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Anatomy Quiz #3 Flashcards

1
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What are the attachment points of the anterior cruciate ligament? What motion does they check?

A
  • anterior intercondylar area of the tibia ⬄ posterior and medial side of the lateral femoral condyle
  • checks anterior translation of the tibia on the femur (or posterior translation of the femur on the tibia) and knee extension
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2
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The ACL is taut when the knee is ___________

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in full extension

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3
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What are the attachment points of the posterior cruciate ligament? What motions does it check?

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  • anterior and lateral side of the medial femoral condyle to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia
  • checks posterior translation of the tibia on the femur (or anterior translation of the femur on the tibia) and knee flexion
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4
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The PCL is taut when the knee is ___________

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fully flexed

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5
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What is the purpose of the medial and lateral coronary ligaments?

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They attach the medial and lateral menisci to their respective tibial plateaus

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Where do the menisci of the knee attach?

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To the articular surfaces of the tibia

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7
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What are two functions of the menisci?

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  • Shock absorbers

- They deepen and stabilize the articulation between the tibia and the femur.

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8
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How are the two menisci connected anteriorly?

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By the transverse ligament of the knee.

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This bursa of the knee is located between the tendon of the quadriceps muscle and the femur, and is connected to the joint capsule.

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The suprapatellar bursa

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10
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The the suprapatellar bursa is held in place (and retracted during knee extension) by this muscle.

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The articularis genus

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Name the bursa between the skin and the anterior part of the patella, and give the layman’s term for its bursitis.

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Subcutaneous patellar bursa (housemaid’s knee)

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12
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Name the bursa between the skin and the proximal tibia (in the area of the tibial tuberosity), and give the layman’s term for its bursitis.

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Subcutaneous infrapatellar bursa (clergyman’s knee or carpet layer’s knee)

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13
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Name the bursa between the patellar ligament and the anterior tibia (superior to the tibial tuberosity)

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Deep infrapatellar bursa

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14
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Name the bursa between the tendons of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles, and the medial tibia. Why is it given this name?

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Pes anserine bursa (looking at the 3 mm. that attach there, they look like a goose foot (pes anserine)

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Name the bursa between the tendons of the medial semimembranosus muscles and the medial gastrocnemius, and give the layman’s term for its bursitis.

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Medial semimembranosus bursa (baker’s cyst)

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Name the bursa between the iliotibial band and the lateral femoral epicondyle. Give the medical term and the layman’s term for its bursitis.

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Bursa deep to the iliotibial band (IT band friction syndrome or runner’s knee)

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17
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Name the quadriceps, their prime movement, and their common distal attachment.

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  • Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis (& VMO), vastus intermedius.
  • The prime mover for extension of the knee
  • Common distal attachment at the tibial tuberosity (via the patellar ligament.)
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18
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Which is the only quadriceps muscle to cross the hip joint?

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Rectus femoris (rectus=straight)

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What is the superior/proximal attachment of the rectus femoris, and what action does it perform besides knee extension?

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  • AIIS and superior to acetabular rim.

- action: hip joint flexion

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20
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What is the superior/proximal attachment of the vastus lateralis?

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The lateral lip of linea aspera

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21
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What is the superior/proximal attachment of the vastus medialis?

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The medial lip of the linea aspera

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22
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What is the superior/proximal attachment of the vastus intermedius?

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The proximal 2/3rds of the femur

23
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True or false: Rectus femoris is deep to vastus intermedius.

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False. Vastus intermedius is deep to rectus femoris

24
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Which muscle pulls the patella medially to prevent excessive lateral tracking?

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Vastus Medialis Obliquus

25
Q

Name the VMO’s superior/proximal attachments and inferior/distal attachment.

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● superior/proximal attachment: medial distal femur, vastus medialis, adductor magnus
● inferior/distal attachment: medial patella

26
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Which muscle pulls the capsule proximally during knee extension to prevent pinching of the capsule?

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Articularis genu

27
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Name the superior/proximal attachments and inferior/distal attachments of the articularis genu

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● superior/proximal attachment: anterior distal femur

● inferior/distal attachment: proximal articular capsule of the knee joint

28
Q

Most proximal bone of the foot

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Talus

29
Q

Top of the Talus

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Trochlea aka Dome of the talus

30
Q

The medial aspect of the talus is the aspect for the ______________

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Medial malleolus

31
Q

The lateral aspect of the talus is the aspect for the ______________

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Lateral malleolus

32
Q

True or false: the dome of the talus is slightly concave from anterior to posterior

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False, it is slightly convex from anterior to posterior

33
Q

The posterior portion of the talus is the ______

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Body of the talus

34
Q

The anterior portion of the talus is the ______

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Head of the talus

35
Q

The narrowing between the body and the head of the talus is the ____________

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Neck of the talus

36
Q

The largest and strongest of the foot bones is the __________

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Calcaneus

37
Q

This part of the calcaneus contacts the ground

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Tuberosity of the calcaneus

38
Q

Medially projecting ‘shelf’ of the calcaneus that supports part of the talus (only the back part of the head).

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Sustentaculum tali

39
Q

A small tubercle on the calcaneus anterior and inferior to the tip of the lateral malleolus

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Fibular trochlea

40
Q

a hollow on the lateral aspect of the foot formed by the groove of the talus and the groove of the calcaneus

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sinus tarsi (aka tarsal sinus)

41
Q

This bone is the medial aspect of the foot

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Navicular

42
Q

What part of the navicular is palpable on the medial side of the foot.

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Navicular tuberosity

43
Q

The navicular articulates posteriorly with the

A

Talus

44
Q

The navicular articulates anteriorly with the

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Three cuneiforms

45
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These bones are named numerically by the metatarsal they articulate with

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The cuneiforms

46
Q

Bone at the lateral aspect of the foot

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Cuboid

47
Q

The cuboid articulates anteriorally with the

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4th and 5th metatarsals

48
Q

The cuboid articulates posteriorly with the

A

calcaneus

49
Q

These bones are numbered 1st – 5th (numbered from the “big toe” moving laterally)

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Metatarsals

50
Q

The tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal, located on the lateral side of the base, is called the

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styloid process

51
Q

Two bones on the first metatarsal are called the

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Sesamoid bones

52
Q

Another word for the toe bones

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Phalanges

53
Q

Which toe has two bones instead of three

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The 1st (big toe)

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