Read the scenario
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Respond to two students
Scenario: Mr. Randolph Jenkins is brought by ambulance to the hospital emergency department after a serious automobile accident. His right arm and leg are broken, and he has a skull fracture above his right ear. Mr. Jenkins also complains of pain in the left upper and lower extremities. Dr. Printz, the emergency department physician, is assessing muscular functions by asking Mr. Jenkins to move his left arm straight out from the side of his body and then back down, then to turn the left palm up toward the ceiling and then down toward the floor.
Questions??
1. Does Mr. Jenkins have injuries to the axial or appendicular skeleton, or both?
2. What are the medical terms for the four movements the patient is requested to do with his left arm and hand?
3. From the description given for the location of the fracture he sustained to his head, which skeletal bone is involved?
