Body Landmarks/Posture Flashcards
Mastoid Process
Bump behind the ear and a little down
External Occipital protuberance
knob on back of head (biggest bump midline)
TMJ
Two fingers in front of ear - open and close jaw.
Lateral tip of transverse process C1
Behind ear and in front of mastoid process
Cervical articular pillars
Find spinous process of cervical vertebrae and move 2cm lateral to it
Sacrum and Inferior lateral angles
Find sacral base and walk the heal of your hand inferiorly until you feel a transition from bone to soft tissue. Palpate laterally from this point with both thumbs.
Acromioclavicular joint
Follow clavicle until you feel a little dip or separation
Coracoid process
Hand on deltoid, wrap your thumb medially under the clavicle.
Sternoclavicular joint
Clavical meets sternum
Scapula
Spinous process of T3. Inferior angle correlates with spinous process of T7
Greater tuberosity of humerus
more lateral
Biciptal groove
In between greater and lesser tuberosity of humerus
Lesser tuberosity of humerus (more medial)
more medial
Greater trochanter of femur
Lap patient on hips, highest part
ASIS
Laye partner supine (place palm on their hips, ASIS is the most prominent points)
PSIS
Find Iliac crests of the hips from the posterior side. Move thumbs medial and inferior on either side of the sacral base.
Tibial tuberosity
Bony bump below the patella
Suprasternal notch
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Manubrium
Upper part of sternum
Sternal Angle
Lines with 2nd ribs
Tip of Acromion process
At the tip of the acromion?
Costochondral junction
Cartilage meets ribs
Chondrosternal junction
cartilage meets sternum
Radial head
pronate and supinate wrist to ifnd
pubic symphasis
have patient lay down on back. use palm of hand from belly button and go down.
What are you looking for in Anterior view? Note the differences.
Head carriage eye level prominance ear prominance shoulder heigh symmetry breast levelness ribcage shape/prominance arm carriage symmatry (distance from body presence of lateral curves, scoliosis iliac crest levelness (place hands on top of iliac crest) lateral abdominal fold symmetry knee height symmetry asymmetrical shifting of weight to one foot foot position arches of foot pelvis shifted to one side
For posture, what are you looking for in terms of posterior view?
Head carriage (head rotated to or bent to one side)
shoulder height symmetry
arm carriage symmetry presence of lateral curves
lateral abdominal symmetry
gluteal fold symmetry
popliteal space height symmetry
symmetrical shifting of weight to one foot
foot position
arches of foot
pelvis shifted to one side
For posture, what are you looking for in the lateral view?
ideal gravity line through (ear, shoulder joint, greater trochanter, lateral malleolus) AP curves (lordosis, kyphosis) Pelvic position
