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DXI EXAM 1 WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSIn the posteroanterior x-ray, the beam traverses through the _____ surface and exits
the _____ surface.
posterior; anterior
In the left lateral x-ray, the _____ side of the patient is closest to the film.
left
In the _____ the patient is positioned with their right side closest to the film and
their body is rotated at a 45-degree angle so that their anterior aspect is closest to
the film.
right anterior oblique
In the _____ the patient is positioned with their right side closest to the film and
with their body rotated at a 45-degree angle so that their posterior aspect is also
closest to the film.
right posterior oblique
List the 5 requirements for information on each radiograph.
clinic name
patient name
patient's date of birth or age
gender
date the films were obtained
Name the 4 normally occurring radiographic densities.
air
fat
water
, bone
Name the additional density.
metal
List the radiographic densities from most radiolucent (dark) to most radiopaque
(light).
air, fat, water, bone, metal
Name 5 ways to describe white areas on film.
radiodense, radiodensity, opaque, opacity, and sclerotic
There are _____ vertebral segments. Describe the distribution of cervical, thoracic,
etc.
33 vertebral segments
7 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
4 coccygeal
The number of _____ segments is variable.
coccygeal
Name the standard 3 views for cervical spine series.
lateral cervical neutral (LCN)
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