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bony landmarks1

the bony landmarks

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anterior superior iliac spine(asis) locate both asis by placing your hands upon your hips with fingures in front, thumbs behind. feel for the tip of the pelvis that sticks out anteriorly.
iliac crest locate the asis, slowly walk ur fingers around the side of your hip , pressing into the wide edge of the crest. note how the crest rises from the asis and soon after may widen laterally
porterior superior iliac spine(psis) follow the iliac crest as it continues around to the posterior side of the body and ends in the psis
another way of locating the psis in most people it is much more visible they are called dimples on the lower back
pubic crest one to two inches above the genitals
ischial tuberosity "sits bones"
greater trochanter located distal to the iliact crest, the greater trochanter is the large, superficial mass located on the side of the hip(lateral tip of the femur)
anterior inferior iliac spine locate the asis slide inferiorly and medially approximately one inch
iliac fossa the bowl shaped iliac fossa is located on the medial surface of the ilium
sacrum under the psis
coccyx is located at the top of the gluteal cleft and attaches to the end of the sacrum
gluteal tuberosity located distal to the posterior surface of the greater trochanter
superior ramus of pubis locate the pubic crest slide laterally off the crest toward the aiis
inferior ramus of the pubis and the ramus of the ishium are located along the inferior aspect of the pelvis and togehter for a bridge between the pubic crest and the ischial tuberosity
iliotibial tract gluteus max insertion
pectineal line of femur medial of the femur(insertions of the pectineus)
meidal lip of linea aspera lateral of the pectineal line of the femur(insertion of the adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus)
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