Bones & Articulations
Number of phalanges in the hand
What is 14?
Joint type of the interphalangeal (IP) joints of the fingers
What are hinge (ginglymus) joints?
Possible fractures of the scaphoid
What is PA & PA Axial Ulnar Deviation?
What is the main SID used for upper extremity exams?
What is 40"?
CR location for PA finger projection
What is the PIP joint?
Bone that articulates at the wrist joint with the scaphoid and lunate
What is the radius?
Type of synovial joint that Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints are classified as
What are condyloid (ellipsoidal) joints?
Elevated or displaced fat pads of the elbow joint may be visualized
What is Lateral Elbow?
Usual kVp range for fingers, hands, and wrists
What is 55-65 kVp?
Joint formed where the clavicle meets the sternum
What is the sternoclavicular (SC) joint?
Name of the joint describes the structure and movements are flexion, extension, abduction, & adduction
What are saddle (sellar) joints?
Fractures of the diaphysis of the humerus
What is Transthoracic Lateral Projection: Humerus (Trauma)?
Usual breathing instructions for most upper extremity exams
CR location for AP AC joint Bilateral Projection
Where the olecranon process of the ulna articulates with the humerus
What is the olecranon fossa?
Type of movement allowed by the proximal and distal radioulnar joints
What is pivot (trochoidal) movement?
Hill-Sachs defect with exaggerated rotation of affected limb
What is Inferosuperior Axial Projection: Shoulder (Nontrauma)- Lawrence Method?
Typical kVp range used for shoulder, scapula, and clavicle exams
What is 70-80 kVp?
CR location for AP Shoulder
What is 1" inferior to coracoid process?
Part of the scapula that forms the tip of the shoulder
What is the acromion process?
Type of synovial joint that the scapulohumeral (glenohumeral) joint is classifies as and what movements it allows
What is ball-and-socket (spheroidal) joint, allowing flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, & circumduction?
Bankart lesion, erosion of glenoid rim, the integrity of the scapulohumeral joint, and other degenerative conditions
What is AP Oblique Projection—Glenoid Cavity/Grashey Method: Shoulder (Nontrauma)?
Name of the exam and breathing technique used to blur out the ribs and lung detail
What is transthoracic humerus & orthostatic technique (shallow breathing)?
CR location for CR method
What is mid-scapulohumeral joint?