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WorksheetsRADR 2301: Fluoroscopic Procedures Barium Swallow
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The function of the mouth:
Mastication of food
Ingestion of food
Release of saliva
Deglutition
The function of the pharynx:
Mastication of food
Passageway for food and air
Carry food from pharynx to the stomach
Storage for food
The act of swallowing:
Peristalsis
Deglutition
Mastication
Bolus
The esophagus starts at the level of ___ and ends at the level of ___.
C6 and T11
C5 and T11
C5 and T10
C6 and T10
The length of the esophagus:
8 inches
11 inches
10 inches
12 inches
The function of the esophagus:
Masticate of food
Passageway for food and air
Carry food from pharynx to the stomach
Storage for food
The contraction waves by which the digestive tract moves content to the rectum
Mastication
Deglutition
Chyme
Peristalsis
The junction of the pharynx and esophagus is called the ________ junction and is located at the level of ___.
Pharyngoesophageal and C4
Pharyngoesophageal and C5
Pharyngoesophageal and C6
Esophagogastric and T11
The junction of the esophagus and stomach is called the ________ junction and is located at the level of ___.
Pharyngoesophageal and T7
Esophagogastric and T10
Esophagogastric and T11
Esophagogastric and T12
The esophagus passes through the diaphragm at the esophageal hiatus at the level of:
T7
T9
T10
T11
The most common contrast used in the GI Tract:
Gastrografin
Omnipaque
Water-Soluble Contrast
Barium Sulfate
The patient instructions for Esophagus Overhead Projections:
Suspended Inspiration
Suspended Expiration
3 big swallows of water
3 big swallows of barium
State the central ray location for Esophagus Right Lateral Projection.
MCP at the level of T5-T6
MSP at the level of T5-T6
Enters patient at 2 in (5 cm) lateral to MSP at level of T5-T6
Enters patient at 2 in (5 cm) lateral to MCP at level of T5-T6
The degree of body rotation for the Esophagus Right Lateral Projection:
40-70 degrees
35-45 degrees
35-40 degrees
90 degrees
The central ray degree and direction for the Esophagus Right Lateral Projection
Perpendicular
5 - 10 degrees Cephalic
5 - 10 degrees Caudal
10 - 15 degrees Cephalic
The recommended oblique projection and body position for the esophagus:
PA Oblique Projection and LAO body position
PA Oblique Projection and RAO body position
AP Oblique Projection and LPO body position
AP Oblique Projection and RPO body position
The degree of body rotation for the Esophagus PA Oblique Projection RAO Position:
40-70 degrees
35-45 degrees
35-40 degrees
90 degrees
The plane centered to the midline of the IR for the Esophagus PA Oblique RAO Position:
Center elevated side through a plane of patient about 2 in lateral to MSP to IR
Center elevated side through a plane of patient about 2 in lateral to MCP to IR
Center elevated side through a plane of patient about 1-2 in lateral to MSP to IR
Center elevated side through a plane of patient about 1-2 in lateral to MCP to IR
State the central ray location for Esophagus PA Oblique Projection RAO Position
MCP at the level of T5-T6
MSP at the level of T5-T6
Enters patient at 2 in (5 cm) lateral to MSP at level of T5-T6
Enters patient at 2 in (5 cm) lateral to MCP at level of T5-T6
The central ray degree and direction for the Esophagus PA Oblique Projection RAO Position:
Perpendicular
5 - 10 degrees Cephalic
5 - 10 degrees Caudal
10 - 15 degrees Cephalic
