Bones Flashcards
What is a bone landmark?
A landmark is a ridge, bump, groove or depression on the surface of the bone that serves as a guide to the locations of other body structures (eg. patella- tendon attaches patella to tibia)
Point to frontal bone
Forehead
Point to parietal bone
Top of the side of the head
Point to temporal bone
Side of the head
Point to nasal bone
Nose
Point to zygomatic bone
Cheekbone
Point to maxilla
Between mouth and nose
Point to mandible
Chin
Point to occipital bone
Back/middle of the head, below parietal
Point to nuchal line
Below occipital bone, on ridge of head
Point to mastoid process
Below ear, groove
Point to external auditory meatus
Hole where the ear is
Point to cervical region
Top 7 vertebrae of spine
Point to thoracic region
Middle part of spine, 1-12
Point to lumbar region
Lower part of spine, 1-5
Point to sacral and coccygeal region
Sacrum, and coccyx
Point to atlas
First cervical vertebrae (holds skull)
Point to axis
3 cervical vertebrae, allows skull to turn
Point tot intervertebral disk
Middle of thoracic region
Point to true ribs
All ribs that attach to sternum
Point to False ribs
Attach to true ribs, not directly attached to sternum
Point to Floating ribs
Do not attach to sternum, true ribs or false ribs
Point to manubrium
Above sternum
Point to scapula
Shoulder blade
