ARRT EXTREMITIES PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
When snperforming snthe snlateral snhumerus snwith snthe snmediolateral
snprojection, snwhich snof snthe snfollowing sndoes snnot snapply?
1. snposition snpatient snwith snback sntoward snIR
2. snoblique snthe snpatient sn20 snto sn30 sndegree, snto snbring snthe snhumerus
snin sncontact snwith snIR
3. sncenter snthe snCR snmidpoint snof snhumerus
4. snflex snelbow snto snposition snepicondyles snperpendicular snto snIR. sn-
snANS--position snthe snpatient snwith snback sntoward snthe snIR. sn
(they snwill snbe snfacing snthe snIR snand snobliqued sn20 snto sn30 sndegrees
snfrom snPA)
Proper snpositioning snfor snthe snlateral sncalcaneus snwill snresult snin:
1) snOpen snjoint snspace snbetween sncalcaneus snand sncuboid
2) snSuperimposed sntalar sndomes
3) snLateral snmalleolus snfree snof snsuperimposition sn- snANS--1 snand sn2 snonly
sn
(it snwill snresult snin snopen snjoint snspaces snbetween snthe sncalcaneus snand
sncuboid, snthe sntalus snand sncalcaneus, snand snthe sntalus snand snthe
snnavicular. snthe snlateral snmalleolus snwill snpartially snsuperimpose snthe sndistal
sntibia snand sntalus.)
The sngreater sntubercle snshould snbe snvisualized snin snprofile snin snwhich snof
snthe snfollowing?
1. snAP snshoulder, snexternal snrotation
2. snAP snshoulder, sninternal snrotation
3. snAP snelbow
4. snlateral snelbow sn- snANS--AP snshoulder, snexternal snrotation
The snlesser sntubercle snshould snbe snvisualized snwith snwhat snprojection snof
snthe snshoulder? sn- snANS--AP snshoulder, sninternal snview sn(this snplaces snthe
snhumerus snin sna sntrue snlateral snposition.)
How sncan snOID snbe snreduced snfor sna snPA snprojection snof snthe snwrist? sn-
snANS--flex snthe snmetacarpophalangeal snjoints
How snis sna snhand snpositioned snfor sna snPA snprojection snof snthe snwrist? sn-
snANS--hand snis snpronated snand snthe snfingers snextended, snbut snyou snneed
snto snreduce snthe snOID snby snflexing snthe snMCP snjoints
,What snis snradial sndeviation? sn- snANS--it snis snflexing snthe snthat snbrings
snthe snthumb sncloser snto snthe snradial snbone snof snthe snforearm
What snis snulnar sndeviation? sn- snANS--it snis snflexing snthe snpinky snfinger
sncloser snto snthe snulnar snbone snor snoutside snof snthe snforearm.
Why snwould snyou snnot snuse snthe snradial sndeviation snposition snfor snlooking
snat snthe snscaphoid? sn- snANS--it snforeshortens snit sn
radial sndeviation snis snbetter snfor snmedial sncarpals
Which snof snthe snfollowing snarticulate(s) snwith snthe snbases snof snthe
snmetatarsals? sn
1. snThe snheads snof snthe snfirst snrow snof snphalanges
2. snThe sncuboid
3. snThe sncuneiforms sn- snANS--2 snand sn3 snonly
How snmany snbones snis snthe snfoot sncomposed snof? sn- snANS--26
Which snof snthe snfollowing snconditions snis snlimited snspecifically snto snthe
sntibial sntuberosity? sn- snANS--Osgood-Schlatter sndisease sn
(most sncommon snin snadolescent snboys, sninvolving snosteochondritis snof snthe
sntibial sntuberosity snepiphysis. snthe snlarger snpatellar sntendon snactually snwill
snpull snthe sntibial sntuberosity snaway snfrom snthe sntibia. sn)
Each snof snthe sndigits sn2 snthrough sn5 snof snthe snhand sncontain snhow
snmany sninterphalangeal snjoints? sn- snANS--2
Which snof snthe snfollowing snis sn(are) snvalid sncriteria snfor sna snlateral
snprojection snof snthe snforearm? sn
1.The snradius snand snulna snshould snbe snsuperimposed snproximally snand
sndistally.
2.The sncoronoid snprocess snand snradial snhead snshould snbe snsuperimposed.
3.The snradial sntuberosity snshould snface snanteriorly. sn- snANS--2 snand sn3
snonly sn
(the snradius snand snulna snare snonly sndisplaced sndistally. snProximally, snthe
sncoronoid snprocess snand snradial snhead snare snsuperimposed. sn)
Angulation snof snthe sncentral snray snmay snbe snrequired sn
1.to snavoid snsuperimposition snof snoverlying snstructures.
2.to snavoid snforeshortening snor snself-superimposition.
