TRIMESTER CREDIT HOURS:  2 
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS: 45
 
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 1
LECTURE HOURS PER TRIMESTER: 15
 LABORATORY HOURS PER WEEK: 2 
LABORATORY CONTACT HOURS PER TRIMESTER:  30
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course introduces the student to normal anatomical skeletal structures and landmarks.  Both motion and static palpation are introduced and students are taught to differentiate between normal and aberrant motion.  The subluxation is defined and students are taught to locate subluxations throughout the skeleton.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Following the completion of this course the student should be able to locate palpatory landmarks on the human skeleton, analyze the functional segments to determine normal versus abnormal motion, and describe these findings using common listing methods.

PREREQUISITE:

Systemic Anatomy or Concurrent in Systemic Anatomy