The 'bony landmarks' of the human body are distinguishing features found on the bones of the skeletal system. Each bone of the human body has at least one or two "landmarks" that serve to distinguish that bone from other bones. A bony landmark could be anything from a line or a notch in its surface to a large bump or projection. These landmarks are often named for what they are and where they are( a notch in the bone at the top of the scapula = suprascapular notch), but the names of the landmarks vary widely. Clinically, these bony features are important in palpation, the physical examination of the tissues of the body, often done with the hands/fingers, because they serve as the somewhat fixed landmarks of the body. Hence, bony landmarks.
To give an example, one of the most well known landmarks of the hip/thigh region is the Greater Trochanter. The Greater Trochanter is a large, bony bump on the lateral aspect of the femur(the hip bone). To palpate or feel this landmark, a clinician will place his/her hand on the side of the thigh close to the abdomen and will externally and internally rotate the hip on the same side to feel the large greater trochanter roll underneath his/her palm. This landmark is important because many of the muscles that create movements at the hip joint attach on or around the greater trochanter.
There are literally hundreds of bony landmarks all over the human body, which comes as no surprise as there are approximately 206 bones in the average human adult skeleton. Not all can be easily palpated, but they are used regularly by massage therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and many other medical professionals, in the treatment of their patients. ~BLJ, SPTA Some other examples are the distal end of radius (the bone of forearm) here we can feel pulsation of radial artery. The medial malleolus in the foot, the artery and the nerve that supply the sole of the foot pass about 2.5 cm behind this bony hump. On the left side of chest the speeln lies beneath the 9th 10th and 11th ribs. The ulnar nerve (the nere supplies most of the small muscles of hand) passes just under the medial condyle (the inner part of elbow) of humerus (bone of arm) and we can easily feel it.
A "bony landmark" is a groove or prominence on a bone that acts as a guide to find or relate other body structures.
Examples are those whose names end with facet, canal, fossa, fovea, condyle, tubercle, tuberosity, process, spine, sinus, etc.
Examples:
Olecranon fossa (on the posterior aspect of the humerus)
Lateral/medial epicondyle (on the inferior aspect of the humerus)
Acromial facet (on the clavicle)
Jugular notch (on the manubrium)
The ends of bones around joints are the most common places for muscles to insert so as to move the body. Some of the landmarks made by these insertion sites are condyles, fossas, styluses and other protuberances and depressions.
Any bony prominence is named by "process". E.g. "mastoid process of the skull."
usually located in the back part of the spine
You would have to be more specific there are about 32 on the prone anterior potion of the human anatomy
AC joint (Acromion Joint) SC Joint (SternoClavicle Joint)
Living anatomy is the skill of being able to identify specific landmarks on the body of a patient by touch (e.g bony prominences, muscle bellies and pulses), and using those landmarks to identify the position of other structures such as organs within the body.Someone skilled in living anatomy will be able to do this accurately, therapeutically (making the patient comfortable), and they will be able to describe the positions of the organs to a colleague using appropriate and accurate language.
The most vital is the central nervous system and the axial skeleton. After that the heart in lungs would also be important. This can be deduced from the fact that they are the most protected parts of the body, surrounded by bone and bony structures.
skeleton
This framework is called the 'skeleton'.
That's called the skeleton.
tendon attachment
yes b/c a bony fish has to have a bony body
It is known as the skeleton.
This is called the skeletal system. It is composed of 206 bones in an adult.
The bony landmarks are: iliac crest (a good place to put you hands on), anterior superior iliac spine (that "bump" you can feel on either side of your stomach if it is flat), symphysis pubis (between the legs), sacral promontory which you can not feel but is above the leaf shaped tail bone called the sacrum. Plus the lower ribs and end of the sternum.
usually located in the back part of the spine
You would have to be more specific there are about 32 on the prone anterior potion of the human anatomy
a bony fish's mouth is at the front of the body.
The bony, scary Halloween form is a skeleton (human bone system).