Extremities - Limited Scope!
4. What is the total of phalanges in the upper d. 28
extremities?
a. 14
b. 20
c. 24
d. 28
5. The bones located in the palm of the hand are b. Metacarpals
referred to as the
a. Carpals
b. Metacarpals
c. Tarsals
d. Metatarsals
6. With the patient in a true anatomic position, on which b. Medial
side of the hand id the fifth metacarpal bone located?
a. Lateral
b. Medial
c. Distal
d. Proximal
7. In relationship to the ulna, the radius is a. Lateral
a. Lateral
b. Medial
c. Proximal
d. Distal
8. Referring to the anatomical position, a bent elbow b. Flexion
with an acute angle would be in:
a. Extension
b. Flexion
c. Abduction
d. Adduction
9. Metatarsals pertain to the c. Foot
a. Wrist
b. Ankle
c. Foot
d. Hand
12. The joint formed by the medial malleolus, lateral c. Ankle
malleolus, and talus is the
a. Foot
b. Knee
c. Ankle
d. Subtalar
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13. When radiographing the long bones of the lower a. Include the joints above and below the area of interest
extremity, you should
a. Include the joints above and below the area of
interest
b. Produce a minimum of three views, 120 degrees apart
c. Include only the joint nearest the area of interest
d. Position the image receptor diagonally
14. The distal fibula is called the d. Lateral malleolus
a. Condyle
b. Styloid process
c. Medial malleolus
d. Lateral malleolus
15. When radiographing a lower extremity long bone a. Include the joints above and below the area of interest
such as the tibia/fibula, you should
a. Include the joints above and below the area of
interest
b. Produce a minimum of 3 views, 120 degrees apart
c. Extend the toes to include them in the field of view
d. Reduce the SID to include the entire extremity
16. The rounded process on the proximal and medial a. Lesser trochanter
aspect of the femur is called the
a. Lesser trochanter
b. Lesser tuberosity
c. Greater trochanter
d. Femoral tuberosity
25. How many tarsal bones are normally in a foot? c. 7
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
26. When an x-ray beam touches or intersects a body c. Tangential
part at a curve of the surface at only one point, it is
termed
a. Oblique
b. PA
c. Tangential
d. Axial
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4. What is the total of phalanges in the upper d. 28
extremities?
a. 14
b. 20
c. 24
d. 28
5. The bones located in the palm of the hand are b. Metacarpals
referred to as the
a. Carpals
b. Metacarpals
c. Tarsals
d. Metatarsals
6. With the patient in a true anatomic position, on which b. Medial
side of the hand id the fifth metacarpal bone located?
a. Lateral
b. Medial
c. Distal
d. Proximal
7. In relationship to the ulna, the radius is a. Lateral
a. Lateral
b. Medial
c. Proximal
d. Distal
8. Referring to the anatomical position, a bent elbow b. Flexion
with an acute angle would be in:
a. Extension
b. Flexion
c. Abduction
d. Adduction
9. Metatarsals pertain to the c. Foot
a. Wrist
b. Ankle
c. Foot
d. Hand
12. The joint formed by the medial malleolus, lateral c. Ankle
malleolus, and talus is the
a. Foot
b. Knee
c. Ankle
d. Subtalar
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, Extremities - Limited Scope!
13. When radiographing the long bones of the lower a. Include the joints above and below the area of interest
extremity, you should
a. Include the joints above and below the area of
interest
b. Produce a minimum of three views, 120 degrees apart
c. Include only the joint nearest the area of interest
d. Position the image receptor diagonally
14. The distal fibula is called the d. Lateral malleolus
a. Condyle
b. Styloid process
c. Medial malleolus
d. Lateral malleolus
15. When radiographing a lower extremity long bone a. Include the joints above and below the area of interest
such as the tibia/fibula, you should
a. Include the joints above and below the area of
interest
b. Produce a minimum of 3 views, 120 degrees apart
c. Extend the toes to include them in the field of view
d. Reduce the SID to include the entire extremity
16. The rounded process on the proximal and medial a. Lesser trochanter
aspect of the femur is called the
a. Lesser trochanter
b. Lesser tuberosity
c. Greater trochanter
d. Femoral tuberosity
25. How many tarsal bones are normally in a foot? c. 7
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
26. When an x-ray beam touches or intersects a body c. Tangential
part at a curve of the surface at only one point, it is
termed
a. Oblique
b. PA
c. Tangential
d. Axial
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