CHAPTER 52 Flashcards
1
Q
General overview of the lower limb
- _____
- _____
- -the gluteal region is an area of transition between the _____ to the _____
- -because many strictures here act on the lower limb, it is considered to be part of the lower limb
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
functions of the lower limb are:
- _____ of _____
- _____
- pelvic girdle:
- -like the upper limb, the lower limb is connected to the trunk by a girdle
- -the pelvic girdle is formed by the two _____, which are joined _____ but are _____ behind by the _____
A
hip gluteal region trunk lower limb thigh knee leg ankle foot support of weight locomotion hip bones in front separated sacrum
2
Q
the following are some important latin names and their English equivalents:
- hip: _____
- buttox: _____
- thigh: _____
- knee: _____
- leg: _____
- calf: _____
- ankle: _____
- foot: _____
- heel: _____
- sole: _____
- toes: _____
- big toe: _____
A
coxa clunis femur genu crus sura talus pes calx planta digiti pedis hallux
3
Q
venous drainage of the lower limb
- blood is returned from the lower limb by two sets of veins:
- -_____
- -_____
- deep veins course with an _____ of the same name. the deep veins drain the same area that is supplied its _____
- -_____ to the knee, deep veins are _____. this arrangement is known as _____
- superficial veins originate in the _____, course _____ through the _____, and terminate by joining the _____
- -_____ course along the inferior surface of the toes
- –they connect with veins on the _____ (_____) surface of the foot
- _____ course along the superior surface of the toes
- -they join with veins from the plantar digital veins to form _____
- _____ are formed by joining of the dorsal and plantar digital veins
- -they are located on the _____ surface of the metatarsals
- the _____ is formed by the joining of the dorsal metatarsal veins
- -it is located on the _____ surface of the foot and gives off both _____
- the _____ (the longest vein in the body) arises from the _____ side of the dorsal venous arch
- -it courses _____ to the _____ and then _____ along the _____ border of the leg
- -it then courses _____ to the _____ of the tibia and femur and _____ along the _____ border of the thigh
- -as it courses through the _____ in the upper thigh, it terminates by entering the _____
- the _____ arises from the _____ side of the dorsal venous arch
- -it courses on the _____ side of the _____ and then superiorly along the _____ border of the leg
- -it terminates by joining the _____ at the level of the _____
A
deep veins superficial veins artery associated artery distal paired venae comitantes foot proximally subcutaneous tissue deep veins plantar digital veins superior dorsal dorsal digital veins dorsal metatarsal veins dorsal metatarsal veins superior dorsal venous arch superior saphenous veins greater saphenous vein medial anterior medial malleolus superiorly medial posterior medial condyles superiorly meidal fascia femoral vein lesser saphenous vein lateral lateral ankle posterior popliteal vein knee
