Anatomical Landmarks And Palpation

Question 1

Miles test

Answer 1

Hold arms out wide and bring hands together to create a circle around an object.

Alternate closing your eyes of draw the circle back to the head to discover dominant eye

Question 2

Porta test

Answer 2

Look at object, hold one arm out and align the thumb or index finger w/ object

Alternate closing eyes or draw the circle back to the head to discover dominant eye

Question 3

Dolman method

Answer 3

Use a 3x5 card notecard w/ hole punched through middle.

Select distant object and hold card w/ both hands to align it with the hole while both eyes are open.

Alternate closing eyes or draw circle back to head until dominant eye is determined.

Question 4

Scapula landmarks w/ vertebrae level

Answer 4

Spine (T3)

Inferior angle (T7)

Acromion process

Question 5

Illiac crest vertebral level

Answer 5

L4

Question 6

Sternal angle vertebral level

Answer 6

T 4-5 disc

Question 7

Xyphoid process vertebral level

Answer 7

T9

Question 8

Cutaneous mechanoreceptors

Answer 8

Superficial layers

• Merkel disks
• Meissen corpuscles

Deep layers

• Ruffini endings
• Pacinian corpuscles
• Hair follicle receptors

Nerve endings as well in all layers

Question 9

Meissen corpuscles

Answer 9

Initial part of stimulation w/ low threshold

- sense light touch

Question 10

Pacinian corpuscle

Answer 10

Rapid indentation of skin. Detect deep pressure

Question 11

Ruffini endings

Answer 11

Detect stretch