Lecture 1

Question 1

Supine Position

Answer 1

lying on the back (face up)

Question 2

Prone Position

Answer 2

lying on the front (face down)

Question 3

Frontal Plane

Answer 3

divides the body into front and back

Question 4

Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

divides the body into right and left sides

Question 5

Transverse Plane

Answer 5

divides the body into top and bottom

Question 6

CT vs MRI vs XRay distinction

Answer 6

CT scans bones are extremely bright but in MRI bones are not as bright, CT scans show organs and Xrays only show bones

Question 7

Opaque (hyperdense) defenition

Answer 7

brighter imaging, dense objects block rays

Question 8

Lucent (hypodense) defenition

Answer 8

darker imaging, rays pass through less dense material and are not blocked

Question 9

Isodense defenition

Answer 9

about the same brightness