ARRT Extremities Practice Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which projection best demonstrates the scaphoid bone in the wrist?
A. PA
✔✔B. PA with ulnar deviation
C. Lateral
D. Oblique
What is the central ray location for a lateral projection of the elbow?
A. Distal humerus
✔✔B. Lateral epicondyle
C. Proximal radius
D. Olecranon
Which projection of the hand best demonstrates the interphalangeal joints?
A. PA
B. Oblique
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,✔✔C. Lateral
D. AP
For a lateral projection of the knee, which flexion angle is recommended to open the joint space?
A. 0 degrees
✔✔B. 20–30 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 60 degrees
Which projection is best for visualizing the intercondylar fossa of the distal femur?
✔✔A. PA axial (Camp-Coventry method)
B. AP
C. Lateral
D. Oblique
Which wrist bone articulates with the radius laterally?
A. Hamate
B. Triquetrum
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,✔✔C. Scaphoid
D. Pisiform
Which positioning error results in foreshortening of phalanges?
A. Excessive SID
✔✔B. Improper finger alignment
C. Incorrect kVp
D. Overexposure
Which projection demonstrates the radial head free of superimposition?
A. AP elbow
✔✔B. Lateral oblique elbow
C. Lateral elbow
D. Medial oblique elbow
Which projection best demonstrates the first metacarpal base and trapezium?
A. PA hand
✔✔B. Robert method (AP thumb)
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, C. Lateral thumb
D. Oblique thumb
Which technique factor primarily affects visualization of small bones in the hand?
A. SID
✔✔B. mAs and kVp selection
C. Grid ratio
D. Focal spot size
Which projection is commonly used to evaluate a suspected Bennett fracture?
A. PA thumb
✔✔B. Robert method
C. Oblique thumb
D. Lateral thumb
Which lateral projection of the ankle requires the malleoli to be superimposed?
A. Mediolateral
B. Lateromedial
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which projection best demonstrates the scaphoid bone in the wrist?
A. PA
✔✔B. PA with ulnar deviation
C. Lateral
D. Oblique
What is the central ray location for a lateral projection of the elbow?
A. Distal humerus
✔✔B. Lateral epicondyle
C. Proximal radius
D. Olecranon
Which projection of the hand best demonstrates the interphalangeal joints?
A. PA
B. Oblique
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,✔✔C. Lateral
D. AP
For a lateral projection of the knee, which flexion angle is recommended to open the joint space?
A. 0 degrees
✔✔B. 20–30 degrees
C. 45 degrees
D. 60 degrees
Which projection is best for visualizing the intercondylar fossa of the distal femur?
✔✔A. PA axial (Camp-Coventry method)
B. AP
C. Lateral
D. Oblique
Which wrist bone articulates with the radius laterally?
A. Hamate
B. Triquetrum
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,✔✔C. Scaphoid
D. Pisiform
Which positioning error results in foreshortening of phalanges?
A. Excessive SID
✔✔B. Improper finger alignment
C. Incorrect kVp
D. Overexposure
Which projection demonstrates the radial head free of superimposition?
A. AP elbow
✔✔B. Lateral oblique elbow
C. Lateral elbow
D. Medial oblique elbow
Which projection best demonstrates the first metacarpal base and trapezium?
A. PA hand
✔✔B. Robert method (AP thumb)
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, C. Lateral thumb
D. Oblique thumb
Which technique factor primarily affects visualization of small bones in the hand?
A. SID
✔✔B. mAs and kVp selection
C. Grid ratio
D. Focal spot size
Which projection is commonly used to evaluate a suspected Bennett fracture?
A. PA thumb
✔✔B. Robert method
C. Oblique thumb
D. Lateral thumb
Which lateral projection of the ankle requires the malleoli to be superimposed?
A. Mediolateral
B. Lateromedial
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