Questions and CORRECT Answers
List the four bones of the pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - - Left hip bone
- Right hip bone
- Sacrum
- Coccyx
List the three divisions of the hip bone - CORRECT ANSWER - - Ilium
- Ischium
- Pubis
Innominate bone is another name for - CORRECT ANSWER - One half of the pelvic
girdle
Hip bone
Ossa coxae
What is the largest foramen in the body - CORRECT ANSWER - Obturator foramen
Which landmark is not a palpable bony landmark - CORRECT ANSWER - Lesser
trochanter
What are the two aspects of the ischium - CORRECT ANSWER - - Body
- Ramus
What is the name of the imaginary plane that separates the false from the true pelvis -
CORRECT ANSWER - pelvic brim
, The pubic arch angle on an average male pelvis is an __________________________ (acute or
obtuse) angle that is __________________________ (greater than or less than) 90 degrees. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Acute
less than 90
Which of the following structures is considered as the most posterior
A. Ischial spines
B. ASIS
C. Symphysis pubis
D. Acetabulum - CORRECT ANSWER - Ischial spines
The small depression near the center of the femoral head where a ligament is attached is called
the - CORRECT ANSWER - Fovea capitis
Which of the following joints are synovial joints but with amphiarthrodial mobility
A. Union of acetabula
B. Hip joints
C. Sacroiliac joints
D. Symphysis pubis - CORRECT ANSWER - Sacroiliac joints
Which of the following devices should be used for an axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of
the hip to equalize density (brightness) of the hip region - CORRECT ANSWER - Wedge
compensating filter
Which modality is used to assess joint stability during movement of the lower limbs on infants -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sonography
A geriatric patient with an externally rotated lower limb may have - CORRECT
ANSWER - A fractured proximal femur