Bones of the Pelvic Limb Flashcards
Pelvic girdle
2 hip bones united at the symphysis pelvis midventrally and join the sacrum dorsally
The acetablulum
Where the three os coxae bones meet, receives the head of the femur in the formation of the hip joint
Two parts of the ilium
The wing and the body
Cranial ventral iliac spine serves as the origin for…
Sartorius and part of the tensor fascia latae
Tuber coxae
Cranial ventral iliac spine + ventral border of the wing of the ilium
Tuber sacrale
Cranial dorsal iliac spine + caudal dorsal iliac spine
External surface of the wing of ilium is known as…
The gluteal surface
What attaches to the gluteal surface
The middle gluteal and a portion of the deep
Sacroiliac joint
Auricular surface + similar surface of the sacrum
What attaches to the arcuate line
The tendon of the psoas minor
What does the ischium consist of
Tuberosity, body, table and ramus
What attaches to the ischiatic tuberosity
Sacrotuberous ligament
Ventral surface of the ischiatic tuberosity is the place of origin for the…
Biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus
Body is the ischium is lateral to…
The obturator foramen
Ischiatic spine is dorsal to…
The acetabulum, where body of ischium meets ilium
What arises from the lesser ischiatic notch
The gemelli
What originates from the ischiatic table
The internal obturator, and the quadratus femoris and external obturator ventrally
Ischiatic arch is formed by…
The medial portion of the caudal border of each ischium
What originates from the ventral surface of the pubis
Gracilis, adductor and external obturator
What has iliopubic eminence as its origin
Pectineus
What attaches to the pecten
Abdominal muscles, by means of a prepubic tendon
What is the acetabular bone fused with in adults
The pubis, ischium and ilium
What forms the acetabular fossa
The ischium and acetabular bone
What does the ligament of the head of the femur attach to
The fovea capitis femoris
What attaches to the greater trochanter
Middle and deep gluteal
What inserts in the trochanteric fossa
The gemelli and internal and external obturators
What inserts at the lesser trochanter
Iliopsoas
What inserts on the intertrochanteric crest
Quadratus femoris
What inserts on the third trochanter
Superficial gluteal
What inserts on the caudal rough surface of the femur
The adductor
What attaches the femur condyles to the tibia
Fibrocartilaginous menisci
Where do the cruciate ligaments attach
Depth of the intercondylar fossa
Where does the tibia articulate with the fibula
The lateral condyle
What inserts on the medial condyle of the tibia
Semimembranosus
What fills the space between the femur and tibia
Menisci
Where does the cranial cruciate ligament attach
Cranial intercondylar eminence
What attaches to the tibial tuberosity
Quadriceps femoris, biceps femoris, and sartorius by means of the patella and and patellar ligament
What attaches to the cranial border of the tibia
Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, gracilis and sartorius
What passes through the extensor groove
The long digital extensor
What does the lateral malleolus of the fibula contain
Tendons of the fibularis longus, fibularis brevis and the lateral digital extensor
What does the head of the fibula articulate with
The lateral condyle of the tibia
The body of the tibia is…
Triangular proximally, cylindrical middle, and four sided distally
What organs are protected by the pelvic girdle
Uterus, bladder, rectum, small intestine and repro organs
Obturator foramen
Hole in the pelvic bone that reduces the weight of the pelvis
