6. Lower Limb Flashcards
Function of femur
Supports all body weight during standing, walking and running
Articulations of femur
Head with pelvis
Condyles with tibia
Patella surface with patella
What attaches at the fovea capitits of femur?
Ligamentum teres
From the acetabulum
What attaches on the lateral surface of greater trochanter of femur?
Gluteus medius
from ilium
What attaches on the posterior greater trochanter of femur?
Gluteus minimus
from ilium
What attaches on the lesser trochanter of femur?
Iliacus
from iliac fossa
What attaches to the pectineal line of femur?
Pectineus
from pubis
What attaches on the gluteal tuberosity of femur?
Gluteus maximus
from ilium
Where does vastus medialis attach?
Intertrochanteric line
Medial lip of linea aspera
Medial supracondylar line
Where does vastus intermedius attach?
Anterior/Lateral 2/3rds of femur
Linea aspera
Lateral supracondylar line
Where does vastus lateralis attach?
Intertrochanteric line
Inferior greater trochanter
Gluteal tuberosity
Lateral lip of linea aspera
What order do the vastus muscles attach on the shaft of the femur?
Medial to lateral:
vastus medilis
vastus lateralis
vastus intermedius
What else attaches to the linea aspera of femur?
Adductor longus
Biceps femoris
Adductor magnus
What attaches to the lateral epicondyle of femur?
Popliteus
What attaches superiorly to the condyles of femur?
Gastrocnemius
What are the non-metric traits of the femur?
Third trochanter
Fovea capitis shape
Femoral bowing
Anterior femoral neck torsion
Where are the apex and base of a patella?
Apex - inferior
Base - superior
What is the function of the patella base?
Flattened area for the patellar ligament
How do you side a patella?
Point apex away from you
Place anterior side up
Falls to whatever side its from
Function of tibia
Weight bearing bone, carries all weight from the fibula
Articulations of tibia
Condyles with femur
Posterior surface with the talus
Facet for fibula and fibular notch with fibula
What attaches to the lateral condyle of tibia?
Biceps femoris
What attaches to the posterior medial condyle of tibia?
Semimembranosus
What attaches to the medial diaphysis of tibia?
Semitendinosus
What attaches to the tibial tuberosity?
Quadriceps: rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus intermedius vastus medialis All attach via patellar ligament
What attaches to the soleal line on the tibia?
Soleus
Popliteus
What attaches to the upper medial shaft of tibia?
Sartorius
What attaches to the lateral condyle and upper half of lateral shaft of tibia?
Tibialis anterior
What are the non-metric traits of the tibia?
Tibial squatting facet
Platycnemia (flattening of tibia mediolaterally)
Tibial bowing
Function of fibula?
Serves to anchor ligaments at knee joints
Forms lateral border of ankle joint
Articulations of fibula?
Facet of head and lateral malleolus with tibia
Talar facet with talus
How do you measure the tibia for stature estimation (Trotter and Gleser 1958)
Use physiological length (without processes)
