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