ARRT Practice Exam Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
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M/C: Which of the following are true for an AP coccyx projection?
1. 15 degree cephalic angle.
2. 10 degree caudal angle
3. center 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis - correct answer. 2 and 3
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ARRT Practice Exam Questions And
Answers Latest Top Score.
M/C: Which of the following are true for an AP coccyx projection?
1. 15 degree cephalic angle.
2. 10 degree caudal angle
3. center 2 inches superior to the pubic symphysis - correct answer. 2 and 3
More windings on the primary side of the transformer will create ____ voltage on the
secondary side. - correct answer. less
In the construction of a radiographic grid, what defines the grid ratio? - correct answer.
height of lead strips compared to the distance between them
What positioning technique could help enhance the quality of a lateral knee? - correct
answer. CR with a 5 degree cephalic angle
During a fluoro exposure, a patient's stomach absorbs a total of 0.012 joules of energy.
The tissues of the stomach weigh 3 kilograms. What is the absorbed dose? - correct
answer. 0.004 Gy
Genetic effects are those that manifest: - correct answer. in future generations of the
exposed individual
General Fluoro is limited to maximum entrance skin exposure rate of: - correct answer.
100 mGy/min
,How is the patient positioned for an external rotation of the shoulder? - correct answer.
abduct the patients arm
T/F: Electrons and x-rays can be focused. - correct answer. False
Which device in an image receptor can collect and convert light into an electrical signal?
- correct answer. CCD, Photodiode
if a patient begins to have symptoms of hives after an injection of contrast for an IVP,
what should be done first? - correct answer. call a radiologist
What is the most common cause of an off-level grid error? - correct answer. grid shifts
due to patient movement
The trachea bifurcates at the level of the _____. - correct answer. Aortic notch
If the x-ray tube is moved rapidly during a fluoro exam, the image will blur. This is the
result of the following: - correct answer. camera tube lag
during an x-ray exposure, electrons accelerate towards what part of the x-ray tube? -
correct answer. Anode
What is the radiation weighting factor of x-rays? - correct answer. 1
M/C: The use of proper collimation serves to:
1. Increase image contrast
2. reduce radiation exposure to the patient
3. decrease effective focal-spot size - correct answer. 1 and 2
Inherent filtration refers to: - correct answer. filtration that is part of tube design
What effect will decreasing collimation have on patient radiation exposure - correct
answer. increases patient radiation exposure
The severity of the hell effect can be increased by what change in SID? - correct
answer. decreasing sid
M/C: Federal Law on radiation protection requires which of the following?
1. signage for radiation areas
2. maintaining personal dose records
3. publication of personal dose records - correct answer. 1 and 2
What is the largest carpal bone? - correct answer. capitate
,T/F: the esophagus lies anterior to the trachea? - correct answer. False
To function correctly, the current entering a transformer must be: - correct answer. AC
A middle-aged male with a blood pressure reading 180/80 mmHg would be diagnosed
as - correct answer. hypertensive
PICC lines are used to: - correct answer. Deliver medication through a vein
M/C: Which of the following facts are true regarding x-rays?
1. x-rays have no mass
2. x-rays travel at the speed of light
3. x-rays have a positive charge - correct answer. 1 and 2
M/C: Which of the following is true about the fibula?
1. it sits laterally to the tibia
2. it articulates with the tibia at the proximal end
3. it articulates at the distal medial talus - correct answer. 1 and 2
photons produced outside of the actual focal spot are known as: - correct answer. Off
focus radiation
Which sinus is demonstrated through the open mouth waters? - correct answer.
sphenoid
Which area is myelography not used on? - correct answer. sacrum
M/C: How does the anode heel effect manifest itself on a radiographic image?
1. Higher exposure on the anode side of the image
2. Higher exposure on the cathode side of the image
3. Increased detail on the anode side of the image
4. increased detail on the cathode side of the image - correct answer. 2 and 3
Penumbra and detail share what relationship? - correct answer. increased penumbra
= decreased detail
, When using AEC, which of the following may result in an image with excessive receptor
exposure? - correct answer. incorrect photo-timer cell selection
M/C: What portion of the CR imaging plate protects the plate from unwanted light and
background radiation? choose two.
A. protective layer
B. phosphor layer
C. conductive layer
D. light shield layer - correct answer. c and d
How does the presence of oxygen affect the radiosensitivity of a cell - correct answer.
increased radiosensitivity
What is the normal pulse rate for an adult? - correct answer. 60-100 beats per minute
Equivalent dose is a measurement that takes into consideration which of the following
variables?
1. radiation type
2. tissue type
3. exposure rate - correct answer. 1
Within the oblique lumbar spine, the nose of the scotty dog is: - correct answer.
Transverse process
What is demonstrated in profile in the medial rotation view of the elbow? - correct
answer. coronoid process
A decrease in oxygen content is called? - correct answer. Hypoxia
The wrist should be turned laterally ____ degrees when performing an oblique view -
correct answer. 45
Acute infection of the parenchyma is characterized as: - correct answer. pneumonia
On an AP Pelvis, if the lesser trochanters are partially visible, this indicates: - correct
answer. the feet are in anatomic position
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