An AP Thoracic Projection with Poor Positioning Demonstrates Closed Eighth

Multiple Choice

An AP thoracic projection with poor positioning demonstrates closed eighth through twelfth intervertebral disk spaces. How was the patient mispositioned for such a projection to be obtained?

A) The patient was rotated toward the left side.
B) The patient's knees and hips were extended.
C) The long axis of the vertebral column was laterally tilted.
D) The patient's head was on a thick pillow.