ARRT Head, Spine and Pelvis practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Skull, facial bones, sinuses, cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, sacrum, SI joints, pelvis and hip, myelography and GU studies: positioning, anatomy, adaptation and image evaluation. Head, Spine and Pelvis Procedures has 18 of the 200 scored questions on the ARRT radiography exam.

Line drawing of a skull model and a model of the spine and pelvis beside an upright x-ray detector stand

Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

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