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This unit is the second 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 bony and soft tissue structures of the head, neck and torso. For each bone, joint and major soft tissue structure in these regions you will study its morphology and spatial characteristic relative to adjacent structures and external landmarks, and its changes due to injury and disease. You will build a working knowledge of imaging appearances of these structures, including standard appearances, normal variants, injuries and diseases. You will describe these appearances on both projection radiographs and sectional images of anatomical structures and their positional relationships with other structures. You will articulate a reasoned decision in interpreting radiographic appearances. As this unit is preparing you for clinical experience in the following term, you are expected to maintain currency of knowledge from the prerequisite unit Radiographic Anatomy and Appearances 1. In the final assessment you will demonstrate your knowledge and skill in radiographic anatomy, appearances and image interpretation for all body regions.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MEDI12009 Radiographic Anatomy and Appearances 1
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 2 - 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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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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- Identify on projection radiographs and sectional images major anatomical features of organs and vessels of the head, neck and torso and of musculoskeletal structures
- Discuss the development, changes through the lifespan and changes due to injuries and disease of structures in the head, neck and torso
- Describe for each bone, joint, organ, and major vessel of the head, neck and torso 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 anatomical structures and in describing radiographic appearances of structures
- Apply knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology and skill in pattern recognition when predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of anatomical structures
- Present a reasoned judgment when predicting and interpreting normal and abnormal radiographic appearances of anatomical structures.
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: capabilities 1, 7
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||