Anatomical Landmarks and Cun Measurements Flashcards
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What 2 methods are used for locating channels and points?
- Anatomical Landmarks
- Proportional skeletal measurements - Cun measurements
What is the preferred and most acurate method for locating channels and points.
Anatomical landmarks and bone cun
What is a fixed landmark?
Protuberances or depressions formed by bones joints, muscles
What is a moveable landmark?
Gabs, depressions, wrinkles and peaks which appear along with the movement of joints, muscles, tendons and skin.
Body terminology:
Inferior?
Superior?
Inferior: nearer to feet
Superior: Nearer to head
Body terminology:
Anterior?
Posterior?
Anterior: Nearer to front
Posterior: Nearer to back
Body terminology:
Distal?
Proximal?
Distal: Further from the center of the body
Proximal: Closer to center of the body
Body terminology:
Medial?
Lateral?
Medial: closer to midline
Lateral: further from midline
What is the vertex?
Highest point of Head
What is the Glabella?
The central bony reference point on the forehead
What is the temporomandibular joint?
Located inferior to the zygomatic arch and anterior to the tragus of the ear.
Can be palpated by opening and closing the mouth.
What is the mentolobial groove?
A transverse groove at the junction of the chin and lower lip
What is the mastoid process?
A cone shaped bony structure which can be palpated posterior to the ear.
What is the Laryngeal Prominence?
In men the highest point of the larynx (addams apple)
In women, needs to be palpated to locate V-shaped of upper thyroid cartilage
What is vertebra prominens?
C7
What is the suprasternal fossa?
The depression superior to the sternum between the sternoclavicular joint
Where is the Sternocostal angle and xiphoid process?
Where the lower borders of the rib cage unite.
True or False
The same number of cun between each distance is the same for each person.
The size of cun changes depending on the size of the person
True
What are the three types of landmarks primarily used for body cun measurements?
- Boney structures
- Joints
- Superficial antomy - nipples, umbilicus
What is the distance between the nipples?
8 cun
What is the distance between the midpoint of the clavicles?
8 cun
What is the distance between the tip of the acromion process and midline of the body?
8 cun
What is the distance between anterior axillary and cubital crease?
9 cun
What is the distance between cubital crease and the wrist?
12 cun
