Overview
This unit is the first of two that examine the relational anatomy of the human body and develop your pattern recognition skills in radiographic appearances of anatomical structures. The focus of this unit is on the musculoskeletal structures of the extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle. You will apply your knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to studying the development, change through the lifespan and change due to injury and disease of bones and joints in those anatomical regions. For each bone and joint you will study its morphology and spatial characteristics relative to adjacent structures and external landmarks. You will apply that knowledge to building your awareness of radiographic appearances of these structures, including standard appearances, normal variants, injuries and diseases. You will build your vocabulary of radiographic terminology in describing image appearances of anatomical structures and their positional relationships with other structures. You will learn to articulate a reasoned decision in interpreting radiographic appearances at an introductory level.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 MEDI11001 Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Identify on projection radiographs specific anatomical musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- Discuss the development, changes through the lifespan and changes due to injuries and diseases of bones and joints of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- For each bone and joint of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis, describe its morphology and spatial characteristics relative to adjacent structures and surface landmarks
- Employ standard professional terminology and conventions in describing anatomical features, locations and positional relationships of musculoskeletal structures and in describing radiographic appearances of those structures
- Apply knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology and skill in pattern recognition in predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- Present a reasoned judgment in predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis.
This unit maps to the following components of the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia's Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice:
Domain 1: Medical radiation practitioner: capability 1
Domain 1: Medical radiation practitioner: capability 7
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
Accident and Emergency Radiology a Survival Guide
Edition: 3 (2014)
Authors: Raby, N.; Berman, L.; de Lacey, G.
Elsevier
ISBN: 9780702050312; 0-7020-5031-8
This textbook is available via the e-reading lists on the unit Moodle site. There is no requirement to purchase a physical copy.
This textbook is available via the e-reading lists on the unit Moodle site. There is no requirement to purchase a physical copy.
Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology
Edition: 8 (2024)
Authors: Eisenberg, R. L.
Elsevier
ISBN: 9780443119347
This test is available as hard-copy or as an e-book.
This test is available as hard-copy or as an e-book.
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals e-book
Edition: 4 (2018)
Authors: Kelley, L.L..; Petersen, C.M.
Mosby
ISBN: 9780323595377
This textbook is available via the e-reading lists on the unit Moodle site. There is no requirement to purchase a physical copy.
This textbook is available via the e-reading lists on the unit Moodle site. There is no requirement to purchase a physical copy.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.finlay@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Terminology for radiographic anatomy and appearances
Osteogenesis and bone remodeling
Chapter
Sectional anatomy for Imaging Professionals, Chapter 1
Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology Chapters 1 & 4 (pp. 86, 90-97 )
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Image evaluation
Image interpretation
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the fingers and thumb
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 621,630,636-639,646-653
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 1, Chapter 10 (pp. 154-155)
Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology (pp. 131-136)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the hand and wrist
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 621-635, 639-645, 646-651
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapters 9 & 10
Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology (pp. 131-136, 137-140)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the forearm, elbow and distal humerus
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 601-621, 646, 650-651
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapters 7 & 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the shoulder girdle
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 563-600, 646
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Vacation week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Consolidation of the upper limb
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the foot
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 714-745, 747, 753
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 17
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the ankle and distal tibia and fibula
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 714-745, 747, 753
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the proximal tibia and fibula, knee and distal femur
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 682-713, 746-754
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the proximal femur and hip joint
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, pp. 655-682, 746, 753
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radiographic anatomy and appearances of the pelvic girdle
Chapter
Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Professionals, Chapter 8
Accident & Emergency A Survival Guide, Chapter 13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Consolidation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The unit coordinator for this unit is: Karen Finlay
I can be contacted on k.finlay@cqu.edu.au or 07 4940 7598. During term I may be off campus or teaching other subjects. For this reason the preferred method of initial contact is via email.
As a 6-credit unit you are expected to spend 150 hours throughout the term on this subject. This equates to approximately 12.5 hours per week. It is important to maintain engagement with the content and not fall behind. A suggested time budget is as follows:
Completing pre-reading: 1 - 2 hours per week
Watching recorded lecture presentations and making notes: 3 - 4 hours per week
Preparing for and attending weekly tutorials: 2 hours per week
Preparing for and attending scheduled laboratory classes: 2 hours per week
Preparation for and completion of assessment tasks: 50 hours over the term
1 In-class Test(s)
Radiographers are health professionals who are responsible for imaging human anatomy. As such, they are expected to be able to identify organs and structures in any cross-section and at any level in the body. The relative positions of structures may help to differentiate normal from abnormal body processes. The Medical Radiation practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) requires radiographers to be able to apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology to practice. In this task you are required to identify, describe and orient structures in the human body using terminology expected of a radiographer. The MRPBA also require radiographers to be able to identify unexpected or urgent findings. The in-class test will assess your ability to interpret medical images for the presence of normal, normal variant or abnormal appearances.
The in-class test will assess your knowledge of the name, location, size, orientation, relative position and morphology of major structures studied from weeks 1 to 5 inclusive, and your use of professional terminology to communicate that knowledge. You will also be assessed on your application of knowledge related to radiographic appearances. Question tasks may include labelling diagrams, responding to multiple-choice, matching and short answer questions, explanations of concepts related to radiographic anatomy and appearances and making judgements on image appearances.
The in-class test will be time-limited, and once you open the test you will not be able to pause or re-start it. Once opened, the test will remain open for 45 minutes and will then automatically close. Any unanswered questions or unsaved responses will receive a mark of zero. The test will be made available via the unit Moodle site. If you start the test late, with less than 45 minutes remaining, the test will close at the scheduled time and you will not have a full 45 minutes in which to complete the test.
You must undertake the test as individuals and not with classmates or others. As with all other University assessments, colluding with other students on a non-group work task is considered academic misconduct and will be dealt with in accordance with the Student Academic Integrity Policy. The test is closed book and no written or electronic information may be brought into the test room. You must not communicate with any other student during the test or communicate any information regarding the test to another student who has not yet sat the test. During the test you may not consult with any other person via any means or accept any input or assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) regarding the test questions and your responses.
In the absence of an approved assessment extension, if you do not complete the test by the stated due date and time, you will receive a mark of zero for this assessment. If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at the new assigned date and time. Please see section 5 of the university's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details specifically around assessment extension.
Week 6 Thursday (24 Apr 2025) 11:00 am AEST
Results will be released within 2-weeks of all students completing the test, including those with approved extensions.
Your responses are scored on the following criteria:
- Correct spelling and use of professional terminology
- Correctness, relevance and completeness of the response to the question asked
- Clarity of responses
- Critical thinking in relation to the topic of the question.
The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the sidebar of the Moodle test screen.
- Identify on projection radiographs specific anatomical musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- Discuss the development, changes through the lifespan and changes due to injuries and diseases of bones and joints of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- For each bone and joint of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis, describe its morphology and spatial characteristics relative to adjacent structures and surface landmarks
- Employ standard professional terminology and conventions in describing anatomical features, locations and positional relationships of musculoskeletal structures and in describing radiographic appearances of those structures
- Apply knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology and skill in pattern recognition in predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- Present a reasoned judgment in predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis.
2 In-class Test(s)
Radiographers are health professionals who are responsible for imaging human anatomy. As such, they are expected to be able to identify organs and structures in any cross-section and at any level in the body. The relative positions of structures may help to differentiate normal from abnormal body processes. The Medical Radiation practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) requires radiographers to be able to apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology to practice. In this task you are required to identify, describe and orient structures in the human body using terminology expected of a radiographer. The MRPBA also require radiographers to be able to identify unexpected or urgent findings. The in-class test will assess your ability to interpret medical images for the presence of normal, normal variant or abnormal appearances.
The in-class test will assess your knowledge of the name, location, size, orientation, relative position and morphology of major structures studied from all content weeks, and your use of professional terminology to communicate that knowledge. You will also be assessed on your application of knowledge related to radiographic appearances. Question tasks may include labelling diagrams, responding to multiple-choice, matching and short answer questions, explanations of concepts related to radiographic anatomy and appearances and making judgements on image appearances.
The in-class test will be time-limited, and once you open the test you will not be able to pause or re-start it. Once opened, the test will remain open for 60 minutes and will then automatically close. Any unanswered questions or unsaved responses will receive a mark of zero. The test will be made available via the unit Moodle site.
You must undertake the test as individuals and not with classmates or others. As with all other University assessments, colluding with other students on a non-group work task is considered academic misconduct and will be dealt with in accordance with the Student Academic Integrity Policy. The test is closed book and no written or electronic information may be brought into the test room. You must not communicate with any other student during the test or communicate any information regarding the test to another student who has not yet sat the test. During the test you may not consult with any other person via any means or accept any input or assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) regarding the test questions and your responses.
In the absence of an approved assessment extension, if you do not complete the test by the stated due date and time, you will receive a mark of zero for this assessment. If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at the new assigned date and time. Please see section 5 of the university's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details specifically around assessment extension.
Week 12 Wednesday (4 June 2025) 12:00 pm AEST
Results will be released within two-weeks of all students completing the test, including students with approved extensions
Your responses are scored on the following criteria:
- Correct spelling and use of professional terminology
- Correctness, relevance and completeness of the response to the question asked
- Clarity of responses
- Critical thinking in relation to the topic of the question.
The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the sidebar of the Moodle test screen.
- Identify on projection radiographs specific anatomical musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- Discuss the development, changes through the lifespan and changes due to injuries and diseases of bones and joints of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- For each bone and joint of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis, describe its morphology and spatial characteristics relative to adjacent structures and surface landmarks
- Employ standard professional terminology and conventions in describing anatomical features, locations and positional relationships of musculoskeletal structures and in describing radiographic appearances of those structures
- Apply knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology and skill in pattern recognition in predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis
- Present a reasoned judgment in predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of the musculoskeletal structures of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder girdle and pelvis.
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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