Lower Limb Positioning
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| How many bones are in the foot? How many tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges? | show 🗑
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| show | they are smaller and have less joint movement
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| Which tuberosity of the foot is palpable and a common site of foot trauma? | show 🗑
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| show | Plantar surface of the foot near the first MTP joint
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| show | Calcaneus
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| What is the name of the joint found between the talus and calcaneus? | show 🗑
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| show | Posterior Facet, Anterior Facet, Middle Facet
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| The small opening, or space, found in the middle of the subtalar joint is called the ___. | show 🗑
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| Forms an aspect of the ankle joint | show 🗑
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| show | Intermediate Cuneiform
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| show | Navicular
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| show | Medial Cuneiform
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| Articulates with the second, third, and fourth metatarsal | show 🗑
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| show | Talus
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| show | Medial Cuneiform
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| show | Calcaneus
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| show | Cuboid
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| The second largest tarsal bone | show 🗑
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| True/False: The cuboid articulates with the four bones of the foot. | show 🗑
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| show | Cuboid
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| List the two arches of the foot. | show 🗑
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| show | Talus, Tibia, and Fibula
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| The three bones of the ankle form a deep socket into which the talus fits. This socket is called the _______. | show 🗑
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| The distal tibia joint surface forming the roof of the distal ankle joint is called the : | show 🗑
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| True/False: THe medial malleolus is approximately 1/2 inch (1 cm) posterior to the lateral malleolus. | show 🗑
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| The ankle joint is classified as a synovial joint with _______ type movement. | show 🗑
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| show | Tibia
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| What is the name of the large prominence located on the midanterior surface of the proximal tibia that serves as a distal attachment for the patellar tendon? | show 🗑
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| show | Adductor Tubercle
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| A small, triangular depression located on the tibia that helps form the distal tibiofibular joint is called the ______. | show 🗑
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| The articular facets of the proximal tibia are also referred to as the _____. | show 🗑
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| show | 10 to 15*
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| show | Apex
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| The extreme distal end of the fibula forms the | show 🗑
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| What is the name of the largest sesamoid bone in the body? | show 🗑
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| What are two other names for the patellar surface of the femur? | show 🗑
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| show | Intercondylar Fossa
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| show | Because the medial condyle extends lower than the lateral condyle of the femur
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| The slightly raised area located on the posterolateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle is called the: | show 🗑
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| What are the two palpable bony landmarks found on the distal femur? | show 🗑
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| show | Popliteal Region
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| show | False
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| show | True
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| show | False
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| For which large muscle does the patella serve as a pivot to increase the leverage? | show 🗑
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| What is the correct term for the joint between the patella and the distal femur? | show 🗑
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| show | Femorotibial Joint
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| List the four major ligaments of the knee. | show 🗑
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| The crescent-shaped fibrocartilage disks that act as shock absorbers in the knee joint are called_____. | show 🗑
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| List the two bursae found in the knee joint. | show 🗑
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| show | Tibia
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| show | Fibula
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| The following structures are located on which bone: Lateral epicondyle, Patellar surface | show 🗑
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| What joint classification or movement type is the ankle joint? | show 🗑
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| What joint classification or movement type is the patellofemoral joint? | show 🗑
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| What joint classification or movement type is the proximal tibiofibular joint? | show 🗑
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| What joint classification or movement type is the tarsometatarsal joint? | show 🗑
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| show | Bicondylar
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| show | Amphiarthrodial (Syndesmosis type)
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| show | Inward turning or bending of ankle
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| Plantar Flexion | show 🗑
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| Eversion (Valgus) | show 🗑
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| Dorsiflexion | show 🗑
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| show | Benign, neoplastic bone lesion cause by overproduction of bone at a joint
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| show | Injury to a large ligament located between the bases of the first and second metatarsal
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| Bone cyst | show 🗑
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| Reiter's syndrome | show 🗑
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| show | Benign bone lesion usually developing in teens or young adults
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| show | Most prevalent primary bone lesion filled with clear fluid
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| Gout | show 🗑
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| show | Also known as osteitis deformans
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| Osgood-Schlatter disease | show 🗑
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| show | Malignant tumor of the cartilage
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| show | chondromalacia patellae
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| show | Rickets
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| Why is the central ray angled 10 to 15 degrees toward the calcaneus for an anteroposterior (AP) projection of the toes? | show 🗑
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| show | Base of the 3rd metatarsal
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| show | Tangential projection
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| The foot should be dorsiflexd so that the plantar surface of the foot is ____ for the sesamoid projection. | show 🗑
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| Why should the central ray be perpendicular to the metatarsals for an AP projection of the foot? | show 🗑
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| show | None. Use perpendicular CR
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| Rotation can be determined on a radiograph of an AP foot projection by the near-equal distance between the _____ metatarsals. | show 🗑
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| show | AP oblique with medial rotation
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| Which oblique projection of the foot best demonstrates the navicular and the first and second cuneiforms with minimal superimposition? | show 🗑
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| show | Lateromedial
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| show | AP and weight-bearing projections
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| show | 40 degrees cephalad
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| Which calcaneal structure should appear medially on a well-positioned plantodorsal projection? | show 🗑
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| Where is the central ray placed for a lateral projection of the calcaneus? | show 🗑
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| Which joint surface of the ankle is not typically visualized with a correctly positioned AP projection of the ankle? | show 🗑
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| Why should AP, 45 degree oblique, and lateral ankle radiographs include the proximal metatarsals? | show 🗑
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| How much (if any) should the foot and ankle be rotated for an AP mortise projection of the ankle? | show 🗑
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| show | 45 degree AP oblique with medial rotation
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| With a true lateral projectiion of the ankle the medial malleolus is: | show 🗑
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| show | AP stress projections
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| What is the basic positioning routine for a study of the tibia and fibula? | show 🗑
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| Why is it important to include the knee joint for an initial study of tibia trauma, even if the patient's symptoms involve the middle and distal aspect? | show 🗑
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| To include both joints for a lateral projection of the tibia and fibula for an adult, the technologist may place the cassette ____ in relation to the part. | show 🗑
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| What is the recommended CR angulation for an AP projection of the knee for a patient with thick thighs and buttocks? | show 🗑
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| Which basic projection of the knee best demonstrates the proximal fibula free from superimposition? | show 🗑
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