radiographic techniqes 1 upeer limb projection

The skeleton boneinvestigations ( upper limb)

1. FACULTY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Radiographic Techniques
THE SKELETON BONE INVESTIGATIONS
UPPER LIMB 1
2024

2. Positioning&DirectionalTerminology

3. proximalClose to the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the trunk e.g. The knee is proximal to
the ankle.
DistalFarther or away from the origin of the body part or the
attachment of a limb to the trunk e.g. The forearm is distal to the
arm.

5. Anatomy of the Hand
•Phalanges.The 14 bones that are found in the
fingers of each hand and also in the toes of each
foot. Each finger has 3 phalanges (the distal,
middle, and proximal); the thumb only has 2.
•Metacarpal bones.The 5 bones that compose
the middle part of the hand.
•Carpal bones.The 8 bones that create the wrist.
The carpal bones are connected to 2 bones of the
arm, the ulnar bone, and the radius bone.

8. HAND PA

10. HAND OBLIQUE

12. HAND LAT

19. Finger latview

23. Thumb PA

27. THUMB LATERAL

29. THUMB OBLIQUE

30. Wristprojections

34. WRIST LATERAL

39. ScaphoidPA

40. WRIST ScaphoidPA

41. forearm anatomy

42. Forearm projections

44. FOREARM AP

46. FOREARM LAT

47. Elbow projections