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Surface Anatomy
Question | Answer |
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Fleshy part of external ear | Auricle |
Opening within the auricle | External acoustic meatus |
Rim of auricle | helix |
Partially protects the acoustic canal | tragus |
Flared posteriolateral margin of each nostril | Ala nasi |
Tip of nose | apex |
opening of nose | nostril |
midline vertical depression between nose and lip | philtrum |
holds/attaches tongue | lingual frenulum |
Aka adam's apple | thyroid cartilage |
abdomen ribs up | thorax |
abdomen ribs down | abdomino pelvic |
aka belly button | umbilicus |
right side between anterior superior iliac spine and belly button | McBurney's point |
groin line | inguinal ligament |
bottom of sternum | xiphoid process |
angle below xiphoid | infrasternal angle |
What is considered the triangle of auscultation? | rhomboid major, trapezius, latissimus dorsi |
middle of back | median furrow |
butt crack | natal cleft |
under the armpit | axilla |
triangle in elbow pit | cubital fossa |
vein to give blood | medial cubital vein |
"bumpers" on elbows | humeral epicondyles |
sharp point of elbow | olecranon |
"wrist" | styloid process of ulna and radius |
base of thumb | thenar eminence |
base of pinky | hypothenar eminence |
triangle between extended thumb and wrist | anatomic snuff box |
Where does IM injections go in gluteal region? | Upper lateral quarter |
"bumpers" on knee | medial and lateral femoral epicondyles |
back of knee | popliteal fossa |
calcaneal tendon | calcaneus |
neck region | cervical |
shin bone region | crural |
bottom of foot | plantar |