The University of West Alabama





Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

ASSESSMENT CLASS PROJECT
Bony Palpation Pictures

Group A is to locate the following bony prominences on a skeleton and also a model.

  • ANKLE:

  • Sesamoid bone

  • Talar dome

  • Medial cuneiform

  • 5th metatarsal base

  • Tibial plafond

  • Cuboid

  • 3rd metatarsal head

  • KNEE:

  • Tibial spine

  • Patella lateral facet

  • Lateral femoral condyle

  • Patella inferior pole

  • Tibial tubercle

  • HIP/PELVIS/SPINE:

  • Greater trochanter

  • Posterior-Superior iliac spine

  • Sternal body

  • Anterior-inferior iliac spine

  • Thoracic spine spinous process (T1- T12)

  • Cervical spine spinous process (C2- C7)

  • SHOULDER:

  • Supraspinatus fossa

  • Scapula lateral (axillary) border

  • Clavicle sternal end

  • Coracoid process

  • UPPER ARM/ELBOW:

  • Humeral shaft

  • Humeral lesser tubercle

  • Cubital tunnel

  • Olecranon fossa

  • FOREARM:

  • Radial shaft in pronation

  • Tuberosity of the radius

  • Tubercle of the radius (Lister’s tubercle)

  • Lateral supracondylar ridge

  • WRIST:

  • Triquetrum

  • Hamate

  • Scaphoid tubercle

  • HAND:

  • Metacarpals 1-5

  • Proximal phalanxes 1-5

  • HEAD/FACE:

  • Lateral Orbital Margins- outer margin of orbit formed by the malar or zygomatic bone

  • Lower border of Mandible- bony ridge of the jawbone

  • Angle of Mandible- where mandible changes direction

Group B is to locate the following bony prominences on a skeleton and also a model.

  • ANKLE:

  • 1st metatarsal base

  • Sinus tarsi

  • Lateral malleolus

  • Intermediate cuneiform

  • 5th metatarsal head

  • Calcaneus

  • Navicular

  • KNEE:

  • Lateral tibial plateau

  • Fibula head

  • Patella medial facet

  • Adductor tubercle

  • Trochlea groove

  • HIP/PELVIS/SPINE:

  • Ischial tuberosity

  • Posterior-inferior iliac spine

  • Manubrium

  • Crest of ilium

  • Xiphoid process

  • Occipital protuberance

  • SHOULDER:

  • Acromion process

  • Infraspinatus fossa

  • Scapula inferior angle

  • Clavicle acromial end

  • ELBOW:

  • Medial epicondyle

  • Intertubercular groove

  • Humeral head

  • Capitulum

  • FOREARM:

  • Styloid process- radius

  • Ulnar shaft in supination

  • Radial shaft in supination

  • WRIST:

  • Pisiform

  • Trapezoid

  • Lunate

  • HAND:

  • Middle phalanxes 2-5

  • Metacarpal heads 1-5

  • HEAD/FACE:

  • Supraorbital Margin- Frontal bone- ridge over each eye orbit

  • Glabella- prominent ridge just above nasion

  • Zygomatic arch- prominent cheek bone

Group C is to locate the following bony prominences on a skeleton and also a model.

  • ANKLE:

  • Navicular tubercle

  • 1st metatarsal head

  • 5th metatarsal shaft

  • Medial malleolus

  • Lateral cuneiform

  • 1st metatarsal shaft

  • Peroneal tubercle

  • KNEE:

  • Patella superior pole

  • Medial femoral condyle

  • Patella

  • Medial tibial plateau

  • Gerdy’s tubercle

  • HIP/PELVIS/SPINE:

  • Anterior-superior iliac spine

  • Lumbar spine spinous process (L1-L5)

  • Ribs 1-12

  • Iliac tubercles

  • Pubic tubercles

  • SHOULDER:

  • Scapula medial (vertebral ) border

  • Clavicle

  • Spine of scapula

  • Scapula superior angle

  • UPPER ARM:

  • Humeral greater tubercle

  • Lateral epicondyle

  • Deltoid tuberosity

  • Humeral neck

  • ELBOW:

  • Olecranon process

  • Styloid process- ulna

  • Ulnar shaft in pronation

  • Medial supracondylar ridge

  • WRIST:

  • Scaphoid (navicular) in snuffbox

  • Capitate

  • Hamate (hook)

  • HAND:

  • Metacarpal bases 1-5

  • Distal phalanxes 1-5

  • HEAD/FACE:

  • Nasion- depression just above the nose between the supraorbital margins

  • Mastoid processes

Group A
Megan Benavidez
Amanda Bradshaw
Fred Knighten
Brandy Lay

Group B
Shawndra Davis
Keith Dooley
Aidan Pritchard
Emily Stevens

Group C
Amanda Mathis
Chris McCrary
Rina Parrish
Johnathan Shoemaker

Bony Landmark
(include alternative name if applicable)

Related Information
such as purpose, function, attachment of ligaments, tendon, soft tissues involved
Preferred Body & Joint Position
best for palpation

Anatomical Description of Location
relative to other structures

Skeleton Picture

Model Picture

Tibial Tuberosity

Attachment for patella tendon

Subject sitting with knee flexed approximately 30 degrees and relaxed, quadriceps may be contracted to emphasis structure

Bony prominence located anterior centrally on proximal tibia immediately inferior to anterior knee joint