Referring to the image, which describes the position of the arm?

humeral epicondyles are parallel to the image receptor
AP
lateral
humeral epicondyles are perpendicular to the image receptor


humeral epicondyles are parallel to the image receptor

Rationale: The image represents an AP projection of the humerus with the palm positioned forward facing or until the humeral epicondyles are parallel to the image receptor.

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