bony landmarks of Tibia

Question 1

What do the tibial plateaus articulate with?

Answer 1

femoral condyles

Question 2

Where does the fibula articulate?

Answer 2

faucet for fibular head on the tibia

Question 3

What is the insertion point for the IT band?

Answer 3

Gerdy’s tubercle

Question 4

What muscle inserts on the tibial tuberosity?

Answer 4

quadriceps via the patellar tendon

Question 5

what boney landmark of the tibia is considered the medial “ankle bone”?

Answer 5

medial malleolus

Question 6

The lateral surface of medial malleolus and the distal surface of the tibia articulates with what?

Answer 6

talus

Question 7

What 3 muscles insert on the inferior/ medial and lateral grooves of the tibia?

Answer 7

Tibialis posterior
flexor digitorum longus
flexor hallucis longus

Question 8

Where does soleus originate?

Answer 8

soleal line

Question 9

where is the groove for semimembranosus?

Answer 9

posterior aspect of medial condyle

Question 10

The horizontal groove at the top of the tibia where the IT band inserts is called what?

Answer 10

Gerdy’s tubercle