BONTRAGER LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔what 2 parts are the ischium divided into - ✔✔the body and ramus
✔✔small depression located in the center of the femoral head is - ✔✔fovea capitis
✔✔the lesser trochanter is located on the __________ aspect of the proximal femur -
✔✔medial
✔✔the lesser trochanter projects _________ from the unction between the neck and
shaft - ✔✔posterior
✔✔the pelvis and pelvic girdle are not synonymous - ✔✔true
✔✔two bones that make up the pelvic girdle - ✔✔right and left hip bones
✔✔all three divisions of the hip bone eventually fuse at the _____ at the age of ______
- ✔✔acetabulum, mid teens
✔✔important radiographic landmarks found on the ilium - ✔✔crest of ilium (iliac crest)
and anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
✔✔which bony landmark is found on the most inferior aspect of the posterior pelvis -
✔✔ischial tuberosity
✔✔what is the name of the joint found between the superior rami of the pubic bones -
✔✔symphysis pubis
✔✔the _______ of the pelvis is the largest foramen in the skeletal system -
✔✔obturator foramen
✔✔an imaginary plane that divides the pelvic region into the greater and lesser pelvis is
called the ______ - ✔✔pelvis brim
✔✔alternate name for greater pelvis - ✔✔false pelvis
✔✔alternate name for lesser pelvis - ✔✔true pelvis
✔✔major function of the greater pelvis - ✔✔supports the lower abdominal organs and
fetus
✔✔major functions of the lesser pelvis - ✔✔forms the actual birth canal
, ✔✔classification of the hip - ✔✔synovial
✔✔classification of the sacroiliac - ✔✔synovial
✔✔classification of the symphysis pubis - ✔✔cartilaginous
✔✔classification of the acetabulum (union) - ✔✔cartilaginous
✔✔mobility type of the hip - ✔✔diarthrodial
✔✔mobility type of the sacroiliac - ✔✔amphiarthrodial
✔✔mobility type of the symphysis pubis - ✔✔amphiarthrodial
✔✔mobility type of the acetabulum - ✔✔amphiarthrodial
✔✔Why is the angle of the femur head important? - ✔✔Since the head is projected
more anteriorly, to gain a true AP projection the lower leg must be rotated 15-20
degrees internally to place the femoral neck parallel to the IR.
✔✔lumbosacral joint - ✔✔L5-S1
where the sacrum articulates superiorly with the fifth lumbar vertebra.
✔✔sacroiliac joint - ✔✔where the right and left iliac bones articulate posteriorly with the
sacrum
✔✔Acetabulum - ✔✔
✔✔ilium - ✔✔
✔✔ischium - ✔✔
✔✔Pubis - ✔✔
✔✔ala of ilium - ✔✔
✔✔crest of ilium - ✔✔
✔✔anterior superior iliac spine - ✔✔
✔✔Posterior Superior Iliac Spine (PSIS) - ✔✔
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔what 2 parts are the ischium divided into - ✔✔the body and ramus
✔✔small depression located in the center of the femoral head is - ✔✔fovea capitis
✔✔the lesser trochanter is located on the __________ aspect of the proximal femur -
✔✔medial
✔✔the lesser trochanter projects _________ from the unction between the neck and
shaft - ✔✔posterior
✔✔the pelvis and pelvic girdle are not synonymous - ✔✔true
✔✔two bones that make up the pelvic girdle - ✔✔right and left hip bones
✔✔all three divisions of the hip bone eventually fuse at the _____ at the age of ______
- ✔✔acetabulum, mid teens
✔✔important radiographic landmarks found on the ilium - ✔✔crest of ilium (iliac crest)
and anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
✔✔which bony landmark is found on the most inferior aspect of the posterior pelvis -
✔✔ischial tuberosity
✔✔what is the name of the joint found between the superior rami of the pubic bones -
✔✔symphysis pubis
✔✔the _______ of the pelvis is the largest foramen in the skeletal system -
✔✔obturator foramen
✔✔an imaginary plane that divides the pelvic region into the greater and lesser pelvis is
called the ______ - ✔✔pelvis brim
✔✔alternate name for greater pelvis - ✔✔false pelvis
✔✔alternate name for lesser pelvis - ✔✔true pelvis
✔✔major function of the greater pelvis - ✔✔supports the lower abdominal organs and
fetus
✔✔major functions of the lesser pelvis - ✔✔forms the actual birth canal
, ✔✔classification of the hip - ✔✔synovial
✔✔classification of the sacroiliac - ✔✔synovial
✔✔classification of the symphysis pubis - ✔✔cartilaginous
✔✔classification of the acetabulum (union) - ✔✔cartilaginous
✔✔mobility type of the hip - ✔✔diarthrodial
✔✔mobility type of the sacroiliac - ✔✔amphiarthrodial
✔✔mobility type of the symphysis pubis - ✔✔amphiarthrodial
✔✔mobility type of the acetabulum - ✔✔amphiarthrodial
✔✔Why is the angle of the femur head important? - ✔✔Since the head is projected
more anteriorly, to gain a true AP projection the lower leg must be rotated 15-20
degrees internally to place the femoral neck parallel to the IR.
✔✔lumbosacral joint - ✔✔L5-S1
where the sacrum articulates superiorly with the fifth lumbar vertebra.
✔✔sacroiliac joint - ✔✔where the right and left iliac bones articulate posteriorly with the
sacrum
✔✔Acetabulum - ✔✔
✔✔ilium - ✔✔
✔✔ischium - ✔✔
✔✔Pubis - ✔✔
✔✔ala of ilium - ✔✔
✔✔crest of ilium - ✔✔
✔✔anterior superior iliac spine - ✔✔
✔✔Posterior Superior Iliac Spine (PSIS) - ✔✔
