RADT 1400 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
How many Phalanges are in one hand? - ANS 14
Define Pronate - ANS (a hand, foot, or limb) turned or held so that the palm or sole is facing
downward or inward
Define Supinate - ANS turn or hold (a hand, foot, or limb) so that the palm or sole is facing
upward or outward.
Acroynm for Carpals - ANS Some- Scaphoid
Lovers- Lunate
Try- Triquetrum
Positions- Pisiform
That- Trapezium
They- Trapezoid
Cannot- capitate
Handle- Hamate
Which carpals are proximal and which are distal to each other? - ANS Proximal: Scaphoid,
Lunate, Triquetrum, & Pisiform
Distal: Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, & Hamate
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, What carpal bones articulate with the radius? - ANS scaphoid and lunate
What carpal bones is most commonly fractured and shaped like a cashew? - ANS Scaphoid
What carpal bone is crescent shaped? - ANS Lunate
(way to remember: crescent is a shape of the moon & lunar refers to the moon)
What carpal bone is pyramidal? - ANS Triquetrum
What carpal bone is the smallest? - ANS Pisiform
Which carpal creates a saddle joint with the thumb? - ANS Trapezium
Which carpal bone has a large, bold head and is the largest & most centrally located? -
ANS Capitate
Which carpal bone has a hook? - ANS Hamate
(way to remember: H for hook, H for Hamate)
Projections for the hand - ANS PA (anterior position)
PA Oblique (ok sign)
Lateral (ok sign or karate chop)
What is the lateral position used to find a foreign body in the hand? - ANS Karate chop
(hands in lateral position, fingers stacked on top of each other, thumb extended)
What is the lateral position used to rule out a fracture in the hand? - ANS ok sign
(lateral position, fan fingers)
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
How many Phalanges are in one hand? - ANS 14
Define Pronate - ANS (a hand, foot, or limb) turned or held so that the palm or sole is facing
downward or inward
Define Supinate - ANS turn or hold (a hand, foot, or limb) so that the palm or sole is facing
upward or outward.
Acroynm for Carpals - ANS Some- Scaphoid
Lovers- Lunate
Try- Triquetrum
Positions- Pisiform
That- Trapezium
They- Trapezoid
Cannot- capitate
Handle- Hamate
Which carpals are proximal and which are distal to each other? - ANS Proximal: Scaphoid,
Lunate, Triquetrum, & Pisiform
Distal: Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, & Hamate
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, What carpal bones articulate with the radius? - ANS scaphoid and lunate
What carpal bones is most commonly fractured and shaped like a cashew? - ANS Scaphoid
What carpal bone is crescent shaped? - ANS Lunate
(way to remember: crescent is a shape of the moon & lunar refers to the moon)
What carpal bone is pyramidal? - ANS Triquetrum
What carpal bone is the smallest? - ANS Pisiform
Which carpal creates a saddle joint with the thumb? - ANS Trapezium
Which carpal bone has a large, bold head and is the largest & most centrally located? -
ANS Capitate
Which carpal bone has a hook? - ANS Hamate
(way to remember: H for hook, H for Hamate)
Projections for the hand - ANS PA (anterior position)
PA Oblique (ok sign)
Lateral (ok sign or karate chop)
What is the lateral position used to find a foreign body in the hand? - ANS Karate chop
(hands in lateral position, fingers stacked on top of each other, thumb extended)
What is the lateral position used to rule out a fracture in the hand? - ANS ok sign
(lateral position, fan fingers)
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