What is a term used to describe the ability to move in a circle?

    • A.

      Rotation

    • B.

      Circumduction

    • C.

      Invert

    • D.

      Evert

    Correct Answer
    B. Circumduction
  • 41. 

    What is a term used to describe movement of an arm or leg towards the central part of the body?

    • A.

      Invert

    • B.

      Evert

    • C.

      Adduction

    • D.

      Abduction

    Correct Answer
    C. Adduction
  • 42. 

    What is a term used to describe the ability to turn on an axis?

    • A.

      Circumduction

    • B.

      Rotation

    • C.

      Angular motion

    • D.

      Abduction

    Correct Answer
    B. Rotation
    Explanation
    tip: earth rotates on it axis

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  • 43. 

    What is the term used to describe turning inward?

    • A.

      Abduct

    • B.

      Adduct

    • C.

      Invert

    • D.

      Evert

    Correct Answer
    C. Invert
  • 44. 

    What is the ter used to describe away from the head?

    • A.

      Cephalic

    • B.

      Palmar

    • C.

      Caudel

    • D.

      Peripheral

    Correct Answer
    C. Caudel
  • 45. 

    What is a term used to describe bending of a hinge joint?

    • A.

      Extend

    • B.

      Abduct

    • C.

      Adduct

    • D.

      Flex

    Correct Answer
    D. Flex
  • 46. 

    What is a  term used to describe pertaining to the head?

    • A.

      Cephalic

    • B.

      Caudel

    • C.

      Distal

    • D.

      Peripheral

    Correct Answer
    A. Cephalic
  • 47. 

    What is the term used to describe turning of the arm so that the palm of the hand is down

    • A.

      Supinate

    • B.

      Flex

    • C.

      Evert

    • D.

      Pronate

    Correct Answer
    D. Pronate
  • 48. 

    What term refers to the palm of the hand

    • A.

      Plantar

    • B.

      Inferior

    • C.

      Palmar

    • D.

      Internal

    Correct Answer
    C. Palmar
  • 49. 

    What is the term that refers to the front or forward portion of the body?

    • A.

      Anterior

    • B.

      Posterior

    • C.

      Medial

    • D.

      Lateral

    Correct Answer
    A. Anterior
  • 50. 

    What term refers to laying down?

    • A.

      Supine

    • B.

      Prone

    • C.

      Upright

    • D.

      Recubent

    Correct Answer
    D. Recubent

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