Test Bank - Chapter 01 Q1: Routine abdominal radiographs are always taken with the patient in right lateral recumbency. In layman’s terms, how should patients be positioned for routine abdominal films? A. Patients should be positioned lying on the left side B. Patients should be positioned lying on the right side. (Correct) C. Patients should be positioned lying on their backs. D. Patients should be positioned lying on their abdomen. Q2: A cat needs an abdominal ultrasound. Dr. Smith prefers to perform an abdominal ultrasound with the patients in dorsal recumbency. How should you position the cat? (i.e., How will the cat be laying?) A. The cat should be placed on its back. (Correct) B. The cat should be placed on its right side. C. The cat should be placed on its left side. D. The cat should be placed on its abdomen. Q3: Radiographically, it is desirable to have the body part to be examined closest to the cassette and film to minimize distortion and to produce the best image quality of that body part. With this goal in mind, if the heart lies nearest the sternum, which of the following radiographic views of the chest will produce the best image quality of the heart? A. VD B. DV (Correct) C. ML D. CrCd0 Q4: You have placed a dog in dorsal recumbency for pelvic radiographs. The beam is centered over the caudal abdomen and the cassette lies beneath the dog's back in the Bucky tray. What is the abbreviation for the view of the pelvis? A. RD B. LD C. VD (Correct) D. AD Q5: The word part that is considered the foundation of a word is the __ . (Fill in the blank) Answer: root word Q6: A single-letter word part that is used to join other word parts is a(n) __ . (Fill in the blank) Answer: combining vowel Q7: A word part that follows a root word, modifying its meaning, is a(n) __ . (Fill in the blank)
Veterinary Medical Terminology 4e Christenson Test Bank