* Triceps
o Vertical fold
o Posterior midline of the upper arm
o Halfway between the acromion (shoulder) and olecranon processes (elbow)
o Arm held freely to the side of the body
* Chest/Pectoral
o Diagonal fold
o Men: one-half the distance between the anterior axillary line (crease of the underarm) and the nipple
o Women: one-third of the distance between the anterior axillary line and the nipple
* Midaxillary
o Vertical fold
+ Midaxillary line at the level of the xiphoid process of the sternum.
o Horizontal fold
+ Level of the xiphoid/sternal border in the midaxillary line.
* Subscapular
o Diagonal fold
o 1 to 2 cm below the inferior angle of the scapula
* Suprailiac
o Diagonal fold
+ Anterior axillary line (modern technique)
# immediately superior to the iliac crest
# in line with the natural angle of the iliac crest taken
+ Mid-axillary line (traditional technique)
# Superior to the iliac crest
* Abdominal
o Vertical (modern technique)
+ 2 cm or 1" to the right side of the umbilicus
o Horizontal fold (traditional)
+ 2 cm to the right side of the umbilicus
* Thigh
o Vertical fold
o anterior midline of the thigh
o midway between the proximal border of the patella (upper knee) and the inguinal crease (hip)