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 - 2027
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).
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE, emails from students and verbal comments by students in class
Students appreciated the hands-on learning in the anatomy labs and were disappointed that labs were not scheduled every week due to public holidays.
Investigate the potential to schedule lab classes on a different day so that students are not impacted significantly by public holidays.
Feedback from SUTE and verbal comments by students in class
Some students would appreciate answers to lab sessions to be given to assist with learning.
Investigate methods of supporting students without creating a passive learning environment where students are not expected to work out answers.
Feedback from Coordinator reflection
Image evaluation is complex, with several aspects to any given scenario. This can sometimes make students feel slightly overwhelmed with the volume of response needed.
Consider splitting the tutorial class into groups for some questions and have groups discuss one aspect of image interpretation, ready to report that one aspect to the class as a whole.