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Bony landmarks seen or felt near the body surface

This is an excerpt from Concise Book of the Moving Body-2nd Edition, The by Chris Jarmey.

Bony Landmarks Seen or Felt Near the Body Surface

The following bony landmarks can be seen or felt near the surface of the body. Identify them on yourself or a partner, using Figure 5.22(a–c) for reference.

Frontal bone
Temporal bone
Occipital bone
Manubriosternum and manubriosternal joint (level with the 2nd rib)
2nd rib
Sternoclavicular joint
Acromioclavicular joint
Spine of the scapula
Medial border of the scapula
Inferior angle of the scapula
Medial and lateral epicondyles 
of the humerus
Olecranon
Head of the radius
Ulnar styloid
Pisiform bone
Anatomical snuffbox
Iliac crest
Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)
Posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS)
Ischial tuberosities
Greater trochanter
Head of the fibula
Tibial tuberosity
Medial and lateral malleoli
Calcaneus
Spinous processes of the vertebrae

Hints
C2        
the first cervical vertebra to be felt below the occiput.
C7        
at the base of the neck, the vertebra that stands out most prominently.
T3–4    level with the spine of the scapula.
T7        
level with the inferior angle of the scapula.
L4        level with the iliac crest.
S2        
level with the PSIS (or visible as the dimple at the top of the buttocks).

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