Upper EXT Anatomy Chapter Assessment

. posterior

The term applied to the back portion of the body or body part is:

caudad

The term that refers to parts away from the head of the body, or angling the central ray towards the feet is:

proximal

The term that refers to parts nearer the point of attachment, or origin, is:

Phalanges

What is the name of the bones that comprise the digits of the hands?

Diarthrosis

What term is applied to joints that are freely moveable?

In the upper portion of the arm

Where is the humerus located?

At the proximal end of the ulna

Where is the olecranon process located?

At the proximal end, distal to the head of the radius

Where is the radial tuberosity located?

Ulna

Which bone of the forearm is located on the medial side?

Trapezium

Which carpal bone articulates with the first metacarpal?

lunate

Which carpal bone is in the proximal row between the scaphoid and triquetrum

Hamate

Which carpal bone is located in the distal row on the medial side?

Scaphoid

Which carpal bone is located in the proximal row on the lateral side?

PA hand

Which essential projection requires the central ray to be centered to the third MCP joint?

1, 2, and 3

Which of the following are examples of long bones? 1. Femur 2. Humerus 3. Tibia

eight carpals

Which of the following bones make up the wrist?

Midsagittal plane

Which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves?

The capitulum

Which portion of the humerus articulates with the radial head?

. The surgical neck

Which portion of the humerus is most susceptible to fracture?

styloid

A long, sharp bony process is called a:

epiphysis

After birth, a separate bone begins to develop at the ends of long bones. Each end is called the:

3

How many bones are normally found in digits 2 to 5?

206

How many bones compose the skeletal system?

2

How many saddle joints are there in the body?

The x-ray tube, the IR, and the body part

In radiography, what three items must be precisely aligned?

forward

In the "anatomic position," the palms of the hands are facing:

abduction

Movement of a part away from the central axis of the body is called:

face down

Prone indicated that the patient is lying

DIP joint of the second digit

The articulation between the middle and distal phalanx on the second digit is named

radius and ulna

The bones of the forearm are the:

metacarpals

The bones that are located in the palm of the hand are called:

radial head

The capitulum of the humerus articulates with the:

1 only

The carpal bones articulate with the: (1) radius (2) ulna (3) phalanges

radial notch

The head of the radius articulates on the medial side with the: