This document lists the key anatomical structures that should be palpated for practical exams of several body regions, including the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, wrist, hand, pelvis and hip. For each body region, it identifies the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and other structures that are important to locate through palpation. For example, for the knee it lists the femur, tibia, patella, ligaments and muscles, and for the wrist and hand it identifies the carpal bones, tendons and joints.
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Structures To Palpate For 3SE Practical Exams
This document lists the key anatomical structures that should be palpated for practical exams of several body regions, including the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, wrist, hand, pelvis and hip. For each body region, it identifies the bones, joints, muscles, tendons and other structures that are important to locate through palpation. For example, for the knee it lists the femur, tibia, patella, ligaments and muscles, and for the wrist and hand it identifies the carpal bones, tendons and joints.
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PT1014 KINESIOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS KNEE COMPLEX
Structures to Palpate for 3SE Practical Exams - Femur
o Lateral Condyle of Femur SHOULDER COMPLEX o Medial Condyle of Femur - Sternum - Tibial Tuberosity o Body of Sternum - Patella o Suprasternal/Jugular Notch o Borders - Clavicle § Superior o Body § Inferior o SC Joint § Lateral o AC Joint § Medial - Scapula o Patellar Tendon o Borders - Muscles o Angles o Lateral Hamstring o Spine o Medial Hamstring o Acromion Process - Humerus ANKLE AND FOOT o GH Joint - Lateral Malleolus o Greater Tubercle - Medial Malleolus o Lesser Tubercle - Tendons o Bicipital Groove o Tibialis Anterior - Muscles o Extensor Hallucis o Pectoralis Major o Extensor Digitorum o Tendon of Biceps Long Head o Tibialis Posterior o Teres Major - Dorsalis Pedis Pulse o Supraspinatus - Calcaneus o Infraspinatus - Talus - Tarsal Bones ELBOW COMPLEX o Navicular - Humerus o Cuboid o Lateral Epicondyle o 1st/Medial Cuneiform o Medial Epicondyle - Ligaments - Ulna o Lateral o Olecranon Process § ATFL - Radius § PTFL o Radial Head § CFL o Neck of Radius o Medial Ligaments (deltoid ligament) - Ligaments o Lateral Collateral Ligament o Medial Collateral Ligament - Tendon of Biceps Brachii - Brachial Artery
WRIST AND HAND
- Ulnar Styloid Process - Radial Styloid - Carpal Bones (Volar and Dorsal Sides) o Scaphoid o Lunate o Triquetrum o Pisiform o Trapezium o Trapezoid o Capitate o Hamate - Tendons o Palmaris Longus o Flexor Carpi Radialis o Flexor Carpi Ulnaris - Radial Artery Site for Pulse - Joints o MCPs of Digits o PIPs of Digits o DIPs of Digits o CMC and MCP of the 1st Digit (Volar)