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Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 11th Edition 2025 by John
Lampignano Leslie E. Kendrick
Chapter 1-20
Chapter 01: Terminology, Positioning, and Imaging Principles
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What type of tissue binds together and supports the various structures of the body?
a. Epithelial
b. Connective
c. Muscular
d. Nervous
ANS: B
2. The lowest level of structural organization in the human body is the _____ level.
a. molecular
b. cellular
c. chemical
d. atomic
ANS: C
3. What type of tissue covers internal and external surfaces of the body?
a. Muscular
b. Connective
c. Nervous
d. Epithelial
ANS: D
4. How many individual body systems comprise the human body?
a. 22
b. 13
c. 10
d. 8
ANS: C
5. How many separate bones are found in the adult human body?
a. 181
b. 215
c. 206
d. 236
ANS: C
, 6. Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste?
a. Circulatory
b. Respiratory
c. Urinary
d. Digestive
ANS: D
7. Which of the following systems of the human body includes all ductless glands of the body?
a. Endocrine
b. Integumentary
c. Muscular
d. Glandular
ANS: A
8. Which of the following body systems helps to regulate body temperature?
a. Circulatory
b. Urinary
c. Endocrine
d. Nervous
ANS: A
9. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
a. Radius
b. Hip bone
c. Clavicle
d. Sternum
ANS: D
10. How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton?
a. 206
b. 80
c. 54
d. 126
ANS: B
11. What is the name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons?
a. Wormian
b. Tendinous
c. Irregular
d. Sesamoid
ANS: D
12. Which of the following bones is classified as a long bone?
a. Carpal bone
b. Scapula
c. Cranium
, d. Humerus
ANS: D
13. What is the name of the dense fibrous membrane that covers bone?
a. Cancellous portion
b. Periosteum
c. Diploë
d. Medullary portion
ANS: B
14. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
a. Vertebrae
b. Phalanges (toes)
c. Scapulae
d. Carpal (wrist bones)
ANS: D
15. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
a. Diaphysis
b. Epiphyses
c. Metaphysis
d. Articular cartilage
ANS: B
16. Which aspect of the long bones is responsible for the production of red blood cells?
a. Compact bone
b. Periosteum
c. Medullary cavity
d. Spongy or cancellous bone
ANS: D
17. Examples of ―flat‖ bones are the:
a. calvaria, ribs, scapulae, and sternum.
b. ribs, sternum, patella, and ilia of pelvis.
c. sternum, scapulae, ilia of pelvis, and base of cranium.
d. sternum and ilia of pelvis only.
ANS: A
18. What is the primary center for bone growth termed?
a. Epiphyses
b. Diaphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Epiphyseal plate
ANS: B
19. Which of the following is NOT a functional classification of joints?
, a. Synarthrosis
b. Amphiarthrosis
c. Cartilaginous
d. Diarthrosis
ANS: C
20. The structural term for a freely movable joint is:
a. fibrous.
b. cartilaginous.
c. synovial.
d. gomphosis.
ANS: C
21. Which of the following joints displays flexion and extension type of movement primarily?
a. Pivot
b. Ellipsoidal
c. Saddle
d. Ginglymus
ANS: D
22. Which of the following joints is NOT a synovial joint?
a. Skull sutures
b. Elbow joint
c. Hip joint
d. Proximal radioulnar joint
ANS: A
23. Which of the following is classified as a saddle (sellar) joint?
a. Ankle joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
c. Knee joint
d. Intercarpal joint
ANS: A
24. Which of the following is classified as a bicondylar joint?
a. Shoulder joint
b. Temporomandibular joint
c. First and second cervical vertebra joint
d. Distal radioulnar joint
ANS: B
25. An upright position with the arms abducted, palms forward, and head forward describes the
_____ position.
a. anteroposterior (AP)
b. decubitus
c. anatomic
d. oblique
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