Radiography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. angulation toward the head
  2. 5. skeleton that includes all bones on or near the central axis
  3. 6. rotation so palmar surface of hand is face down
  4. 10. a part forced outward from midline
  5. 11. plane dividing body in to anterior and posterior parts
  6. 14. literally means to lie down, named for surface of which body is resting
  7. 16. patient position with feet elevated above head
  8. 18. path of the central ray
  9. 19. lying down in any position
Down
  1. 1. a part forced inward toward midline
  2. 3. the body part being examined
  3. 4. inward stress movement
  4. 5. the primary reference position in radiography
  5. 7. image of a patient's anatomical parts, as produced by the action of x-rays on an image receptor
  6. 8. how a patient is placed in relation to the IR
  7. 9. patient position with head elevated above feet
  8. 12. rotation so palmar surface of hand is face up
  9. 13. lying on abdomen
  10. 14. the humerus is _____ to the skin
  11. 15. lying on back
  12. 17. outward stress movement