Surface Anatomy Bony Landmarks Flashcards
Where would you approximately find C7 or T1 when viewing someone posteriorly?
Line from top of shoulders
Where would you approximately find T7?
Line from inferior angles of scapulae
Where would you approximately find T12?
Find junction of last symmetrical ribs
Where would you approximately find T2?
Line from top border of scapulae
Where would you approximately find T4?
Line from sternal angle of manubrium
Where would you approximately find T10?
Line from xiphoid process of sternum
Where would you approximately find L4?
Line from iliac crests of ilium
Where would you approximately find T3?
Line from spines of scapulae
What are the 4 T’s of palpation, and what do they signify?
Temperature - heat = inflammation; cold = ischemia
Tenderness - flinching, breath-rate increases, etc signifies abnormal pain
Texture - crepitus-feel = adhesions; balloon- or swelling-feel = edema
Tone - whether it’s a taut band or flexible muscle/tissue
In general, how would you know the number of a transverse or spinous process if you knew the number of the other
Tip of spinous process = level of the transverse process of vertebra below
