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Surface Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |