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Bontrager Workbook: Chapter 5-Humerus and
Shoulder Girdle Exam Study Guide
The shoulder girdle consists of - Answer✔️✔️-1. proximal humerus
2. scapula
3. clavicle
The three aspects of the clavicle are the: - Answer✔️✔️-1. sternal extremity
2. body/shaft
3. acromial extremity
The ___(male/female) clavicle tends to be thicker and more curved in
shape. - Answer✔️✔️-male
The three angles of the scapula: - Answer✔️✔️-1. lateral angle
2. superior angle
3. inferior angle
The anterior surface of the scapula is referred to as the ___ surface. -
Answer✔️✔️-costal
What is the anatomic name for armpit? - Answer✔️✔️-axilla
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What are the names of the two fossae located on the posterior scapula? -
Answer✔️✔️-1. infraspinous fossa
2. supraspinous fossa
All of the joints of the shoulder girdle are classified as being: - Answer✔️✔️-
synovial (diarthrodial)
List the movement types for the following joints:
1. Scapulohumeral
2. Sternoclavicular
3. Acromioclavicular - Answer✔️✔️-1. Spheroidal
2. plane
3. plane
location:
Coracoid process
Crest of spine - Answer✔️✔️-Scapula
location:
Acromial extermity - Answer✔️✔️-Clavicle
location:
Greater tubercle
Intertubercular groove
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Surgical neck - Answer✔️✔️-Proximal humerus
location:
Coronoid process
Condylar process - Answer✔️✔️-Not a part of the shoulder girdle
True/False
The use of a grid is not required for shoulder studies that measure less than
10cm. - Answer✔️✔️-True
True/False
The kV range for adult shoulder projections is between 80 and 90 kV for
analog and 100 to 110 kV for digital imaging systems - Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False
Low mA with short exposure times should be used for adult shoulder
studies - Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False
Large focal spot setting should be selected for most adult shoulder studies.
- Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False
A high-speed screen-IR system is recommended for analog shoulder
studies when using a grid. - Answer✔️✔️-True
True/False
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Bontrager Workbook: Chapter 5-Humerus and
Shoulder Girdle Exam Study Guide
The shoulder girdle consists of - Answer✔️✔️-1. proximal humerus
2. scapula
3. clavicle
The three aspects of the clavicle are the: - Answer✔️✔️-1. sternal extremity
2. body/shaft
3. acromial extremity
The ___(male/female) clavicle tends to be thicker and more curved in
shape. - Answer✔️✔️-male
The three angles of the scapula: - Answer✔️✔️-1. lateral angle
2. superior angle
3. inferior angle
The anterior surface of the scapula is referred to as the ___ surface. -
Answer✔️✔️-costal
What is the anatomic name for armpit? - Answer✔️✔️-axilla
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What are the names of the two fossae located on the posterior scapula? -
Answer✔️✔️-1. infraspinous fossa
2. supraspinous fossa
All of the joints of the shoulder girdle are classified as being: - Answer✔️✔️-
synovial (diarthrodial)
List the movement types for the following joints:
1. Scapulohumeral
2. Sternoclavicular
3. Acromioclavicular - Answer✔️✔️-1. Spheroidal
2. plane
3. plane
location:
Coracoid process
Crest of spine - Answer✔️✔️-Scapula
location:
Acromial extermity - Answer✔️✔️-Clavicle
location:
Greater tubercle
Intertubercular groove
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Surgical neck - Answer✔️✔️-Proximal humerus
location:
Coronoid process
Condylar process - Answer✔️✔️-Not a part of the shoulder girdle
True/False
The use of a grid is not required for shoulder studies that measure less than
10cm. - Answer✔️✔️-True
True/False
The kV range for adult shoulder projections is between 80 and 90 kV for
analog and 100 to 110 kV for digital imaging systems - Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False
Low mA with short exposure times should be used for adult shoulder
studies - Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False
Large focal spot setting should be selected for most adult shoulder studies.
- Answer✔️✔️-False
True/False
A high-speed screen-IR system is recommended for analog shoulder
studies when using a grid. - Answer✔️✔️-True
True/False
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