Clinical Written Exam Review

Radiographic images of the hands, wrist, feet, and toes are routinely displayed with the digits:

• positioned toward the ceiling

• positioned toward the floor

How often should the radiographic tabletop be cleaned?

• Only when visibly soiled

• Weekly

• Daily

• After every procedure/patient

The easiest and most convenient method of preventing the spread of microorganisms is:

• wearing PPE

• following cough etiquette protocols

• handwashing

• proper handling of sharps

Information that must be included on all radiographic images includes all of the following except:

• right or left side marker

• radiographer's name

• patient's name or ID number

• date of exam

The central or principle beam of x-rays is termed the:

• center beam (CB)

• image beam (IB)

• central ray (CR)

• image receptor (IR)

All of the following are located in the thoracic cavity except:

• trachea

• lungs

• esophagus

• Spleen

The external landmark indicated by the arrow in this figure is the:

• Gonion

• mastoid tip

• vertebra prominens

• gonion

T9 and T10 are located at the level of the:

• sternal angle

• jugular notch

• vertebra prominens

• xiphoid process

All of the following are types of body habitus, except:

• atrophic

• sthenic

• asthenic

• hypersthenic

The adult skeleton is composed of how many bones?

• 185

• 200

• 206

• 208