X-rays that pass from front to back of body

X-rays that pass from front to back of body

• A. Anterior-Posterior Position
• B. Posterior-Anterior Position
• C. Lateral Position
• D. Superior-Inferior Position

Answer: (A)

X-ray projection names describe the path the X-ray beam takes through the body. If the beam enters the body from the front and exits at the back, that is an Anterior-Posterior projection. The opposite would be a Posterior-Anterior projection. The other terms describe different directions: a beam path from side to side is lateral, and a path from top to bottom is Superior-Inferior. So, front-to-back exactly matches Anterior-Posterior.

X-ray projection names describe the path the X-ray beam takes through the body. If the beam enters the body from the front and exits at the back, that is an Anterior-Posterior projection. The opposite would be a Posterior-Anterior projection. The other terms describe different directions: a beam path from side to side is lateral, and a path from top to bottom is Superior-Inferior. So, front-to-back exactly matches Anterior-Posterior.