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ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
3; Iliofemoral ligament, Pubofemoral ligament, and
the Ischiofemoral ligament Correct Answers How
many ligaments tie in the hip joint? What are they?
Anatomical Position Correct Answers standing
upright, head and eyes facing forward, feet
together or slightly apart, palms facing anteriorly,
thumbs pointing outward
Are the menisci located on the Tibia or Femur?
Correct Answers Tibia
ball and socket Correct Answers shoulder and hip
Ball and Socket Correct Answers What type of
joint permits the widest range of motion
Ball and Socket joint Correct Answers What type
of joint is the hip?
Biceps Brachi Correct Answers What muscle
structures attaches to the coracoid process and the
radial tuberosity?
condyloid joint Correct Answers synovial joint in
which the shallow depression at the end of one
, bone receives a rounded end from a second bone
or a rounded structure formed by two bones; found
at the metacarpophalangeal joints of the fingers or
the radiocarpal joint of the wrist; functionally
classified as a biaxial joint
Describe the distal row of the carpals from lateral
to medial Correct Answers Trapezium,Trapezoid,
Capitate, Hamate
Describe the proximal row of the carpals from
lateral to medial Correct Answers Scaphoid
(Navicular),Lunate,Triquetrum, Pisiform
Glenoid fossa Correct Answers The part of the
scapula that joins with the humeral head to form
the glenohumeral joint.
Gliding joints Correct Answers Joints Between the
Carpals - these joints allowed bones to slide over
one another
Hinge Joint Correct Answers The radius, ulna, and
humerus form what type of joint?
Hinge joints Correct Answers Joints that can bend
and straighten but cannot rotate; they restrict
motion to one plane. ex. knee and elbow
ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
3; Iliofemoral ligament, Pubofemoral ligament, and
the Ischiofemoral ligament Correct Answers How
many ligaments tie in the hip joint? What are they?
Anatomical Position Correct Answers standing
upright, head and eyes facing forward, feet
together or slightly apart, palms facing anteriorly,
thumbs pointing outward
Are the menisci located on the Tibia or Femur?
Correct Answers Tibia
ball and socket Correct Answers shoulder and hip
Ball and Socket Correct Answers What type of
joint permits the widest range of motion
Ball and Socket joint Correct Answers What type
of joint is the hip?
Biceps Brachi Correct Answers What muscle
structures attaches to the coracoid process and the
radial tuberosity?
condyloid joint Correct Answers synovial joint in
which the shallow depression at the end of one
, bone receives a rounded end from a second bone
or a rounded structure formed by two bones; found
at the metacarpophalangeal joints of the fingers or
the radiocarpal joint of the wrist; functionally
classified as a biaxial joint
Describe the distal row of the carpals from lateral
to medial Correct Answers Trapezium,Trapezoid,
Capitate, Hamate
Describe the proximal row of the carpals from
lateral to medial Correct Answers Scaphoid
(Navicular),Lunate,Triquetrum, Pisiform
Glenoid fossa Correct Answers The part of the
scapula that joins with the humeral head to form
the glenohumeral joint.
Gliding joints Correct Answers Joints Between the
Carpals - these joints allowed bones to slide over
one another
Hinge Joint Correct Answers The radius, ulna, and
humerus form what type of joint?
Hinge joints Correct Answers Joints that can bend
and straighten but cannot rotate; they restrict
motion to one plane. ex. knee and elbow
