An optimally positioned lateral cervical vertebrae projection demonstrates all of the following except
A) no more than 0.25 inch (0.63 cm) of separation between the right and left zygapophyseal joints.
B) superimposition of the anterior and posterior aspects of the right and left articular pillars.
C) the posterior arch of C1 and the spinous process of C2 in profile without posterior occiput superimposition.
D) open intervertebral disk spaces.

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The statement "no more than 0.25 inch (0.63 cm) of separation between the right and left zygapophyseal joints" is false. A perfectly positioned lateral cervical vertebrae projection should show no separation between the zygapophyseal joints.

An Optimally Positioned Lateral Cervical Vertebrae Projection Demonstrates All of the Following