Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 8th Edition Bontrager Test Bank
Chapter 02: Chest
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
a. top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
b. jugular notch and top of shoulders.
c. lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
d. jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D REF: 70
2. The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
a. C7.
b. C5.
c. T2.
d. C4-5.
ANS: A REF: 70
3. The xiphoid process is a reliable positioning landmark for determining the lower margin of
the lungs for chest positioning.
a. True
b. False
ANS: B REF:
4. The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
a. jugular notch.
b. vertebra prominens.
c. laryngeal prominence.
d. sternal angle.
ANS: B REF: 70
5. What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food and air?
a. Epiglottis
b. Larynx
c. Pharynx
d. Esophagus
ANS: C REF: 71
6. The jugular notch is located on the:
a. sternum.
b. thyroid cartilage.
c. seventh cervical vertebra.
d. scapula.
ANS: D REF: 70
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7. What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
a. Sternum
b. Epiglottis
c. Cricoid cartilage
d. Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D REF: 72
8. What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration of
food or fluid?
a. Uvula
b. Epiglottis
c. Hyoid bone
d. Oropharynx
ANS: B REF: 71
9. Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
a. Larynx
b. Esophagus
c. Trachea
d. Hyoid bone
ANS: B REF: 71
10. The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:
a. base.
b. apex.
c. hilum.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 76
11. Which of the following structures is considered to be most inferior?
a. Epiglottis
b. Hyoid bone
c. Carina
d. Vocal cords
ANS: C REF: 74
12. The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi
is termed the:
a. carina.
b. hilum.
c. thyroid cartilage.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 74
13. The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the:
a. parietal pleura.
b. pericardial sac.
Chapter 02: Chest
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two most common landmarks for chest positioning are the:
a. top of shoulders and xiphoid process.
b. jugular notch and top of shoulders.
c. lower margin of thyroid cartilage and vertebra prominens.
d. jugular notch and vertebra prominens.
ANS: D REF: 70
2. The vertebra prominens corresponds to the level of:
a. C7.
b. C5.
c. T2.
d. C4-5.
ANS: A REF: 70
3. The xiphoid process is a reliable positioning landmark for determining the lower margin of
the lungs for chest positioning.
a. True
b. False
ANS: B REF:
4. The upper margin of the lungs is at the level of the:
a. jugular notch.
b. vertebra prominens.
c. laryngeal prominence.
d. sternal angle.
ANS: B REF: 70
5. What is the name of the structure that serves as a common passageway for both food and air?
a. Epiglottis
b. Larynx
c. Pharynx
d. Esophagus
ANS: C REF: 71
6. The jugular notch is located on the:
a. sternum.
b. thyroid cartilage.
c. seventh cervical vertebra.
d. scapula.
ANS: D REF: 70
, Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy 8th Edition Bontrager Test Bank
7. What is the correct anatomic name for the Adam’s apple?
a. Sternum
b. Epiglottis
c. Cricoid cartilage
d. Laryngeal prominence
ANS: D REF: 72
8. What is the name for the structure that serves as a lid over the larynx to prevent aspiration of
food or fluid?
a. Uvula
b. Epiglottis
c. Hyoid bone
d. Oropharynx
ANS: B REF: 71
9. Which of the following structures is considered to be most posterior?
a. Larynx
b. Esophagus
c. Trachea
d. Hyoid bone
ANS: B REF: 71
10. The lower concave area of the lung is termed the:
a. base.
b. apex.
c. hilum.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 76
11. Which of the following structures is considered to be most inferior?
a. Epiglottis
b. Hyoid bone
c. Carina
d. Vocal cords
ANS: C REF: 74
12. The internal prominence or ridge in which the trachea bifurcates into the right and left bronchi
is termed the:
a. carina.
b. hilum.
c. thyroid cartilage.
d. costophrenic angle.
ANS: A REF: 74
13. The inner layer of the pleura that encloses the lungs and heart is called the:
a. parietal pleura.
b. pericardial sac.
