Distractors
Use flexion of the thigh at the hip joint to identify the location of the femoral belly.
Use the iliacus as a landmark to begin the femoral belly location process.
Use the pectineus as a landmark to begin the femoral belly location process.
Key
Approximate its location midway in the thigh, and then locate and palpate it by feeling for its contour.
Question
In the article “Palpation of the Psoas Major,” author Joseph Muscolino says one palpation protocol to locate the femoral belly is to: