Chapter 2: The Femur

Question 1

__________ - is the longest, strongest and heaviest bone in the body.

Answer 1

Femur

Question 2

Femur is also called:

Answer 2

thighbone

Question 3

What are the three parts to the femur?

Answer 3

1. Superior end
2. Body
3. Inferior end

Question 4

What is the approximate length of femur?

Answer 4

¼ of a person’s height

Question 5

The superior end of the femur contains the _____ , _____ and two _________.

Answer 5

head

neck

trochanters

Question 6

The head projects _________ and slightly _______ when articulating with the acetabulum. The head is attached to the body by the neck of the femur.

Answer 6

superomedially

anteriorly

Question 7

The neck joins the body of the femur there are two large blunt elevations called:

Answer 7

trochanters

Question 8

____________ - Large projection on the lateral side of
the femur at the junction of the neck and body of the femur. There is a mass of muscles attached to it.

Answer 8

Greater Trochanter

Question 9

__________ - Smaller projection on the posterior medial
surface of the femur. The iliopsoas muscle attaches to it, to help flex the femur.

Answer 9

Lesser Trochanter

Question 10

__________ - The site where the neck joins the body of
the femur. It is a roughened ridge running from the greater to lesser trochanter.

Answer 10

Intertrochanteric line

Question 11

____________ - Smooth ridge that joins the trochanter posteriorly.

Answer 11

Intertrochanteric crest

Question 12

__________ - It is a groove or depression between the neck and greater trochanter.

Answer 12

Trochanteric Fossa

Question 13

__________ - Broad rough vertical line on the posterior aspect of the femur. It contains a medial and lateral lip.

Answer 13

Linea Aspera

Question 14

___________ - The superior end of the lateral lip of the linea aspera blends with the broad, rough gluteal tuberosity.

Answer 14

Gluteal Tuberosity

Question 15

_________- The superior end of the medial lip continues as the spiral line. It continues towards the lesser trochanter and continues to the anterior part of the femur and ends in the intertrochanteric line.

Answer 15

Spiral Line

Question 16

____________ - Intermediate ridge extends from the central part of the linea aspera to the base of the lesser trochanter.

Answer 16

Pectineal Line

Question 17

____________ - Inferiorly the medial and lateral lips of the linea aspera divides into the medial and lateral supracondylar lines.

Answer 17

Supracondylar Lines

Question 18

What consists the the inferior aspect of the femur?

Answer 18

1. Femoral Condyles
2. Intercondylar Fossa
3. Trochanter Groove
4. Medial and Lateral Epicondyle
5. Adductor Tubercle

Question 19

This bone is a small triangular bone located anterior to the knee joint. Articulates with the medial and lateral condyles of the femur. It is considered a sesamoid bone that develops in the quadriceps tendon.

Answer 19

Patella (kneecap)

Question 20

The broad superior end of the patella is called the ______ and the inferior end is called the ______ . The ___________ attaches the patella to the tibial tuberosity.

Answer 20

1. base
2. apex
3. patella ligament

Question 21

State if True or False:

The function of the patella is to increase the leverage of the tendon of the quadriceps muscle and to maintain the position of the tendon when the knee is flexed.

Answer 21

True