Palpable bony and soft tissue landmarks used for clinical exams and procedures.
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- Which bony landmark marks the highest point of the ilium?
- Iliac crest
- What is the Angle of Louis used to identify?
- The second rib
- What anatomical landmark corresponds to C6 vertebra?
- Cricoid cartilage
- Name the most inferior point of the sternum.
- Xiphoid process
- What is the Dimple of Venus?
- Depression over the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS)
- What bony landmark is the apex of the shoulder?
- Acromion process
- Where is the coracoid process located?
- Anterior scapula, beneath the clavicle
- What bony prominence is found at the lateral shoulder?
- Greater tubercle of the humerus
- What is the most easily palpated spinous process in the neck?
- C7 (seventh cervical vertebra)
- Which anatomical line passes through the midpoint of the clavicle?
- Midclavicular line
- Name the line that runs along the midpoint of the axilla.
- Midaxillary line
- At what location is the point of maximal cardiac impulse normally found?
- Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line
- What bony landmark forms the lateral elbow?
- Lateral epicondyle of the humerus
- What bony landmark forms the medial elbow?
- Medial epicondyle of the humerus
- Which process forms the tip of the elbow?
- Olecranon process