RAD ANA 2 Flashcards
c1
mastoid tip
c2, c3
gonion (angle of mandible)
c3, c4
hyoid bone
c5
throid cartilage
c7
vertebra prominens
t1
2 inches above jugular (5 cm)
T2,T3
Level of jugular notch
T4 T5
level of sternal angle
T7
level of inferior angle of scapulae
T9 T10
level of xiphoid process
L2, L3
Inferior Costal Margin
L4, L5
Level of Superiormost aspect of iliac crest
S1 S2
Level of Anterior Superioi iliac spine
coccyx
Level of pubic symphysis and greater trochanters
The smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows.
Glabella
is the midline bony depression between the eyes where the frontal and two nasal bones meet,
Nasion
The midline bony landmark where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet, between the frontal and two parietal bones.
Bregma
The midline bony landmark at the most superior part of the calvaria in the standard anatomical position, near the midpoint of the sagittal suture
Vertex
The midline bony landmark where the lambdoid sutures and sagittal suture meet,
Lambda
between the occipital and two parietal bones. It may be a depression and therefore palpable.
Lambda
The tip of the external occipital protuberance (EOP), the midline bony prominence in the occipital bone from which the ligamentum nuchae and trapezius muscle attach.
Inion
The H-shaped formation of sutures on the side of the calvarium
Pterion
The junction on the side of the posteroinferior calvarium where three sutures meet
Asterion
A point lying near the base of the nose
Acanthion
