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What is the Anatomical Position?
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The body erect, with arms by the sides and with the palms turned out
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What does Projection mean?
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The path of the central ray (CR) as it exits the x-ray tube and goes through the patient to the image receptor (IR)
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What is an AP Projection (anteroposterior)?
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The central ray enters the anterior aspect and exits the posterior aspect
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What is a PA Projection (posterioanterior)?
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The central ray enters the posterior aspect and exits the anterior aspects
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What is an Axial Projection?
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The central ray enters the anterior aspect at an angle and exits the posterior aspect
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What is a Tangential Projection?
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The central ray skims the surface of the skull?
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What is a Lateral Projection?
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The patient is placed in the right lateral position.
The right side of chest is touching the IR The CR enters the left or opposite side of the body |
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What is a Lateromedial Projection?
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The CR enters the lateral aspect of the forearm and exits the medial aspect
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What is a Oblique Projection?
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Entire body or body part is rotated so that the coronal plane (divides body into anterior and posterior parts) is not parallel to the table
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What does the term Position mean?
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Refers to the body position, such as supine, prone, recumbent, erect, or trendelenburg.
Restricted to the discussion of the patient's physical position The overall posture of the patient |
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What is the Upright position?
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Erect or marked by a vertical position
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What is meant by a Seated position?
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Upright position in which the patient is sitting on a chair,stool, stretcher etc
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What is a Recumbent position?
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General term referring to lying down in any position such as:Dorsal (back) recumbentVentral (stomach) recumbentLateral (side) recumbent
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What is the Supine position?
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Lying on the back
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What is the Prone position?
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Lying face down or on stomach
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