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The Lateral or RAO (Right anterior Oblique) positions usually are the best positions to demonstrate the sternum.
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Is the nose lateral to the scapula?
The humerus is lateral to the sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is midline.
What bone do the ribs connect to?
In the anterior position (front), the ribs connect to the sternum (breast bone) and in the posterior position (back), the vertebrae. There are free ribs that do not attach at the sternum, they just attach at the vertebrae.
Is the sternum posterior to the vertebral column?
dorsal means being behind in position of so yes it is dorsal to the sternum
What is in the middle of your chest underneath your middle of rib cage?
The middle of the rib cage is made up of three parts: The Manubrium, (top); The Sternum, (middle); and The Xiphoid Process, (bottom).
Is the sternum inferior to the Umbilicus?
The sternum is superior to the pubic region.
Is the nose lateral to the scapula?
The humerus is lateral to the sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is midline.
Which of the following describes the position of the thoracic vertebrae with respect to the sternum and the kidneys?
: Vertebrae are posterior (or dorsal) to the sternum and medial to the kidneys.
What bone do the ribs connect to?
In the anterior position (front), the ribs connect to the sternum (breast bone) and in the posterior position (back), the vertebrae. There are free ribs that do not attach at the sternum, they just attach at the vertebrae.
Is the sternum posterior to the vertebral column?
dorsal means being behind in position of so yes it is dorsal to the sternum
What is in the middle of your chest underneath your middle of rib cage?
The middle of the rib cage is made up of three parts: The Manubrium, (top); The Sternum, (middle); and The Xiphoid Process, (bottom).
Where to place hands when comopressing an infant's chest during CPR?
you should put your hands on the center of their chest.In the middle of their chest plate. Pretty much in line with their armpits.
What is radiography position?
Radiography positioning is the technique used to place the patient and the radiographic equipment in specific positions to obtain clear and accurate diagnostic images. Proper positioning is essential to ensure that the structures of interest are well visualized on the radiograph.
Is the hand below the xiphoid process?
In anatomical position, the hands are indeed inferior to the xiphoid process of the sternum.
What bone is located in the centre of your rib cage?
In the posterior position the ribs articulate on individual vertebrae of the spine. I the anterior position they converge on the sternum. There is no bone in the centre of cage made by the ribs.
Is the sternum medial to the heart?
The gallbladder is lateral to the sternum. The sternum is a midline structure.
Which pays better dental assistant or medical radiography?
radiography
How is computed radiography different from direct radiography?
'Direct' radiography implies that the other form is 'indirect' radiography which is indeed the implicit connotation. With digital radiography the results of the X-ray are immediate as the system is connected directly to the computer. In indirect radiography (also called computed radiography) a phosphor plate is used, become radiated, and then are scanned following this exposure to see that X-ray's outcome.
