1. The apex beat of the heart is normally best palpated in which location?
2. McBurney’s point, a surface landmark for the appendix, is located:
3. The transpyloric plane of Addison is a horizontal plane that typically corresponds to which vertebral level?
4. To safely perform a lumbar puncture in an adult, the needle is inserted between the spinous processes of which two vertebrae?
5. The ‘anatomical snuffbox’ is a triangular depression on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand. Which artery can be palpated within it?
6. The sternal angle (Angle of Louis) is an important surface landmark that corresponds to the level of which of the following?
7. The carotid pulse is most commonly palpated in the neck at the level of the superior border of the thyroid cartilage, between the trachea and which muscle?
8. Which surface landmark corresponds to the bifurcation of the common iliac artery into internal and external iliac arteries?
9. The fundus of a normal, non-gravid uterus is typically located at which surface level?
10. The safest quadrant for an intramuscular injection into the gluteal region to avoid the sciatic nerve is the:
11. The superficial inguinal ring can be located by palpating just superior and lateral to which bony landmark?
12. The lower border of the lung in the midaxillary line during quiet respiration is typically at the level of which rib?
13. The popliteal pulse is best palpated in the popliteal fossa with the knee:
14. The supracristal plane, passing through the highest points of the iliac crests, corresponds to which vertebral level?
15. The ‘cubital fossa’ is a triangular area on the anterior aspect of the elbow. Which structure is most medial within it?
16. The trachea bifurcates into the right and left main bronchi at the level of the:
17. The posterior tibial artery pulse can be palpated:
18. Murphy’s sign, used to assess for cholecystitis, involves deep palpation under the right costal margin at what point?
19. The ulnar nerve is most vulnerable to injury where it passes posterior to which bony landmark at the elbow?
20. In auscultation of the heart, the aortic valve is best heard at which location?
21. The subcostal plane is a transverse plane that passes through the inferior border of which costal cartilage?
22. The temporal pulse is felt by palpating the superficial temporal artery, which is a branch of the external carotid artery, against which bone?
23. The inferior angle of the scapula typically lies at the level of the spinous process of which vertebra when the arm is by the side?
24. The spleen is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, deep to which ribs?
25. The femoral artery can be cannulated for procedures by locating its pulse at which point?
