Bones of the Thigh and Leg

Question 1

What is the longest an strongest bone of the body?

Answer 1

Femur

Question 2

The Femur has a depression in its articular surface. What is it called?

Answer 2

Fovea capitis femoris

Question 3

What ligament attaches at the fovea of the femur?

Answer 3

ligamentum capitis femoris

Question 4

What connects the head of the Femur to the body (shaft)?

Answer 4

Neck of the femur (prone to fractures)

Question 5

What line separates the neck of the femur from the shaft?

Answer 5

intertrochanteric line

Question 6

What ligament attaches to the intertrochanteric line?

Answer 6

iliofemoral ligament

Question 7

The Greater trochanter of the femur provides insertion for which muscles?

Answer 7

Gluteus medius
Glutues minimus
Piriformis
Obturator internus
Tendon of Obturator Ext

Question 8

The Lesser trochanter of the femur lies between what?

Answer 8

The angle between the neck and shaft

Question 9

The lesser trochanter presents at the inferior end of what crest?

Answer 9

intertrochanteric crest

Question 10

Which muscle tendon inserts on the lesser trochanter?

Answer 10

iliopsoas tendon

Question 11

What is the Linea Aspera?

Answer 11

rough line on the shaft of the femur

Question 12

Where is the pectineal line of the femur and what muscle inserts there?

Answer 12

runs from the lesser troch to the medial lip of the linea aspera

pectineus muscle inserts here

Question 13

What is the adductor tubercle of the femur?

Answer 13

small prominence at the uppermost part of the medial femoral condyle

Question 14

What muscle inserts at the adductor tubercle?

Answer 14

adducter magnus muscle

Question 15

What is the Patella?

Answer 15

the largest sesamoid bone (knee bone)

Question 16

What tendon is the patella enveloped in?

Answer 16

tendon of the quadriceps femoris

Question 17

Which bone does the patella articulate with? Which one does it not?

Answer 17

articulates with the femur but not with the tibia

Question 18

What ligament attaches the patella to the tibial tuberosity?

Answer 18

patellar ligament

Question 19

What is the weight bearing medial bone of the leg?

Answer 19

Tibia

Question 20

What aspects of the tibia articulate with the femur?

Answer 20

medial and lateral condyles that articulate with those of the femur

Question 21

The tibia has a projection. Name the projection and its associated groove.

Answer 21

medial malleous with a malleolar groove

Question 22

What two muscles have tendons that attach at the malleolar groove of the medial malleous?

Answer 22

tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus muscles

Question 23

What bone is associated with the Tibia?

Answer 23

Fibula

Question 24

Does the Fibula have any meaningful functions?

Answer 24

Not in weight bearing; just provides muscle attachment