RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING AND RELATED
ANATOMY FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ Hill-Sachs defect. Answer: A compression fracture of the articular
surface of the posterolateral aspect of the humeral head
◉ Bankart lesion. Answer: lesion of the anteoinferior aspect of the
glenoid labrium this type of injury is often caused by anterior
dislocation of the proximal humerus (scapula)
◉ Osteoarthritis. Answer: also called degenerative jt. disease is a
non-inflammatory joint disease characterized by gradual
deterioration of the articular cartilage with hypertrophic bone
formation most common type of arthritis
◉ Osteoporosis. Answer: osteoporosis and resultant fractures are
due to a reduction in the quantity of the bone or atrophy of skeletal
tissue bony trabeculae is scanty and thin
◉ Shoulder Discoration. Answer: traumatic removal of humeral head
from the glenoid cavity 95% of these dislocation are anterior
,◉ Coronoid fossa is.... Answer: an anterior shallow depression
◉ Capitulum is the cap on the rad so on which side is the capitulum?.
Answer: the radial side
◉ what projection do we palpate the medial and lateral
epicondyles?. Answer: AP they need to be parallel
Lateral they need to be perpendicular
◉ Which projection can you best view olecranon?. Answer: Lateral
◉ Olecranon process is fracture often as a.... Answer: fall (off the
monkey bars)
◉ for the lateral elbow you flex the arm and you can see the
____________ and ____________. Answer: coronoid process and the radial
head
◉ What 3 things do we recognize for a true lateral. Answer: The
three concentric arcs
◉ What are the three concentric arcs?. Answer: 1. trochlear sulcus
2. outer ridges of capitulum and trochlea
,3. trochlear notch of ulna
◉ Which one is smaller capitulum or trochlea. Answer: capitulum
◉ Which one of the three concentric arcs is the smallest?. Answer:
Trochlear sulcus
◉ Shoulder the sea between 2 nations
mandible
elbow. Answer: coracoid
coronoid
coronoid
◉ Head of the radius sits lower than the ulna true or false. Answer:
true
◉ the capitulum is of which bone. Answer: humerus
◉ the capitulum is on which side of the humerus. Answer: lateral
◉ Elbow fat pads and stripes demonstrates. Answer: - displacement
- disease
, - injury
◉ The humerus is the largest and longest bone in the upper
extremity true or false. Answer: true
◉ Elbow joint. Answer: Elbow joint
- Ginglymus (hinge)
- flexion and extension
Proximal radioulnar joint
- Trochidal (pivot) type
- rotational
Synovial (diarthrodial) which mean freely moveable
◉ Greater tubercle (tuberosity). Answer: - muscles attach
(supraspinatus and pec major)
- proximal humerus
◉ Shoulder Joint. Answer: - proximal humerus
- scapulae
◉ Intertubular groove (bicipital groove). Answer: - between greater
and lesser tubercle
ANATOMY FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS PREMIUM REVIEW
◉ Hill-Sachs defect. Answer: A compression fracture of the articular
surface of the posterolateral aspect of the humeral head
◉ Bankart lesion. Answer: lesion of the anteoinferior aspect of the
glenoid labrium this type of injury is often caused by anterior
dislocation of the proximal humerus (scapula)
◉ Osteoarthritis. Answer: also called degenerative jt. disease is a
non-inflammatory joint disease characterized by gradual
deterioration of the articular cartilage with hypertrophic bone
formation most common type of arthritis
◉ Osteoporosis. Answer: osteoporosis and resultant fractures are
due to a reduction in the quantity of the bone or atrophy of skeletal
tissue bony trabeculae is scanty and thin
◉ Shoulder Discoration. Answer: traumatic removal of humeral head
from the glenoid cavity 95% of these dislocation are anterior
,◉ Coronoid fossa is.... Answer: an anterior shallow depression
◉ Capitulum is the cap on the rad so on which side is the capitulum?.
Answer: the radial side
◉ what projection do we palpate the medial and lateral
epicondyles?. Answer: AP they need to be parallel
Lateral they need to be perpendicular
◉ Which projection can you best view olecranon?. Answer: Lateral
◉ Olecranon process is fracture often as a.... Answer: fall (off the
monkey bars)
◉ for the lateral elbow you flex the arm and you can see the
____________ and ____________. Answer: coronoid process and the radial
head
◉ What 3 things do we recognize for a true lateral. Answer: The
three concentric arcs
◉ What are the three concentric arcs?. Answer: 1. trochlear sulcus
2. outer ridges of capitulum and trochlea
,3. trochlear notch of ulna
◉ Which one is smaller capitulum or trochlea. Answer: capitulum
◉ Which one of the three concentric arcs is the smallest?. Answer:
Trochlear sulcus
◉ Shoulder the sea between 2 nations
mandible
elbow. Answer: coracoid
coronoid
coronoid
◉ Head of the radius sits lower than the ulna true or false. Answer:
true
◉ the capitulum is of which bone. Answer: humerus
◉ the capitulum is on which side of the humerus. Answer: lateral
◉ Elbow fat pads and stripes demonstrates. Answer: - displacement
- disease
, - injury
◉ The humerus is the largest and longest bone in the upper
extremity true or false. Answer: true
◉ Elbow joint. Answer: Elbow joint
- Ginglymus (hinge)
- flexion and extension
Proximal radioulnar joint
- Trochidal (pivot) type
- rotational
Synovial (diarthrodial) which mean freely moveable
◉ Greater tubercle (tuberosity). Answer: - muscles attach
(supraspinatus and pec major)
- proximal humerus
◉ Shoulder Joint. Answer: - proximal humerus
- scapulae
◉ Intertubular groove (bicipital groove). Answer: - between greater
and lesser tubercle
