1 ridge of bone palpated when placing the hands on the hips

1. ridge of bone palpated when placing the hands on the hips 2. palpated on the anterior part of the knee joint 3. palpated on the lateral aspect of the knee joint 4. palpated on the anterior leg, distal to the knee joint 5. palpated on the medial aspect of the ankle joint 6. palpated on the lateral aspect of the ankle joint 7. palpated on the medial aspect of the knee joint a. Iliac crest b. lateral epicondyle of the femur c. lateral malleolus of the fibula d. medial epicondyle of the femur e. medial malleolus of the tibia f. patella g. tibial tuberosity

Solution

Anatomically the parts can be inferred form their positions and structures and can be matched as described below:

1 - The curved superior border of the ilium can be felt as the ridge of the bone palpated when placing the hands on the hips. This ridge is referred to as the ilium crest - option a.

2 - The triangular part that can be palpated on the anterior part of the knee joint is called the patella - option f.

3 - Located above the condyles of the femur are the epicondyles. The ones that are lateral are the lateral epicondyle of the femur - option b.

4 - Palpated anterior on the leg and distal to the knee joint is the tibial tuberosity - option g.

5 - The medial malleolus of the tibia can be palpated as a fairly large prominent bone on the medial aspect of the ankle joint - option e.

6 - Similar to the medial malleolus is a prominent protrusion the lateral side of the ankle joint - option c.

7- Similar to the lateral epicondyles, there are the medial epicondyles which can be palpated on the medial aspect of the knee joint. These are the medial epicondyle of the femur - option d.