Test 2 Flashcards
T/F: For the oblique elbow, the interepicondylar plane/line is place at approximately a 30 degrees rotation from the IR for the external rotation and 45 degree rotation for the internal rotation.
False
T/F: For the AP forearm only the wrist and elbow have to be positioned in the same plane.
False
T/F: For an AP oblique elbow projection with medial rotation the patient is positioned so that the hand is pronated.
True
For a forearm study, the technologist needs to include only the joint closest to the site of the injury.
False
T/F: A properly positioned AP projection of the forearm would have complete superimposition of the distal radius and ulna.
False
T/F: For a PA oblique of the wrist, the hand is supinated and the wrist is rotated laterally 45 degrees.
False
To move the wrist toward the thumb side (medially) is [x]
radial deviation
The use of a grid [is/is not] required for a position/projection in which the anatomy of interest measures less than 10 cm.
Is not
Which of the following elbow position results in the least superimposition of the radial head with other bony structures?
AP oblique with lateral rotation
List the three parts of each metacarpal, starting proximally:
Base, body, head
Which one of the following structures of the forearm is most distal?
Ulnar head
What is the name of the small depression located on the anterior aspect of the distal humerus?
Coronoid fossa
How many individual bones make up the hand and wrist?
27
The most common SID for Upper Extremity exams is:
40 inches
T/F: It is acceptable for the soft tissue of the adjoining finger(s) to be touching/overlapping/superimposed over the soft tissue of the affected finger in a PA projection of a finger.
False
