Radiography Final

What is the flm base made of?

• Polyester plastic

• Cotton

• Linen

• Paper

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

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Medial

• Lateral

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

• Titanium

• Copper

• Lead

• Tungsten

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

• Collimator

• Bucky

• Tube housing

• Detent

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

• Mammography

• Sonography

• Fluoroscopy

• Computed tomography

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

• Limited operator

• Radiologic technician

• Radiologist

• Medical assistant

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

• Latent image

• Attenuation

• Computed radiography

• Radiograph

The humerus is an example of what type of bone?

• Irregular

• Flat

• Long

• Short

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

• Circulatory

• Lymphatic

• Endocrine

• Nervous

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

• Pathology

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• Radiography

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

• Cephalic

• Caudel

• Distal

• Peripheral

What term refers to the function of the body?

• Pathology

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• Radiography

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?

• Primary radiation

• Scatter radiation

• Central ray

• Remnant radiation

When were x-rays discovered?

• 1986

• 1895

• 1920

• 1875

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

• Fines

• Imprisionment

• License or permit being revoked or suspended

• All of the above

What is the term used to describe turning inward?

• Abduct

• Adduct

• Invert

• Evert

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

• Thompson scatter

• Coherent scatter

• Backscatter

• Compton scatter

What term refers to the palm of the hand

• Plantar

• Inferior

• Palmar

• Internal

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

• Extend

• Abduct

• Adduct

• Flex

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

• Bucky

• X-ray tube

• Collimator

• Image receptor

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

• Short

• Long

• Irregular

• Flat

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

• Circumduction

• Rotation

• Angular motion

• Abduction

What term refers to lying on the back?

• Prone

• Recumbent

• Supine

• Upright

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

• Flat

• Irregular

• Short

• Long

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

• Cephalic

• Palmar

• Caudel

• Peripheral

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

• Radiologist

• Oncologist

• Pediatrician

• All of the above

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

• Evert

• Invert

• Adduct

• Abduct

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

• Supinate

• Flex

• Evert

• Pronate

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

• Fossa

• Groove

• Foramen

• Fissure

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

• 99%

• 50%

• 25%

• 1%

What is a term describing turning outward?

• Evert

• Invert

• Adduct

• Abduct

What does RT(R) stand for

• Radiologist technician registration

• Registered tomography radiologist

• Registered technologist radiography

• Radiographic technology review

What part of the body absorbs more radiation?

• Bone

• Blood

• Nerves

• Skin

What are growths or tumors?

• Neoplasms

• Degeneration

• Edema

• Atrophy

For a __________position the patient is recumbent with the cenral ray horizontal or parellel to the floor.

What are diseases that are cause by abnoramilties in the genetic makeup of the individual and are inherited from a parent?

• Congenital

• Nosocomial

• Hereditary

• Idiopathic

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

• Cells

• Organs

• Systems

• Chemicals

Why is the preexposure safety check performed?

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

• Ensure the safety of the patient

• Keep the equipment clean

• Reduce scatter radiation

Check all of  the fundamental particles that compose atoms

• Photons

• Electrons

• Mass

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Matter

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

• Invert

• Evert

• Adduction

• Abduction

What is a long, sharp process?

• Head

• Styloid

• Spine

• Tubercle

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

• Milliamperage (mA)

• Millisecons (msec)

• Milliampere-seconds (mAs)

• Kilivolts peak (kVp)

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

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

• The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic (JRCERT)

• American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)

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

• MD

• LXMO

• RT

• RT(R)

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

• Country

• Government

• State

• County

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

• Milliamperage (mA)

• Milliseconds (msec)

• Milliampere-seconds (mAs)

• Kilivolts peak (kVp)

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

• Rotation

• Circumduction

• Invert

• Evert

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

• Long

• Short

• Irregular

• Flat