Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Identify and describe the bones of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and pelvic girdle.
• Locate and name surface markings found on the radius, ulna, humerus, scapula, clavicle, phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals, tibia, fibula, patella, femur, and pelvis.
• Classify the articulations of the radius, ulna, humerus, scapula, clavicle, phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals, tibia, fibula, patella, femur, and pelvis; and identify their type of movement.
• List and describe the basic and supplemental positions/projections of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and pelvic girdle to include preferred type and size of image receptor, central ray location, and structures best visualized.
• Describe equipment considerations and exposure factors relative to radiography of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and pelvic girdle.
• Demonstrate the basic positions/projections of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and pelvic girdle.
• State the criteria used to determine positioning accuracy on radiographs of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and pelvic girdle.
• Evaluate radiographs of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and pelvic girdle in terms of positioning, centering, image quality, radiographic anatomy, and simple pathology.