Bony Landmarks and Location Equine

Question 1

Where is this bony landmark located?

Cranial Border of the Scapula

Answer 1

Along the cranial edge or anterior of the scapula

Question 2

Where is this bony landmark located?

Crest of the Humerus Location

Answer 2

On the proximal third of the anterior and medial humerus

Question 3

Where is this bony landmark located?

Crest of the Ilium Location

Answer 3

Between the point of hip and the point of the sacrum

Question 4

Where is this bony landmark located?

Deltoid Tuberosity Location

Answer 4

Prominent ridge along the anterior humerus distal to the greater tubercle.

Question 5

Where is this bony landmark located?

Frontal Bone Location

Location

Answer 5

From the ears and eyes to the midline of the skull

Question 6

Where is this bony landmark located?

Greater Trochanter Location

Answer 6

On the most lateral aspect of the proximal femur

Question 7

Where is this bony landmark located?

Greater Tubercle Location

Answer 7

Small rounded projection on the anterior head of the humerus

Question 8

Where is this bony landmark located?

Head of the Femur Location

Answer 8

On the proximal end of the femur situated in the hip socket

Question 9

Where is this bony landmark located?

Iliac Spine Location

Answer 9

Along the dorsal aspect of the ilium between the tuber sacrala and the ischiu

Question 10

Where is this bony landmark located?

Infraspinous Fossa Location

Answer 10

On the caudal half of the scapula from the posterior border to the spine.

Question 11

Where is this bony landmark located?

Inguinal Arch Location

Answer 11

Not a true bony landmark, but a descriptive term for the curve of the pelvis between the tuber coxae and the pelvis symphysis (soft tissue of the groin)

Question 12

Where is this bony landmark located?

Ishchiatic Tubers Location

Answer 12

On the caudal aspect of the ischium on either side of the tail (point of the buttock)

Question 13

Where is this bony landmark located?

Lateral Tuberosity Location

Answer 13

Above the condyle (knuckle) on the lateral surface of the proximal humerus

Question 14

Where is this bony landmark located?

Lesser Trochanter Location

Answer 14

On the medial and posterior aspect of the femur distal to the femoral head

Question 15

Where is this bony landmark located?

Lesser Tubercle Location

Answer 15

Small rounded projection on the medial head of the humerus

Question 16

Where is this bony landmark located?

Manubrium of the Sternum Location

Answer 16

The first segment of the sternum

Question 17

Where is this bony landmark located?

Mastoid Process Location

Answer 17

Caudal to the ramus of the mandible and medial on the temporal bone of the skull

Question 18

Where is this bony landmark located?

Occiput Location

Answer 18

Along the edge of the occipital bone where the skull and the first cervical vertebrae articulate

Question 19

Where is this bony landmark located?

Olecranon Process Locaton

Answer 19

A long projection extending off the proximal ulna (forms the point of elbow)

Question 20

Where is this bony landmark located?

Radial Tuberosity Location

Answer 20

On the lateral proximal radius

Question 21

Where is this bony landmark located?

Ramus of the Mandible Locaton

Answer 21

Caudal portion of the lower jaw from the corner across the fossa to the coronoid process

Question 22

Where is this bony landmark located?

Rim of the Pubis Location

Answer 22

The most cranial edge of the pubic bone to the left and right of the symphysis

Question 23

Where is this bony landmark located?

Spine of the Scapula Location

Answer 23

A ridge that bisects the scapula longitudinally (top to bottom)

Question 24

Where is this bony landmark located?

Sternum Location

Answer 24

On the ventral midline of the ribcage

Question 25

Where is this bony landmark located?

Subscapular Fossa Location

Answer 25

On the medial surface of the scapula between the scapula and the ribs

Question 26

Where is this bony landmark located?

Supraglenoid Tubercle Location

Answer 26

On the cranial distal edge of the scapula just proximal to the shoulder joint

Question 27

Where is this bony landmark located?

Supraspinous Fossa Location

Answer 27

On the cranial half of the scapula from the cranial border to the spine of the scapula

Question 28

Where is this bony landmark located?

Teres Major Tuberosity Location

Answer 28

In the posterior and medial surface of the proximal humerus, distal to the lesser tubercle

Question 29

Where is this bony landmark located?

Tibial Crest Location

Answer 29

On the anterior edge of the proximal third of the tibia

Question 30

Where is this bony landmark located?

Tibial Tuberosity Location

Answer 30

On the cranial, proximal tibia just below the stifle joint

Question 31

Where is this bony landmark located?

Tuber Coxae (Point of Hip) Location

Answer 31

On the tip of the wing of the ilium most lateral to the midline

Question 32

Where is this bony landmark located?

Xyphoid Process Location

Answer 32

The last segment of the sternum

Question 33

Where is this bony landmark located?

Zygomatic Arch Location

Answer 33

Ventral to the eye on the lateral aspect of the skull