Bones of the lower limbs Flashcards

1
Q

only bone in the thigh; heaviest, strongest bone in the body

A

FEMUR

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2
Q

separated by intertrochsnteric line anteriorly; intertchanteric crest posteriorly

A

GREATER/LESSER TROCHANTERS

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3
Q

depression, foramen wher blood vessels pass through

A

FOVEA CAPITIS

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4
Q

larger and more medial

A

TIBIA

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5
Q

roughened ligament attaches to tibial tuberosity

A

PATELLAR LIGAMENT

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6
Q

forms the inner bulge of the ankle

A

MEDIAL MALLEOLUS

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7
Q

thin and sticklike

A

FIBULA

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8
Q

forms the outer part of the ankle

A

LATERAL MALLEOLUS

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9
Q

composed of the tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges

A

FOOT

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10
Q

supports the body weight and serves as lever that allows us to propel our bodies forward when we walk and run

A

FOOT

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11
Q

forming the post half of the foot with seven tarsals bones

A

TARSUS

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12
Q

7 tarsals

A

CALCANEUS
TALUS
CUBOID
NAVICULAR
LATERAL CUNEIFORM
INTERMEDIATE CUNEIFORM
MEDIAL CUNEIFORM

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