EXERCISES, LESSON 3, SECTION I
MATCHING: For exercises 1 through 3,
match the position with the anatomical
structure(s) that the position demonstrates. Enter the letter that corresponds to your
choice in the space provided.
1.
_____ PA chest.
a. The lungs, trachea, heart, great vessels,
diaphragm, posterior costophrenic angles, and
bony thorax.
2.
______ Lateral chest.
b. The lungs, apices, costophrenic angles, filled
trachea, bronchi, heart, great vessels,
diaphragm, and bony thorax.
3.
_____ Lateral decubitus
c. The small plural effusions (by demonstrating
chest.
air-fluid levels in the pleural spaces or small
amounts of air in the pleural cavity for possible
pneumothorax).
MULTIPLE- CHOICE. For exercises 4-7, select the ONE word or phrase that BEST
completes the statement or BEST answers the question.
4.
For both the PA chest and lateral chest, the acromion processes are:
a. Perpendicular.
b. 2 inches below the lower film border.
c.
3 inches below the upper film border.
d. 2 inches from the corresponding film border.
5.
The appropriate letter marker for a lateral decubitus chest is corresponding to the
side:
a. Up with the arrow adjacent to the letter marker.
b. Against the film.
c.
Down.
d. Away from the film.
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