LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 5
Positioning for Exams of the Cranium, Sinuses, and
Mandible.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 5-1 through 5-9.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
5-1.
Identify specifications for proper placement of
the anatomical structures of the cranium (skull),
sinuses, mastoids, and mandible listed below:
PA Skull (Caldwell method).
Bilateral skull.
AP axial skull (Chamberlain Towne or CT
skull).
PA projection (Caldwell method).
Parientoacanthial projection (Waters view).
Lateral sinuses.
PA mandible.
Axiolateral (oblique, bilateral) mandible.
SUGGESTION
After reading and studying the assignment, complete
the exercises. These exercises will help you to achieve
the lesson objectives.
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5-1