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Anatomy- Ch 1-7 Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
26 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many bones are in each foot and ankle?
Head of the first metatarsal, patella, head of first metacarpal - CORRECT ANSWER -
Where are sesamoid bones typically located?
Base of 3rd MT, angled 10 degrees posteriorly - CORRECT ANSWER - Where does the
CR go for an AP foot XRay?
Calcaneus and 5th metatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Which bone(s) in the foot has a
tuberosity?
30-40 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER - How many degrees should a medial oblique foot
be rotated?
Medialcuneiform (base of 3rd Metatarsal) - CORRECT ANSWER - Where is the CR
directed for a mediolateral foot?
Tibiotalar joint - CORRECT ANSWER - What joint is best demonstrated on a lateral foot?
Weight-bearing lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - What projection in best for viewing the
longitudinal arch of the foot?
Axial/plantodorsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Which projection of the calcaneous is the CR
angled 40 degrees cephalad to base of the 3rd metatarsal?
, 1" inferior to medial malleolus - CORRECT ANSWER - Where does the CR go for a
lateral calcaneous?
Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER - Backward flexion, as in bending backward either a
hand or foot
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - Bending the foot downward at the ankle
Mortise - CORRECT ANSWER - Which view of the ankle has the leg straight and the foot
rotated internally 15-20 degrees.
Calcaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - heel bone
Hinge (sellar) joint - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of joint is the ankle?
10 to 15 degrees towards calcaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - How is the CR angled for
an AP toe?
MTP joint in question - CORRECT ANSWER - Where is the CR centered for a toe?
4 motions of the ankle - CORRECT ANSWER - Dorsiflexion, Plantar flexion, Inversion,
Eversion
Tibial plafond - CORRECT ANSWER - Distal tibial joint surface that forms the roof of
the ankle mortise joint
Pott's fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Fracture of the fibula, with injury of the tibial
articulation
Anatomy- Ch 1-7 Final UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
26 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many bones are in each foot and ankle?
Head of the first metatarsal, patella, head of first metacarpal - CORRECT ANSWER -
Where are sesamoid bones typically located?
Base of 3rd MT, angled 10 degrees posteriorly - CORRECT ANSWER - Where does the
CR go for an AP foot XRay?
Calcaneus and 5th metatarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Which bone(s) in the foot has a
tuberosity?
30-40 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER - How many degrees should a medial oblique foot
be rotated?
Medialcuneiform (base of 3rd Metatarsal) - CORRECT ANSWER - Where is the CR
directed for a mediolateral foot?
Tibiotalar joint - CORRECT ANSWER - What joint is best demonstrated on a lateral foot?
Weight-bearing lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - What projection in best for viewing the
longitudinal arch of the foot?
Axial/plantodorsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Which projection of the calcaneous is the CR
angled 40 degrees cephalad to base of the 3rd metatarsal?
, 1" inferior to medial malleolus - CORRECT ANSWER - Where does the CR go for a
lateral calcaneous?
Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER - Backward flexion, as in bending backward either a
hand or foot
Plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - Bending the foot downward at the ankle
Mortise - CORRECT ANSWER - Which view of the ankle has the leg straight and the foot
rotated internally 15-20 degrees.
Calcaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - heel bone
Hinge (sellar) joint - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of joint is the ankle?
10 to 15 degrees towards calcaneous - CORRECT ANSWER - How is the CR angled for
an AP toe?
MTP joint in question - CORRECT ANSWER - Where is the CR centered for a toe?
4 motions of the ankle - CORRECT ANSWER - Dorsiflexion, Plantar flexion, Inversion,
Eversion
Tibial plafond - CORRECT ANSWER - Distal tibial joint surface that forms the roof of
the ankle mortise joint
Pott's fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Fracture of the fibula, with injury of the tibial
articulation
