1.

Cardiac catheterization is a type of:

a. angiography

(It involves using imaging techniques to visualize the heart's blood vessels.)

2. A Holter monitor records the electrical impulses of the heartbeat for:

d. 24 hours

3. A colonoscopy is:

c. visualization of the large intestines

4. Which procedure is an endoscopic examination of the interior of the peritoneal

cavity?

a. laparoscopy

5. When performing a lumbar puncture, the needle is inserted between the ____

lumbar vertebrae:

c. third and fourth

6. Arthrography is:

c. x-ray recording of joints

7. The diagnostic procedure that records the strength of a muscle contraction as a

result of electrical stimulation to that muscle is:

d. electromyography

8. A laboratory test to detect the hidden blood in the feces is referred to as:

b. Hemoccult test

9. Surgical puncture of the skull to remove fluid is known as:

b. Craniocentesis
10. ____________ can be done to determine the osteoporosis of the skeletal system:

c. Bone density testing

11. A ________ is a physician specializing in radiology:

a. radiologist

12. ________ compounds are employed for thyroid studies, pyelograms, angiograms,

and cholecystograms:

a. Iodine

13. Mammography is the radiologic examination of the soft tissue of the breast to

identify:

b. neoplasms (tumors)

14. A(n) ________, or abdominal flat plate, is used to assess the size, shape, and location

of the organs of the urinary tract and to detect kidney stones and diseases of the

urinary tract:

d. KUB

15. Computed ________ combines radiography with computer analysis of tissue

density:

c. tomography

16. The ________ has no known risk, and there is no ionizing radiation used:

a. MRI

17. A rad, which stands for ________, is the unit used to measure the amount of ionizing

radiation absorbed during an X-ray procedure:

d. radiation absorbed dose

b. 1/2

19. _______ are produced in a vacuum tube when electrons, traveling at the speed of

light (186,000 miles per second) collide into a target made of specific materials, such

as tungsten:

b. X-rays

20. With the ________ radiology position, the X-ray beam is directed from front to

back:

a. anteroposterior

21. The ________ test is used to diagnose breast tumors and lesions:

a. mammography

22. The intravenous ________ is a radiologic examination of the kidneys, ureters, and

bladder:

c. pyelogram

23. A(n) ________ is performed by injecting air instead of contrast media after some

cerebral spinal fluid has been removed:

b. pneumoencephalograph

24. A(n) ________ is used to evaluate the function of the joint:

c. fluoroscope

25. In angiography, contrast medium is injected into a(n) ________ by way of a catheter

and threaded through the vessel until it reaches the correct site:

c. either a or b
26. A patient should be tested for allergy to ________ because it is used as the contrast

medium in angiography:

d. iodine

27. An MRI scan can give the viewer a ________-dimensional view of tissues or organs

of the body in total or as slices:

c. three

28. An MRI takes ________ minutes, depending on the amount of the body to be

scanned:

c. 20 to 60

29. If the radionuclide is in an area with an abnormality, it is referred to as ________:

b. hot

30. Which of the following is the least likely side effect of radiation therapy?:

b. Disfiguring

31. The ________ test is used to diagnose or treat conditions of the joints:

a. arthrography

32. ________ radiation involves introducing a liquid form of a radioactive substance

into the patient by mouth, through the bloodstream, or instilling into a body cavity:

d. Unsealed

33. A(n) ________ badge or dosimeter is worn on the outer clothing of all personnel

working with or near radiologic equipment:

d. film

34. ________ has been proven to be an effective barrier to an X-ray beam:

c. Lead
35. Contrast media are available in which of the following forms?:

d. All of the above

36. ________ are often used during fluoroscopic procedures to better visualize organ

function and abnormalities:

b. Contrast media

37. A ________ series is a fluoroscopic study of the digestive tract using contrast media

to detect abnormalities such as tumors, ulcers, polyps, and diverticulosis:

a. gastrointestinal

38. A ________ involves inserting a catheter into the urinary tract through the bladder

into the ureters:

c. retrograde pyelography

39. ________ is a fluoroscopic procedure of the spinal cord:

a. Myelography

40. The ________ test is used to diagnose or treat conditions of breast cancer, abscesses,

lesions, and calcifications:

c. xeroradiography

41. A ________ scan is a valuable diagnostic tool for detecting cerebral abnormalities,

such as tumors, hematomas, childhood cancers, and abdominal masses:

d. CT

42. To minimize the discomfort of the compression of a mammogram, the procedure

should be scheduled during _______:

c. the second week following the patient’s menstrual cycle

apply:

c. female

44. All radiographic equipment should be checked on a regular basis to ensure it is in

good working condition and to check for ________:

b. radiation leakage

45. Which of the following X-ray procedures may require a full bladder or laxatives?:

d. Intravenous pyelogram

46. NPO means:

d. nothing by mouth

47. A(n) ________ gastrointestinal series is the administration of a barium enema,

which outlines the colon and rectum on a radiographic picture:

b. lower

48. A(n) ________ X-ray is a flat plate used for suspected tumors, hematomas, enlarged

organs, or abscesses:

d. abdominal

49. ________ is the X-ray visualization of the internal anatomy of blood vessels after a

radiopaque material has been injected into the blood vessels:

c. Angiography

50. A(n) ________ is a computerized radiographic method that uses radioactive

substances to examine the metabolic activity within the body:

a. PET
51. The space inside a closed ________ machine is only slightly larger than the

average patient:

b. MRI

52. Ultrasound uses no ionizing radiation and is a painless, ________ procedure:

b. noninvasive

53. Which of the following X-ray procedures requires no breakfast (if a morning

examination) or lunch (if an afternoon examination)?:

a. Barium meal

54. ________ is a branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and

treatment of disease:

c. nuclear medicine

55. Excessive ________ to embryonic cells causes spontaneous abortion, retardation,

genetic abnormalities, and increased risk of leukemia and other cancers:

d. radiation

56. A(n) ________ is a radiologic examination of the gallbladder using a contrast

medium, usually iodine:

a. cholecystogram

57. The X-ray beam is directed toward one side of the body with a(n) ________

radiology position:

c. oblique

58. Procedures that require use of a(n) ________ should be performed after those that

do not to avoid the possibility of interference with other tests:

b. contrast medium
59. Which of the following is an example of a negative contrast medium?:

c. Carbon dioxide

60. ________ is a technique that allows the radiologist to have immediate images that

can be used to assess function of an organ or to view a process:

d. Fluoroscopy

61. A patient who is extremely claustrophobic and anxious may be given a(n) ________

MRI:

c. open

62. A patient who is extremely claustrophobic and anxious may be given a(n) ________

MRI:

c. open