LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 5
Positioning for Exams of the Upper Extremities.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 5-1 through 5-25.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
5-1.
Identify specifications for proper placement of
the anatomical structure of the upper
extremities, listed below:
Hand (PA, oblique, lateral).
Wrist (lateral, PA with ulnar flexion)
Forearm (AP & lateral).
Elbow (AP & lateral).
Humerus (AP & lateral).
Shoulder (AP with external rotation, AP with
internal rotation, inferiorsuperior axial
projection).
Scapula (AP & lateral).
Acromioclavicular joints (with & without weights).
SUGGESTION
After reading and studying the assignment,
complete the exercises at the end of this lesson.
These exercises will help you to achieve the
lesson objectives.
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