KINESIOL 4J03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Suprasternal Notch, Rhomboid Minor Muscle, Thoracic Vertebrae

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINESIOL 4J03
• Professor: Krista M Baker

Document Summary

Start in prone lying, have partner supporting head with hands in front of forehead face down to keep neck in neutral position and more comfortable. Clavicle: start with medial edge of clavicle, upper and lower borders pretty easy to find, start on the middle of the clavicle where you can see it stands out nicely, get a grip on it. Sternum jugular notch: jugular notch ins easy u shaped and meets clavicle, poke lightly, clavicle actually sticks up, it"s the top part of the u, sticks up beyond the sternum. Sternoclavicular ligaments (anterior and posterior: run ilke external obliques, superior and lateral and move inf and medial to hit sternum cross joint line you just palpated. Rhomboid/costoclavicular ligament: goes from costal cartilage to the clavicle, shifts more laterally, fills in tiny space that exists btwn bottom medial end of clavicle and top end of costal cartilage of first rib. Transverse processes of c1 to c4 (sitting upright)