To Obtain a Measurement of Skinfold Thickness of Your Patient's

question 44

Multiple Choice

To obtain a measurement of skinfold thickness of your patient's triceps,you would ask the patient to relax in his chair and then you would take the measurement

• A) on the upper part of his dominant arm.
• B) while you grasp the skin and pull it free from the muscle.
• C) recording the finding to the nearest 1 mm.
• D) twice on each arm and average the findings.

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Definitions:

Occipital

Pertaining to the occipital bone or region, located at the back part of the skull, involving the visual processing center of the brain.

Parietal

Referring to the parietal lobe of the brain, involved in processing sensory information, or the parietal bones of the skull.

Ligamentum Nuchae

A fibrous membrane that provides support to the head by connecting cervical vertebrae to the skull.

Erect

A posture or position that is upright and vertical, or the state of being physically rigid due to the engorgement of blood vessels.