3.to snproject snthrough sncertain snarticulations. sn- snANS--1,2, snand sn3
, Which snof snthe snfollowing snprojections snof snthe snankle snwould snbest
sndemonstrate snthe snmortise? sn- snANS--medial snoblique sn15 snto sn20
sndegrees sn
(the snmortise snis snthe snarticulation snbetween sntalus, sntibia, snand snfibula)
In snthe sn45-degree snmedial snoblique snprojection snof snthe snankle, sn
1. snthe sntalotibial snjoint snis snvisualized
2. sntibiofibular snjoint snis snvisualized
3. snfoot snis sndorsiflexed snnearly sn90° sn- snANS--2 snand sn3 snonly
Which snof snthe snfollowing snprojections snwill snbest sndemonstrate
snacromioclavicular snseparation? sn
1. snAP snrecumbent, snaffected snshoulder
2. snAP snrecumbent, snboth snshoulders
3. snAP snerect, snaffected snshoulder
4. snAP snerect, snboth snshoulders sn- snANS--both snerect, snboth snshoulders
For snan snAP snprojection snof snthe snknee snon sna snpatient snwhose
snmeasurement snfrom snASIS snto sntabletop snis sn21 sncm, snwhich snCR
sndirection snwill snbest sndemonstrate snthe snknee snjoint? sn- snANS--0 sndegrees
snor snperpendicular sn
(perpendicular snif snit snis snbetween sn19 snand sn24)
Where snshould snthe snCR snbe sndirected snof snthe snknee. sn- snANS--1/2
snbelow snthe snpatellar snapex, snor snknee snjoint
For snan snAP snprojection snof snthe snknee snon sna snpatient snwhose
snmeasurement snfrom snASIS snto sntabletop snis snup snto sn19cm, snwhich snCR
sndirection snwill snbest sndemonstrate snthe snknee snjoint? sn- snANS--3 snto sn5
sndegrees sncaudal
For snan snAP snprojection snof snthe snknee snon sna snpatient snwhose
snmeasurement snfrom snASIS snto sntabletop snis sngreater snthan sn24 sncm,
snwhich snCR sndirection snwill snbest sndemonstrate snthe snknee snjoint? sn-
snANS--3 snto sn5 sndegrees sncephalic
All snof snthe snfollowing snstatements snregarding snthe sninferosuperior snaxial
sn(non sntrauma, snlawrence snmethod) snprojection snof snthe snshoulder snare
sntrue snexcept:
1. snthe sncoracoid snprocess snand snlesser sntubercle snare snseen snin snprofile
2. snthe snarm snis snabducted snabout sn90 sndegrees snfrom snthe snbody
3. snthe snarm snshould snbe snin sninternal snrotation
4. snthe snCR snis sndirected snmedially sn25 snto sn30 sndegrees snthrough snthe
snaxilla sn- snANS--the snarm snshould snbe snin sninternal snrotation
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
When snperforming snthe snlateral snhumerus snwith snthe snmediolateral
snprojection, snwhich snof snthe snfollowing sndoes snnot snapply?
1. snposition snpatient snwith snback sntoward snIR
2. snoblique snthe snpatient sn20 snto sn30 sndegree, snto snbring snthe snhumerus
snin sncontact snwith snIR
3. sncenter snthe snCR snmidpoint snof snhumerus
4. snflex snelbow snto snposition snepicondyles snperpendicular snto snIR. sn-
snANS--position snthe snpatient snwith snback sntoward snthe snIR. sn
(they snwill snbe snfacing snthe snIR snand snobliqued sn20 snto sn30 sndegrees
snfrom snPA)
Proper snpositioning snfor snthe snlateral sncalcaneus snwill snresult snin:
1) snOpen snjoint snspace snbetween sncalcaneus snand sncuboid
2) snSuperimposed sntalar sndomes
3) snLateral snmalleolus snfree snof snsuperimposition sn- snANS--1 snand sn2 snonly
sn
(it snwill snresult snin snopen snjoint snspaces snbetween snthe sncalcaneus snand
sncuboid, snthe sntalus snand sncalcaneus, snand snthe sntalus snand snthe
snnavicular. snthe snlateral snmalleolus snwill snpartially snsuperimpose snthe sndistal
sntibia snand sntalus.)
The sngreater sntubercle snshould snbe snvisualized snin snprofile snin snwhich snof
snthe snfollowing?
1. snAP snshoulder, snexternal snrotation
2. snAP snshoulder, sninternal snrotation
3. snAP snelbow
4. snlateral snelbow sn- snANS--AP snshoulder, snexternal snrotation
The snlesser sntubercle snshould snbe snvisualized snwith snwhat snprojection snof
snthe snshoulder? sn- snANS--AP snshoulder, sninternal snview sn(this snplaces snthe
snhumerus snin sna sntrue snlateral snposition.)
How sncan snOID snbe snreduced snfor sna snPA snprojection snof snthe snwrist? sn-
snANS--flex snthe snmetacarpophalangeal snjoints
How snis sna snhand snpositioned snfor sna snPA snprojection snof snthe snwrist? sn-
snANS--hand snis snpronated snand snthe snfingers snextended, snbut snyou snneed
snto snreduce snthe snOID snby snflexing snthe snMCP snjoints
,What snis snradial sndeviation? sn- snANS--it snis snflexing snthe snthat snbrings
snthe snthumb sncloser snto snthe snradial snbone snof snthe snforearm
What snis snulnar sndeviation? sn- snANS--it snis snflexing snthe snpinky snfinger
sncloser snto snthe snulnar snbone snor snoutside snof snthe snforearm.
