RTE 1503 FINAL CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW PACK
●● Which metatarsal bone of the foot has a prominent tuberosity most
frequently fractured?
Answer: 5th
●● Which term describes the top or anterior surface of the foot?
Answer: dorsum
●● Which of the following is not an aspect of the metatarsal?
Answer: tail
●● What is the name of the tarsal bone found on the medial side of the
foot between the talus and three cuneiforms?
Answer: navicular
●● The distal tibial joint surface is called the:
Answer: tibial plafond
,●● How many articular facets make up the subtalar (talocalcaneal)
joint?
Answer: 3
●● What is the correct central ray centering placement for an AP
projection of the toes?
Answer: Affected MTP joint
●● How much foot rotation is required for the AP oblique, medial
rotation projection of the foot?
Answer: 30-40
●● Which projection of the foot best demonstrates the cuboid?
Answer: AP oblique - medial rotation
●● Which structures serve as shock absorbers within the knee joint?
Answer: Menisci
●● To ensure that the diaphragm is included on the erect abdomen
projection, the top of the image receptor should be at the approximate
level of the:
Answer: axilla
,●● The Beclere Method demonstrates the intercondylar fossa. Flex the
affected knee 40-45° and direct the CR ________ to the lower leg.
Answer: perpendicular
●● What is another term for the intercondylar eminences?
Answer: intercondyler tubercles
●● The distal tibiofibular joint is classified as a ____ joint.
Answer: fibrous
●● A mediolateral - lateral knee radiograph that is over rotated toward
the image receptor can be recognized by which of the criteria
Answer: The fibular head will appear less superimposed by the tibia than
a true lateral.
●● Which joint surfaces of the ankle joint are most commonly open with
an AP projection of the ankle?
Answer: medial and superior
●● Which of the following conditions may cause the tibial tuberosity to
be pulled away from the tibial shaft?
Answer: osgood-schlatter disease
, ●● For the plantodorsal projection of the calcaneus, direct the CR:
Answer: 40° from the long axis of the foot
●● Which imaginary plane should be placed parallel to the IR for an AP
projection of the knee?
Answer: interepicondylar
●● Which joint space should be open or almost open for a well-
positioned AP oblique knee projection with medial rotation?
Answer: proximal tibiofibular
●● What is the name of the deep depression found on the posterior
aspect of the distal femur?
Answer: intercondylar fossa
●● Which type of central-ray angle is required for an AP projection of
the toes?
Answer: 10° to 15° posterior
●● For an oblique toes 1-3, rotate the foot :
Answer: 30-45° medially
EVALUATION VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW PACK
●● Which metatarsal bone of the foot has a prominent tuberosity most
frequently fractured?
Answer: 5th
●● Which term describes the top or anterior surface of the foot?
Answer: dorsum
●● Which of the following is not an aspect of the metatarsal?
Answer: tail
●● What is the name of the tarsal bone found on the medial side of the
foot between the talus and three cuneiforms?
Answer: navicular
●● The distal tibial joint surface is called the:
Answer: tibial plafond
,●● How many articular facets make up the subtalar (talocalcaneal)
joint?
Answer: 3
●● What is the correct central ray centering placement for an AP
projection of the toes?
Answer: Affected MTP joint
●● How much foot rotation is required for the AP oblique, medial
rotation projection of the foot?
Answer: 30-40
●● Which projection of the foot best demonstrates the cuboid?
Answer: AP oblique - medial rotation
●● Which structures serve as shock absorbers within the knee joint?
Answer: Menisci
●● To ensure that the diaphragm is included on the erect abdomen
projection, the top of the image receptor should be at the approximate
level of the:
Answer: axilla
,●● The Beclere Method demonstrates the intercondylar fossa. Flex the
affected knee 40-45° and direct the CR ________ to the lower leg.
Answer: perpendicular
●● What is another term for the intercondylar eminences?
Answer: intercondyler tubercles
●● The distal tibiofibular joint is classified as a ____ joint.
Answer: fibrous
●● A mediolateral - lateral knee radiograph that is over rotated toward
the image receptor can be recognized by which of the criteria
Answer: The fibular head will appear less superimposed by the tibia than
a true lateral.
●● Which joint surfaces of the ankle joint are most commonly open with
an AP projection of the ankle?
Answer: medial and superior
●● Which of the following conditions may cause the tibial tuberosity to
be pulled away from the tibial shaft?
Answer: osgood-schlatter disease
, ●● For the plantodorsal projection of the calcaneus, direct the CR:
Answer: 40° from the long axis of the foot
●● Which imaginary plane should be placed parallel to the IR for an AP
projection of the knee?
Answer: interepicondylar
●● Which joint space should be open or almost open for a well-
positioned AP oblique knee projection with medial rotation?
Answer: proximal tibiofibular
●● What is the name of the deep depression found on the posterior
aspect of the distal femur?
Answer: intercondylar fossa
●● Which type of central-ray angle is required for an AP projection of
the toes?
Answer: 10° to 15° posterior
●● For an oblique toes 1-3, rotate the foot :
Answer: 30-45° medially
