bones of lower limb

Question 1

pelvic girdle

Answer 1

Os coxae (Hip bone); paired, formed of 3 fused bones:
Ilium
Pubis
Ischium
Sacrum: unpaired
Coccyx: unpaired

Question 2

features of the ilium

Answer 2

. Largest of the 3
2. Iliac crest
3. Contains part of acetabulum
4. PSIS, 5. PIIS
6. ASIS, 7. AIIS
8. Greater sciatic notch
9. Iliac fossa
10. Gluteal lines (ant, post, inf)
11. Arcuate line

Question 3

ischium features

Answer 3

Body
Ramus
Part of acetabulum
Ischial spine
Ischial tuberosity

Question 4

pubis features

Answer 4

Superior ramus
Inferior ramus
Part of acetabulum
Pubic symphysis is the joint between the 2 pubes
Cartilaginous joint

Question 5

how is the female pelvis different from the male pelvis

Answer 5

its pelvic inlet is round or oval

Question 6

thoracic curve

Answer 6

kyphosis

Question 7

lumbar curve (and cervical)

Answer 7

lordosis

Question 8

femur proximal end
head has fovea capitis which attaches to ______-

Answer 8

ligaments to stabilize hip joint

Question 9

proximal end of femur
lesser and greater trochanter are sites for

Answer 9

muscle attachment

Question 10

proximal end of femur
head articulates with

Answer 10

acetabulum

Question 11

femur proximal end
shaft has linea aspera for attachment of

Answer 11

thigh muscles

Question 12

distal end of femur
medial and lateral condyles articulate with

Answer 12

tibia

Question 13

patella

Answer 13

Small triangular sesamoid bone in the anterior of knee; positioned within thigh muscles

Question 14

patella is held in place with

Answer 14

quadricep ligament and patellar ligament

Question 15

sesamoid bone

Answer 15

when you are born it is not their, it develops form weight bearing

Question 16

tibia
medial condyles (proximal end) articulate with … to form _____

Answer 16

femur
knee

Question 17

tibia
lateral condyles (proximal end) articulate with

Answer 17

femur to form knee

Question 18

tibia
soleal line (proximal end) for attachment of

Answer 18

soleus

Question 19

fibula proximal end
fibular styloid process where … of knee articulate

Answer 19

fibular collateral ligaments

Question 20

fibula distal end
lateral malleolus articulates with _____ on tibia

Answer 20

fibular notch

Question 21

tarsal bone
talus articulates with

Answer 21

tibia and fibula

Question 22

tarsal bone
cuboid articulates with

Answer 22

calcaneus

Question 23

tarsal bone
cuneiforms (medial, intermediate and lateral) articulate with

Answer 23

navicular

Question 24

metatarsals (5)
proximally first ___ articulate with the 3 cuneiforms
and last two articulate with …

Answer 24

3
phalanges

Question 25

metatarsals
distally metatarsals articulate with

Answer 25

phalanges

Question 26

phalanges (toe bones)

Answer 26

14 in number
Each toe has proximal, body and base phalanges except big toe has only proximal and distal phalanges