Why snwould snyou snnot snuse snthe snradial sndeviation snposition snfor snlooking
snat snthe snscaphoid? sn- snANS--it snforeshortens snit sn
radial sndeviation snis snbetter snfor snmedial sncarpals
Which snof snthe snfollowing snarticulate(s) snwith snthe snbases snof snthe
snmetatarsals? sn
1. snThe snheads snof snthe snfirst snrow snof snphalanges
2. snThe sncuboid
3. snThe sncuneiforms sn- snANS--2 snand sn3 snonly
How snmany snbones snis snthe snfoot sncomposed snof? sn- snANS--26
Which snof snthe snfollowing snconditions snis snlimited snspecifically snto snthe
sntibial sntuberosity? sn- snANS--Osgood-Schlatter sndisease sn
(most sncommon snin snadolescent snboys, sninvolving snosteochondritis snof snthe
sntibial sntuberosity snepiphysis. snthe snlarger snpatellar sntendon snactually snwill
snpull snthe sntibial sntuberosity snaway snfrom snthe sntibia. sn)
Each snof snthe sndigits sn2 snthrough sn5 snof snthe snhand sncontain snhow
snmany sninterphalangeal snjoints? sn- snANS--2
Which snof snthe snfollowing snis sn(are) snvalid sncriteria snfor sna snlateral
snprojection snof snthe snforearm? sn
1.The snradius snand snulna snshould snbe snsuperimposed snproximally snand
sndistally.
2.The sncoronoid snprocess snand snradial snhead snshould snbe snsuperimposed.
3.The snradial sntuberosity snshould snface snanteriorly. sn- snANS--2 snand sn3
snonly sn
(the snradius snand snulna snare snonly sndisplaced sndistally. snProximally, snthe
sncoronoid snprocess snand snradial snhead snare snsuperimposed. sn)
Angulation snof snthe sncentral snray snmay snbe snrequired sn
1.to snavoid snsuperimposition snof snoverlying snstructures.
2.to snavoid snforeshortening snor snself-superimposition.
3.to snproject snthrough sncertain snarticulations. sn- snANS--1,2, snand sn3
, Which snof snthe snfollowing snprojections snof snthe snankle snwould snbest
sndemonstrate snthe snmortise? sn- snANS--medial snoblique sn15 snto sn20
sndegrees sn
(the snmortise snis snthe snarticulation snbetween sntalus, sntibia, snand snfibula)
In snthe sn45-degree snmedial snoblique snprojection snof snthe snankle, sn
1. snthe sntalotibial snjoint snis snvisualized
2. sntibiofibular snjoint snis snvisualized
3. snfoot snis sndorsiflexed snnearly sn90° sn- snANS--2 snand sn3 snonly
Which snof snthe snfollowing snprojections snwill snbest sndemonstrate
snacromioclavicular snseparation? sn
1. snAP snrecumbent, snaffected snshoulder
2. snAP snrecumbent, snboth snshoulders
3. snAP snerect, snaffected snshoulder
4. snAP snerect, snboth snshoulders sn- snANS--both snerect, snboth snshoulders
For snan snAP snprojection snof snthe snknee snon sna snpatient snwhose
snmeasurement snfrom snASIS snto sntabletop snis sn21 sncm, snwhich snCR
sndirection snwill snbest sndemonstrate snthe snknee snjoint? sn- snANS--0 sndegrees
snor snperpendicular sn
(perpendicular snif snit snis snbetween sn19 snand sn24)
Where snshould snthe snCR snbe sndirected snof snthe snknee. sn- snANS--1/2
snbelow snthe snpatellar snapex, snor snknee snjoint
For snan snAP snprojection snof snthe snknee snon sna snpatient snwhose
snmeasurement snfrom snASIS snto sntabletop snis snup snto sn19cm, snwhich snCR
sndirection snwill snbest sndemonstrate snthe snknee snjoint? sn- snANS--3 snto sn5
sndegrees sncaudal
For snan snAP snprojection snof snthe snknee snon sna snpatient snwhose
snmeasurement snfrom snASIS snto sntabletop snis sngreater snthan sn24 sncm,
snwhich snCR sndirection snwill snbest sndemonstrate snthe snknee snjoint? sn-
snANS--3 snto sn5 sndegrees sncephalic
All snof snthe snfollowing snstatements snregarding snthe sninferosuperior snaxial
sn(non sntrauma, snlawrence snmethod) snprojection snof snthe snshoulder snare
sntrue snexcept:
1. snthe sncoracoid snprocess snand snlesser sntubercle snare snseen snin snprofile
2. snthe snarm snis snabducted snabout sn90 sndegrees snfrom snthe snbody
3. snthe snarm snshould snbe snin sninternal snrotation
4. snthe snCR snis sndirected snmedially sn25 snto sn30 sndegrees snthrough snthe
snaxilla sn- snANS--the snarm snshould snbe snin sninternal snrotation
