Chapter 7

Question 1

How many phalanges are in the foot

Answer 1

14

Question 2

How many metatarsals are in the foot

Answer 2

5

Question 3

How many tarsals are in the foot

Answer 3

7

Question 4

What is the hind foot

Answer 4

Calcaneus
Talus

Question 5

What is in the forefoot

Answer 5

Metatarsals
Toes

Question 6

What is the midfoot

Answer 6

Cuneiforms (medial, intermediate, lateral)
Navicular
Cuboid

Question 7

Chubby Twisted Never Could Cha Cha Cha

Answer 7

Calcaneus
Talus
Navicular
Cuboid
Medial Cuneiform
Intermediate Cuneiform
Lateral Cuneiform

Question 8

What is the ball of the foot made up of

Answer 8

Metatarsal

Question 9

What is the most common site for fractures in the foot

Answer 9

Base of 5th metatarsal

Question 10

What is the bottom foot called

Answer 10

Plantar surface

Question 11

What is the top of the foot called

Answer 11

Dorsal surface

Question 12

What is the attachment for the Achilles tendon

Answer 12

Posterior tuberosity of the calcaneus

Question 13

What are the 3 facets on the superior portion of the calcaneus called

Answer 13

Anterior
Middle
Posterior

Question 14

What is the strongest and largest bone in the foot

Answer 14

Calcaneus

Question 15

What is the second largest bone in the foot

Answer 15

Talus

Question 16

What bones do the talus articulate with

Answer 16

Tibia
Fibula
Calcaneus
Navicular

Question 17

CR for AP toes

Answer 17

3rd metatarsalphalangeal joint

Question 18

CR for AP oblique Toes

Answer 18

3rd MTP joint with 30°-45° medial rotation

Question 19

CR for lateral toe

Answer 19

Lateromedial projection - 1st & 2nd
3rd toe can be either
Mediolateral projection - 4th & 5th

Question 20

CR for AP foot

Answer 20

Midfoot

Question 21

CR for AP medial oblique foot

Answer 21

Midfoot with 30° medial rotation

Question 22

The medial rotation of the foot shows what the best

Answer 22

Lateral tarsals and metatarsals

Question 23

The lateral rotation obliques of the foot shows what the best

Answer 23

Medial structures

Question 24

CR for lateral foot

Answer 24

Midfoot with foot dorsiflexed.

Question 25

What method is used to show the sesamoid bones in the foot

Answer 25

Tangential projection - Lewis & Holly Method

Question 26

CR for Axial plantodorsal calcaneus

Answer 26

Base of 3rd metatarsal with foot dorsiflexed and 40° angulation towards the ankle

Question 27

What do you use the axial plantidorsal calcaneus to see

Answer 27

Talocalcaneal joint open

Question 28

CR for Axial Dorsoplantar Calcaneus

Answer 28

Enters dorsal surface of ankle joint with 40° angulation towards the heel

Question 29

CR for lateral calcaneus

Answer 29

Mediolateral enterance into midcalcaneus

Question 30

What is the ankle joint called

Answer 30

Tibiofibular joint

Question 31

CR for AP ankle

Answer 31

Midway between malleoli with ankle flexed

Question 32

CR for oblique ankle

Answer 32

Midway between malleoli with 45° medial rotation - make sure to rotate the entire leg.

Question 33

CR for oblique ankle for mortise joint

Answer 33

Midway between malleoli with 15° medial rotation - make sure to rotate the entire leg

Question 34

CR for lateral ankle

Answer 34

Mid ankle with ankle laterally rotated

Question 35

What is the second largest bone in the body

Answer 35

Tibia

Question 36

CR for AP tib/fib

Answer 36

Mid leg with foot flexed. - include both joints

Question 37

CR for lateral tib/fib

Answer 37

Midleg - Roll patient on the effected side. Get both joints

Question 38

What are the two joints of the knee

Answer 38

Patellofemoral joint Femorotibial joint

Question 39

What degree of angulation for AP knee with hip height 18 cm and below

Answer 39

5° caudad

Question 40

What degree of angulation for AP knee with hip height 19-24 cm

Answer 40

Perpendicular to IR

Question 41

What degree of angulation for AP knee with hip height 25 cm and above

Answer 41

5° cephalad

Question 42

CR for intercondylar fossa (Beclere Method)

Answer 42

Knee joint has 60° angulation from the table - CR perpendicular to IR

Question 43

CR for Settegast Method for Patella

Answer 43

cephalad into patellar apex with patient holding IR laying against femur

Question 44

CR for Lateral knee

Answer 44

Flex knee 20-30° to open up joint spaced - patient rolled onto effected side.

Question 45

CR for lateral and medial obliques for Knee

Answer 45

Roll leg laterally or medially with 5° angulation Cephalad.

Question 46

What does a obliqued knee do

Answer 46

Moved patella outward depending on rotation

Question 47

What is the largest sesamoid bone

Answer 47

Patella

Question 48

Where is the patellar apex

Answer 48

Bottom of patella

Question 49

What is the base of the patella

Answer 49

Top of the patella

Question 50

CR for lateral patella

Answer 50

Patient lay on side with knee flexed 5-10°

Question 51

What may you need to include both joints of the femur

Answer 51

May need two views (normal and frog leg hip)

Question 52

CR for lateral femur

Answer 52

Midfemur with patient laying on effected side - include both joints (may need patient to move uneffected leg behind to include hip joint)

Question 53

Important knee ligaments of the knee joint

Answer 53

Posterior cruciate ligament Anterior cruciate ligament Tibial collateral ligament Fibular collateral ligament

Question 54

What does the meniscus do

Answer 54

Acts as shock absorber

Question 55

What age does the bony patella develop

Answer 55

3-5 years

Question 56

Where is the meniscus located

Answer 56

Tibial plateau

Question 57

In what position should the calcaneus not touch the IR

Answer 57

During a Lateral foot