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How many carpal bones make up the wrist?
8
What are the routine views for a finger?
PA, PA oblique, Lateral
*remember anatomic position
Technique for an AP elbow?
64 kvp @ 3.2 mAs
The forearm consists of which two bones?
radius and ulna
What are the routine views for the elbow?
AP
Internal Oblique
External Oblique
Lateral
centering point for a lateral wrist?
midcarpal area
For the AP projection of the forearm, the hand is ____________.
supinated
How many degrees is the elbow flexed in a lateral position?
90 degrees
How many degrees do we oblique the hand for the oblique projection?
45° lateral oblique (thumb up)
centering point for a PA finger?
CR @ PIP joint
How are the epicondyles in relationship to the IR for a lateral elbow?
perpendicular
scaphoid
Why is the hand pronated and fingers arched for a PA wrist?
reduces OID and increases detail by placing the carpals closer to the IR
centering point for a PA hand?
3rd MCP joint
Which view of the elbow places the coronoid process in profile?
internal (medial) oblique
Which carpal bone is the largest?
capitate
What view of the elbow places the olecranon process in profile?
lateral
What are the routine projections of the wrist?
PA, oblique, lateral
the first metacarpal is located on which side of the hand?
lateral
*remember anatomic position
centering point for a lateral hand?
2nd MCP joint
Which projection of the elbow will demonstrate the radial head, neck, and tuberosity free of superimposition by ulna?
external oblique
What does the capitulum articulate with?
radial head
What bone is the olecranon process located on?
ulna
What is the disadvantage of performing a PA projection of the thumb rather than an AP?
increased OID
most frequently fractured bone of the carpal bones
scaphoid