X-Ray Practice Test 1
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gfleming10 on January 28, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What size film is called "pedo film"? | Size 0. |
| The main advantage of using fast film is..... | Less exposure to the patient. |
| A bitewing is also known as.... | An interproximal radiograph. |
| Periapical film is used primarily to examine the region around the apex of the root of a tooth. Periapical films also.... | A) Show the shape, length, and number of the root, B) Show the condition of surrounding and supporting structures. C) Comes in various sizes. |
| What is the purpose of the fixing solution? | To remove silver salts which have not been exposed to x-rays. |
| The ___________ is the most sensitive part of the face. | Lens of the eye. (the colored part) |
| Dental x-ray rooms should have sufficient barriers, which should be.... | Lead-lined walls |
| What size film should be sued for a regualar adult periapical? | Size 2 |
| What can be the final result of an operator holding the film in a patients mouth? | Amputation of the fingers or hand. |
| The operator should stand _______ away from the patient when taking x-rays. | 6 ft |
| When you no longer use an x-ray machine you must report the discontinueance of use to the ___________. | State Department of Public Health. |
| What would be used to avoid goadal exposure to x-rays? | a lead apron |
| What is an impregnated sheet? | A LEAD LINED sheet that is 1' by 2' and .25mm |
| The use of the film badge is to monitor what? | A) Evaluate personal habits B) Evaluate the effects of an increased work load C) Evaluate the effects of added x-ray equipment or change of existing equipment. |
| What material is used to filter out the long wave x-ray photons from the centeral ray? | Aluminum. |
| What is the cathod filament composed of? | Tungsten |
| How will an overdeveloped radiograph appear? | Dark with some image |
| If a small amount of white light leaks into the darkroom during processing the film will appear____. | Foggy |
| If the film is accidentally placed in the mouth backwards with the foil next to the teeth, one may expect the film to _______> | Show a herringbone pattern. |
| At what setting would the x-ray have the greatest penetrating power? | 90 kvp |
| What color does a radiolucent structure appear? | Black |
| An opaue structure appears.... | WHITE only! |
| Extending from the alveolar bone the posterior hard palate, what is the thin radiolucent line running between the root of the maxillary centeral incisors and is visable on most radiographs? | Median Palatine Suture Line |
| When the hamular process is observed on an intraoral film, it will be viewed on the film of the.... | Maxillary molar area. |
| Which of the following tissues are not radiopaque? A) Enamel B) Alveolar Bone C) Cortical Palate D) Periodontal Membrane | D) Periodontal Membrane |
| The _______ will appear radiopaque. | Nasal Spine |
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