Front | Back |
Mastoid Tips
(behind the ear) |
1st Cervical Vertebra
(C1) |
Gonion
(Angle of Mandible) |
2nd & 3rd Cervical Vertebrae
(C2 & C3) |
Thyroid Cartilage
(Larynx) |
4th and 5th Cervical Vertebrae
(C4 & C5) |
Vertebral Prominens
|
7th Cervical Vertebra
(C7, end of cervical spine) |
Jugular/Manubrial Notch
|
2nd Thoracic Vertebra
(T2) |
Sternal Angle
|
4th Thoracic Vertebra
(T4) |
Inferior Aspect of the Scapula
|
7th Thoracic Vertebra
(T7) (center pt for chest x-ray with this lower margin) |
Xiphoid Tip of Sternum
|
9th &10th Thoracic Vertebrae
(T9 & T10) |
Lateral Aspect of the Iliac Crest
|
Inferior Margin of the 4th Lumbar Vertebra
|
Retroperitoneal Space
(Kidneys) |
Between T12 and L3
(3 inches above the iliac crest) |
Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)
|
Mid-sacral spine region
|
Lumbosacral Junction
(L5-S1) |
Halfway between Iliac Crest and Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
|
Pubic Symphysis
(of the Anterior Pelvic Bones) |
Inferior Aspect of the Abdominopelvic Cavity
|
Ischial Tuberosity of the Posterior Pelvic Bones
(1.5 inches inferior to the pubic symphysis) |
Represents the inferior aspect of the abdominopelvic cavity
posteriorly |
Greater Trochanter of the Femur
(1.5 inches superior to the pubic symphysis) |
Represents the inferior aspect of the abdominopelvic cavity
|