Upper: Bony Landmarks

Question 1

Acromion

Answer 1

Point to top of shoulder

Question 2

Coracoid process of the scapula

Answer 2

Protract the scapula and go under the lateral clavicle

Question 3

Inferior angle of the scapula

Answer 3

Bring arm behind back, best in prone position.

Question 4

Infraspinous fossa of the scapula

Answer 4

Find the spine and go inferior

Question 5

Lateral border of the scapula

Answer 5

Bring arm behind back, best in prone position.

Question 6

Medial border of the scapula

Answer 6

Bring arm behind back, best in prone position.

Question 7

Spine of the scapula

Answer 7

Bring arm behind back, best in prone position. Palpate across the ridge of bone.

Question 8

Superior angle of the scapula

Answer 8

Bring arm behind back, best in prone position. Reach over the traps and push the scapula up and down from the inferior angle to feel the bone moving.

Question 9

Supraspinous fossa of the scapula

Answer 9

Find the spine of scapula and go superior

Question 10

Bicipetal/intertubercular groove

Answer 10

Press fingers on the greater tubercle (lateral). Laterally rotate the shoulder while pressing to locate the tendon of biceps brachii and the groove.

Question 11

Deltoid tuberosity

Answer 11

Engage the deltoid by asking the partner to press the side of their elbow into your arm and find the midpoint of the humerus (might be slightly below)

Question 12

Greater tubercle of the humerus

Answer 12

Most lateral when shoulder is fully laterally rotated

Question 13

Lateral epicondyle of the humerus

Answer 13

Flex the elbow to locate easier

Question 14

Lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus

Answer 14

Go above the lateral epicondyle

Question 15

Lesser tubercle of the humerus

Answer 15

Laterally rotate the shoulder and go medial from the bicipital groove

Question 16

Medial epicondyle of the humerus

Question 17

Head of the ulna

Answer 17

Pronate the forearm and look for the rounded bump on the medial distal surface.

Question 18

Olecranon process

Answer 18

Elbow

Question 19

Styloid process of the ulna

Answer 19

Go next to the head of the ulna, slightly distal. Should not feel movement when flexing the wrist.

Question 20

Head of the radius

Answer 20

Proximal. Can pronate/supinate to feel for the rotation of the bone.

Question 21

Styloid process of the radius

Answer 21

Find anatomical snuff box and press towards the radius bone.

Question 22

Hook of hamate

Answer 22

Go diagonally from the pisiform and curl fingers/hook into the bone

Question 23

Lunate

Answer 23

Middle of the wrist on the dorsal side. Can flex/extend the wrist to feel the bone?

Question 24

Pisiform

Answer 24

Bump on the medial palmar sorfacs of the hand

Question 25

Scaphoid

Answer 25

Find the anatomical snuff box, press pointing down. Ulnar deviate to push the finger out.