Name the six movements of the temporomandibular joint and the direction of motion

What will be an ideal response?

The TMJ can move right or left in lateral excursion or deviation, anteriorly in protrusion, posteriorly in retrusion, up to close in elevation, and down to open in depression.

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Which of the following is a negative sign of motor system damage?

a. Weakness b. Normal strength c. Hyperreflexia d. Babinski sign

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Which of the following projections/positions will demonstrate the left glenohumeral joint free of superimposition?

scapular Y transthoracic lateral AP oblique with LPO AP oblique in RPO

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