Question

EXERCISE 8 SURFACE ANATOMY OF THE SKELETON Work in a small group or alone to complete this exercise. Use your own body (in anatomical position) to identify the following bones and features of the skeleton. Name the specific bone(s) (and feature(s) if possible for each. 1. Your chin 2. The bump behind the bottom of your ear 3. The dip at the bottom midline of your neck between your two collarbones | 4. The tip of your elbow 5. The sides of your elbow 6. The protrusion or bump on the back of your wrist

Answer 1

1. your chin : mandible {jawbone}

2.the bump behind the bottom of your ear : mastoid

3. the dip at the bottom midline of your neck between your two collar bones: the suprasternal notch, also known as the fossa jugularis strenalis, or jugular notch is a large visible dip in between the neck. between the clavicles and above the manubrium of the sternum.

4. the tip of the elbow : the bony tip of the elbow is called the olecranon. it is formed by the near end of the ulna, one of the two long bones in the forearm.