Respiratory Chapman's Points

Question 1

anterior upper lungs:

Answer 1

between ribs 3-4 close to the sternum

Question 2

anterior lower lungs:

Answer 2

between ribs 4-5 close to the sternum

Question 3

anterior bronchus (esophagus and thyroid):

Answer 3

between ribs 2-3 close to the sternum

Question 4

anterior nose:

Answer 4

costochondral junction of 1st rib

Question 5

anterior tonsils

Answer 5

between 1st and 2nd ribs (1st intercostal space) close to the sternum

Question 6

anterior sinuses:

Answer 6

3 ½” from the sternum, on the upper edge of 2nd rib and in the 1st intercostal space

Question 7

• anterior middle ear/otitis media

Answer 7

upper edge of the clavicle, just lateral where it crosses the 1st rib

Question 8

anterior pharynx:

Answer 8

front of 1st rib ¾-1” medial to where the clavicle crosses the1st rib

Question 9

anterior larynx:

Answer 9

upper surface of 2nd rib, 2-3” lateral from the sternum

Question 10

Posterior upper lungs:

Answer 10

intertransverse space, midway between spinous and transverse processes of the T3-T4 vertebrae

Question 11

Posterior lower lungs

Answer 11

intertransverse space, midway between spinous and transverse processes of the T4-T5 vertebrae

Question 12

Posterior Bronchus (esophagus, thyroid):

Answer 12

midway between the tip of the transverse process and spinous process of T2 on the posterior aspect of the transverse process

Question 13

Posterior nose:

Answer 13

lateral aspect of the transverse process of C1

Question 14

Posterior tonsils:

Answer 14

posterior surface of C1 transverse process, midway between the nuchal ligament and lateral most aspect of the C1 transverse process

Question 15

Posterior sinuses:

Answer 15

midway between the tip of the transverse and spinous processes of C2 on the posterior aspect of the transverse process

Question 16

Posterior middle ear:

Answer 16

(otitis media) upper edge of the posterior aspect of the tip of C1 transverse process

Question 17

Posterior pharynx

Answer 17

midway between the spinous process and tip of the transverse process of C2, on the posterior aspect of the transverse process

Question 18

Posterior larynx:

Answer 18

midway between the tip of the transverse process and spinous process of C2 on the posterior aspect of the transverse process