Bones of the Legs and Pelvic Girdle

Question 1

hip bones, sacrum; connects vertebral column to the lower limbs

Answer 1

pelvic girdle

Question 2

illium

Answer 2

the large upper bone of the hip

Question 3

anterior gluteal line

Answer 3

middle line on the back side of the illium

Question 4

posterior gluteal line

Answer 4

upper line on the back side of the illium

Question 5

posterior superior iliac spine

Answer 5

boney marking on the lateral upper side of the ilium

Question 6

posterior inferior iliac spine

Answer 6

boney marking on the medial lower side of the ilium

Question 7

inferior gluteal line

Answer 7

the lowest of the three lines on the back of the illeum

Question 8

anterior superior iliac spine

Answer 8

boney marking on the lateral edge of the ilium
the upper one

Question 9

anterior inferior iliac spine

Answer 9

boney marking on the lateral edge of the ilium
the lower one

Question 10

iliac crest

Answer 10

the upper boarder of the ilium

Question 11

body of ileum

Answer 11

the flat part of the ileum bone

Question 12

isheum

Answer 12

the bone that forms the lower back of the pelvic girdle

Question 13

greater sciatic notch

Answer 13

the large curved bone on the pelvic girdle, formed by the ischium and ilium on the posterior side of the pelvis

Question 14

ischial body

Answer 14

the smooth and flat part of the isheum bone

Question 15

ischial spine

Answer 15

forms the inferior boarder of the greater sciatic notch

Question 16

lesser sciatic notch

Answer 16

a small concave section below the greater sciatic notch

Question 17

ischial tuberosity

Answer 17

the boney marking on most inferior part of the ischium

Question 18

ischial ramus

Answer 18

the boney marking on the isheum that connects to the pubis bone

Question 19

pubis

Answer 19

the inferior anterior bone of the pelvis

Question 20

superior pubic ramus

Answer 20

the part of the pubic bone that connects to the isheum and ilium

Question 21

pubic tubercle

Answer 21

the boney projection on the medial end of the pubis

Question 22

pubic body

Answer 22

the main surface area of the pubis

Question 23

articular surface of the pubis

Answer 23

the medial wall of the pubis that forms the symphysis joint

Question 24

inferior pubic ramus

Answer 24

the part of the pubic bone that connects to the isheum

Question 25

sacroiliac joint

Answer 25

the joint between the iliac bone and the sacrum

Question 26

sacral promontory

Answer 26

the part of the sacral bone that articulates with the vertebrae

Question 27

pelvic brim

Answer 27

the name of the inner circle formed by the pelvic bones

Question 28

acetabulum

Answer 28

the socket that the femoral head articulates with

Question 29

pubic crest

Answer 29

surface superior to the pubic symphysis

Question 30

pubic symphysis

Answer 30

the cartilaginous joint between the pubic bones

Question 31

pubic arch

Answer 31

the angle formed at the base of the pelvic

Question 32

femur

Answer 32

the upper bone of the leg

Question 33

fovea capitis

Answer 33

the boney marking on the head of the femur

Question 34

greater trochanter

Answer 34

boney marking on the superior and lateral end of the femur

Question 35

neck

Answer 35

space between the head and shaft of the femur

Question 36

head

Answer 36

the round boney marking on the proximal and medial end of the femur

Question 37

lesser trochanter

Answer 37

boney marking on the proximal end of the femur inferior to the head (posterior side)

Question 38

inter-trochanter crest

Answer 38

boney marking connecting the greater and lesser trochanters on the posterior side

Question 39

gluteal tuberosity

Answer 39

boney marking located on the posterior side of the femur on the superior half of the shaft

Question 40

linea aspera

Answer 40

a line on the posterior side of the femur that extends from the gluteal tuberosity to the popliteal surface

Question 41

medial and lateral supra-condylar lines

Answer 41

boney marking that extends from the condyles of the femur to the shaft

Question 42

popliteal surface

Answer 42

the indented boney marking on the posterior side of the shaft of the femur (superior to the condyles)

Question 43

inter-condylar fossa

Answer 43

the concave space between the condyles of the femurs

Question 44

medial condyle

Answer 44

boney marking on the inferior end of the femur closer to the midline articulates with the tibia

Question 45

lateral condyle

Answer 45

boney marking on the inferior end of the femur on the side away from the midline articulates with the tibia

Question 46

lateral and medial epicondyle

Answer 46

boney marking distal end of femur superior to the condyles

Question 47

adductor tubercle

Answer 47

another name for the medial epicondyle of femur

Question 48

patellar surface

Answer 48

the place on the femur that articulates with the kneecap

Question 49

tibia

Answer 49

the medial bone of the lower leg

Question 50

inter-condylar eminence

Answer 50

the space between the condyles of the tibia

Question 51

lateral and medial condyles

Answer 51

the boney markings on the superior end of the tibia that articulate with the femur

Question 52

tibial tuberosity

Answer 52

the boney marking of the tibia inferior to the condyles

Question 53

anterior boarder

Answer 53

the line that runs down the shaft of the tibia on the front side

Question 54

medial malleolus

Answer 54

the inferior boney marking of the tibia that articulates with the talus

Question 55

inferior articular surface

Answer 55

inferior and lateral location of articulation with the fibula

Question 56

fibula

Answer 56

the lateral bone of the lower leg

Question 57

head

Answer 57

superior surface of the fibula

Question 58

superior tibiofibular joint

Answer 58

located medially on the fibula and laterally on the tibia. on the superior side

Question 59

inferior tibiofibular joint

Answer 59

located medially on the fibula and laterally on the tibia. on the inferior side

Question 60

lateral malleolus

Answer 60

the boney marking on the inferior and lateral end of the fibula

Question 61

patella

Answer 61

knee cap

Question 62

patella apex

Answer 62

inferior surface of patella

Question 63

Calcaneus Talus Navicular Cuboid Cuneiform (medial, lateral, intermediate)

Answer 63

Tarsal bones

Question 64

metatarsels

Answer 64

bones between the tarsal and phalanges of foot

Question 65

distal, middle, proximal phalanges

Answer 65

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