Author Question: For an AP axial cervical projection, the 1. mandibular angles, mastoid tips, and shoulders are ... (Read 18 times)

SGallaher96 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

For an AP axial cervical projection, the

1. mandibular angles, mastoid tips, and shoulders are positioned at equal distances from the IR.
2. central ray is angled 15 to 20 degrees cephalically.
3. OML is aligned perpendicular to the IR.
4. long axis of the cervical vertebra is aligned with the short axis of the collimated field.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 3 and 4 only

Question 2

An AP axial cervical projection with accurate positioning demonstrates

1. each vertebra's spinous processes within the inferior adjoining vertebral body.
2. open intervertebral disk spaces.
3. the spinous processes aligned with the midline of the cervical bodies.
4. the second cervical vertebra in its entirety.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4