The Top of the Foot Is Placed Against the Image

question 179

Multiple Choice

The top of the foot is placed against the image receptor with the perpendicular central ray entering the sole of the foot.What specific projection has been performed?

• A)Transpedal
• B)Plantodorsal
• C)Axial dorsoplantar
• D)Tangential plantodorsal

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Definitions:

Stapes

The smallest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear, transmitting sound vibrations from the middle ear to the inner ear.

Incus

An anvil-shaped small bone in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations from the malleus to the stapes.

Scala Tympani

A coiled, fluid-filled tube within the inner ear, part of the cochlea, that transmits sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.

Basilar Membrane

A structure in the cochlea of the inner ear that plays a key role in the sense of hearing by vibrating in response to sound.