Testbank: Chapter 1

A vertical plane that passes through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior portions, is the ___ plane

Coronal

The directional term Contralateral refers to whch of the following?

On the opposite side

The directional term Rostral refers to which of the following?

Toward the nose

The term popliteal refers to the area of the:

Back of the knee

The term flank refers to the area of the:

Side of the trunk adjoining the lumbar region

The aortic arch is located:

2.5 cm below the jugular notch

The carotid bifurcation is located:

At the upper border of the thyroid cartilage

The inferior mesenteric artery is located:

4 cm above the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta

Most of the small intestine is located in which of the abdominal quadrants?

Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Which of the body cavities is the largest?

Ventral

The plane that passes diagonally between the axes of two other planes is the ___ plane

Oblique

The directional term Caudal, refers to which of the following?

Toward the feet

Thw directional term proximal refers to which of the following?

Toward a reference point

The term axillary refers to the area of the:

Armpit

The term Cubital refers to the area of the:

Posterior surface of elbow area of the arm

The term antebrachial referms to the area of the:

forearm

The term inguinal refers to the area of the:

Groin

The carnia is located at:

T4-T5, sternal angle

The dorsal cavity can be futher subdivided into which of the following cavities?

Cranial and spinal

The stomach and tail of the pancreas are located in which of the following abdominal quadrants?

Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

Which of the following is a parameter that allows for the adjustment of the gray scale?

window width

Images reconstructed from data obtained along any projection through the cube that result in a sagittal, coronal, transverse, or oblique image are termed:

Multiplanar reformation

Which of the following techniques can be described as a ray from the camera's view point that is directed to stop at a particular user-defined threshold value?

Shaded surface display (SSD)

Water is used as a reference tissue and is given the CT number of:

0

The transpyloric plane is found midway between the

Xiphosternal joint and umbilicus

Which of the following is a midline point at the anterior nasal spine where the upper lip and nasal septum meet?

Acanthion

The crest of the ilium is located at what vertebral level?

L5

The figure below is an example of which of the following?

Shaded surface display (SSD)

The figure below is an example of which of the following?

Maximum intesnity projection (MIP)

All of the following image algorithms use the principle of ray-tracing, except:

2D imaging