surface anatomy

Question 1

techniques of examining

Answer 1

visual inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation

Question 2

pinna

Answer 2

auricle ( outer ear)

cartilage that sticks out

Question 3

palpebrae

Answer 3

eyelids

Question 4

external nares

Answer 4

nostrils

Question 5

dorsum nasi

Answer 5

flexible, cartilage of nose, below bridge of nose;

Question 6

ala nasi

Answer 6

flared lateral margin of each nostril

Question 7

labia

Answer 7

lips

Question 8

philtrum

Answer 8

dip in upper lip

Question 9

mentum

Answer 9

chin

Question 10

inguinal hernia

Answer 10

protrusion of intestine through a weak spot in the anterior abdominal wall.

Question 11

mcburney’s point

Answer 11

diagnostic for appendicitis

Question 12

triangle of ausculation

Answer 12

below scapula;

upper right side of triangle is medial border of scapula

Question 13

lumbar puncture

Answer 13

spinal tap;
Between L3 and L4 (supeiormost points of iliac crest are level with spinous process of L4);
needle inserted into vertebral canal for the purpose of giving an anesthetic or testing the fluid around the spinal cord.

Question 14

anterior axillary fold

Answer 14

pectoralis major

Question 15

posterior axillary fold

Answer 15

latissimus dorsi