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Radiology Positioning Terminology - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. to turn palm up
    supinate
  2. head lower than the feet
    trendelenburg
  3. plane that divides the body into right/left
    sagittal
  4. patient lying on left side with horizontal beam
    left lateral decubitus
  5. top surface of foot
    dorsum
  6. position with right anterior surface toward IR
    RAO
  7. patient lying on their back with horizontal beam
    dorsal decubitus
  8. angle the tube 10 degree or more
    axial
  9. head elevated
    fowlers
  10. lying on back
    supine
  11. to bring towards the body
    adduction
  12. position with right posterior surface toward IR
    RPO
  13. to increase the angle of a joint
    extension
  14. patient sitting or standing
    erect
  15. close to point of connection to body
    proximal
  16. the beam touches a curve or surface
    tangential
  17. angle the tube towards head of table
    cephalad
  18. bottom surface of foot
    plantar
  19. to decrease the angle of a joint
    flexion
  20. caudad
    angle the tube towards the foot of the table
  21. plane that divides the body anterion/posterior
    coronal
  22. lying on stomach
    prone
  23. patient standing facing forward
    anatomic position
  24. to turn palm down
    pronate