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WorksheetsUpper Limb
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
How many bones are found in each hand and wrist?
24
26
27
28
What are the most distal bones of the hand?
Metacarpals
Carpals
Phalanges
Tarsals
Digits 2-5 consist of how many phalanges?
Two
Three
Four
Five
The thumb consists of how many phalanges?
One
Two
Three
Four
Which of the following are not a part of each phalanx?
Head
Shaft
Base
Tubercle
The base of a metacarpal articulates with which bones?
Phalanges
Carpals
Radius
Ulna
The 1st metacarpal is considered part of which digit?
Index finger
Middle finger
Ring finger
Thumb
Which joint is between the proximal and distal phalanx of the thumb?
MCP
CMC
IP
PIP
The joint between the metacarpal and proximal phalanx is the:
DIP
MCP
PIP
CMC
The joint between the middle and distal phalanx is the:
PIP
MCP
DIP
IP
How many carpals are in the wrist?
6
7
8
9
Which carpal is the largest in the proximal row?
Lunate
Scaphoid
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Which carpal is moon-shaped?
Scaphoid
Pisiform
Lunate
Hamate
Which carpal is pyramidal in shape?
Triquetrum
Capitate
Trapezoid
Hamate
Which carpal has a hook-like process called the hamulus?
Capitate
Hamate
Pisiform
Triquetrum
The first metacarpal articulates with which carpal?
Trapezoid
Trapezium
Capitate
Hamate
The second metacarpal articulates with the:
Capitate
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Hamate
The third metacarpal articulates with the:
Capitate
Hamate
Trapezium
Pisiform
The fourth and fifth metacarpals articulate with the:
Capitate
Hamate
Trapezoid
Lunate
The radial styloid process is located on which side of the wrist?
Medial
Ulnar
Lateral
Posterior
Which bone is longer in the forearm?
Radius
Ulna
Humerus
Scaphoid
The ulnar head is located at which end of the ulna?
Proximal
Distal
Medial
Lateral
The proximal radioulnar joint consists of the radial notch of the ulna and the:
Radial neck
Radial head
Capitulum
Trochlea
The distal radioulnar joint consists of the ulnar notch of the radius and the:
Radial head
Radial neck
Ulnar head
Olecranon
During pronation, the radius:
Moves away from the ulna
Crosses over the ulna
Rotates under the ulna
Remains parallel to the ulna
Which process of the ulna forms the posterior elbow?
Coronoid
Radial notch
Olecranon
Capitulum
The trochlear notch articulates with the:
Capitulum
Radius
Distal humerus
Radial head
The trochlea articulates with the:
Radius
Ulna
Scaphoid
Capitate
The capitulum articulates with the:
Ulna
Olecranon
Radius
Coronoid
The medial epicondyle is:
Smaller than lateral
Larger than lateral
Not part of humerus
On the radius
The interphalangeal joints are classified as:
Ellipsoidal
Sellar
Plane
Ginglymus
The MCP joints (2-5) are classified as:
Plane
Ellipsoidal
Sellar
Ginglymus
The first CMC joint is classified as:
Plane
Ginglymus
Sellar
Ellipsoidal
Intercarpal joints are classified as:
Plane
Ginglymus
Ellipsoidal
Sellar
The radiocarpal joint is classified as:
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial
Saddle
The mobility type of the radiocarpal joint is:
Amphiarthrodial
Synarthrodial
Diarthrodial
Cartilaginous
The movement type of the radiocarpal joint is:
Plane
Ginglymus
Sellar
Ellipsoidal
During ulnar deviation, which carpal is best visualized?
Lunate
Scaphoid
Capitate
Hamate
During radial deviation, which carpals are best visualized?
Scaphoid only
Capitate and hamate
Lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, hamate
Trapezium
Joint effusion indicates:
Normal anatomy
No injury
Possible joint injury
Muscle strain
Bone metastases are:
Benign tumors
Primary bone cancers
Spread of cancer form another organ
Infection of bone
Osteolytic lesions involve:
New bone formation
Bone densification
Bone destruction
Joint calcification
Bursitis is:
Bone infection
Joint effusion
Inflammation of bursae
Ligament rupture
Carpal tunnel syndrome involves compression of which nerve?
Ulnar
Radial
Median
Sciatic
A comminuted fracture is defined as:
Bone bent but not broken
Bone shattered into pieces
Bone driven into itself
Bone partially dislocated
A colles' fracture is:
anterior displacement of distal radius
Posterior displacement of distal radius
Fracture of ulna only
Fracture of the carpals
A smiths fracture is:
posterior displacement of distal radius
anterior displacement of distal radius
Fracture-dislocation of posterior radius
Fracture of scaphoid
A barton's fracture is:
Transverse fracture of ulna
Fracture-dislocation of posterior lip of distal radius
Avulsion fracture of thumb
Greenstick fracture
A bennett's fracture involves:
Fifth metacarpal neck
Distal ulna
base of first metacarpal with dislocation
Radius and ulna
A boxer's fracture occurs at the:
Base of the thumb
Neck of the fifth metacarpal
Distal radius
Ulna styloid
Skiers thumb is an injury to the:
Radial collateral ligament
Ulnar collateral ligament
Median nerve
Flexor tendon
A greenstick fracture is seen in:
Elderly patients
Athletes
Infants and children
Diabetics
Osteoarthritis is also known as:
Rheumatoid arthritis
DJD
Osteomyelitis
Osteopetrosis
Osteomyelitis is:
Bone cancer
Bone infection
Bone degeneration
Bone atrophy
Osteopetrosis is characterized by:
Loss of bone density
Abnormally dense bone
Joint erosion
Ligament rupture
Osteoporosis is:
Increase in bone mass
Bone infection
Reduction of bone tissue
Bone malignancy
Paget's disease involves:
Bone infection
Bone metastases
Disrupted bone remodeling
Ligament injury
Rheumatoid arthritis is:
Degenerative joint disease
Chronic inflammatory disease
Bone infection
Benign tumor
The most common primary malignant bone tumor is:
Osteosarcoma
Ewing's sarcoma
Multiple myeloma
Chondrosarcoma
Osteosarcoma most commonly affects which age group?
Infants
Children 10-20
Adults over 60
Newborns
Ewing's sarcoma has what radiographic appearance?
Sunburst
Punched-out
Onion-peel
Soap-bubble
The most common benign bone tumor is:
Enchondroma
Osteochondroma
Cchondrosarcoma
Myeloma
Enchondromas are most commonly found in:
Long bones
Spine
Hands and feet
Skull
Arthrography is used to evaluate:
Bone density
Joint soft tissues
Bone marrow
Fracture alignment
Arthrography involves injection of:
Saline
Oil
Contrast
Steroids
Nuclear medicine assesses:
Anatomy
Bone length
Physiology
Joint alignment
Nuclear medicine is useful for detecting:
osteoarthritis
Osteomyelitis
Ligament tears
Dislocations
CT and MRI are useful for evaluating:
Bone length
Soft tissue and skeletal involvement
Joint angles
Bone density only
A fiberglass cast requires how much kV increase?
1-2 kV
3-4 kV
5-7 kV
8-10 kV
A wet plaster cast requires how much kV increase?
3-4 kV
5-7 kV
8-10 kV
10-12 kV
