BONE LANDMARKS

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Left Hand Anterior View
Ulna
Radius
Scaphoid bone
Hamate bone
Lunate bone
Carpals (proximal)
Capitate bone
Carpals (distal)
Triquetrum bone
Trapezoid bone
Pisiform bone
Trapezium bone
Metacarpals
Distal phalanx (of thumb)
Phalanges (Digits)
Proximal phalanx (of finger)
Middle phalanx (of finger)
Distal phalanx (of finger)
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Right Foot Superior View
Calcaneus
Talus
Tarsals
Cuboid
Navicular
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneiform
Metatarsals
Proximal phalanx
Phalanges(Digits)
Middle phalanx
Proximal phalanx (of great toe)
Distal phalanx
Distal phalanx (of great toe)
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BONE LANDMARKS

• Bone landmarks are specific locations at which
  major muscles, ligaments, or other connective
  tissue attach.
• The following will familiarize you with basic
  landmarks and their specific locations on bones.

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Surface Markings on Bones

• Depressions Openings
• Foramen
• Fossa

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• Projections
• Process
• Condyle
• Epicondyle
• Head

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• Tuberosity
• Tubercle
• Trochanter
• Crest / Spine

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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
2 Foramen
Foramen magnum N/A
Obturator foramen Text 25
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
8 Fossa
Glenoid fossa Text 21
Supraspinous fossa Text 21
Infraspinous fossa Text 21
Subscapular fossa Text 21
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
8 fossa continued
Olecranon fossa Text 22
Coranoid fossa Text 21
Intercondylar fossa Text 26
Radial Fossa
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
5 processes
Coracoid process Text 21
Acromion process Text 21
Styloid process Text 23
Olecranon process Text 23
Coranoid process Text 23
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
4 condyles
i. ii. Medial condyle Text 26, 27
iii. iv. Lateral condyle Text 26, 27
4 epicondyles
i. ii. Medial epicondyle Text 22, 26
iii. iv. Lateral epicondyle Text 22, 26
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
3 heads
Head of humerus Text 22
Head of femur Text 26
Head of fibula Text 27
4 tubercles
Greater tubercle Lesser tubercle Text 22
Infraglenoid tubercle Supraglenoid tubercle Text 21
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
4 tuberosities
Deltoid tuberosity Text 22
Radial tuberosity Text 23
Ischial tuberosity Text 25
Tibial tuberosity Text 27
2 trochanters
Greater trochanter Lesser trochanter Text 26
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Landmark Anatomical Description Page Reference
9 crests/spines
Iliac crest Text 25
ii. iii. Posterior iliac spines Text 25
Ischial spine Text 25
Anterior crest of tibia Text 27
Scapular spine Text 21