Chapter 6 notes - lower extremity

Question 1

toes are called what?

Answer 1

phalanges

Question 2

how many phalanges are in the foot?

Answer 2

14

Question 3

how many metatarsals are in each foot?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

how many tarsal bones are in the foot?

Answer 4

7

Question 5

what are the names of the tarsal bones?

Answer 5

calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuboid, and 3 cuneiforms (medial, intermediate & lateral

Question 6

what is another name for the calcaneus?

Answer 6

os calsis

Question 7

what three bones form the ankle bone?

Answer 7

tibia, fibula, & talus

Question 8

what bone is the medial malleolus on?

Answer 8

tibia

Question 9

what bone is the lateral malleolus on?

Answer 9

fibula

Question 10

what is the ankle joint space called?

Answer 10

ankle mortise

Question 11

the intercondyloid eminence is located where?

Answer 11

on the proximal extremity of the tibia

Question 12

the medial and lateral condylar facets form what surface?

Answer 12

tibial plateau

Question 13

the ridge along the shaft of the tibia is called?

Answer 13

the crest or shin

Question 14

were is the fibula to the tibia?

Answer 14

lateral & posteriorly

Question 15

what is the longest bone in the body?

Answer 15

femur

Question 16

what type of bone is the patella?

Answer 16

sesamoid

Question 17

is the angle of the femur greater on a male or female

Answer 17

female

Question 18

what is the raised area on the femur called that receives a tendon and is on the medial side?

Answer 18

adductor tubercle

Question 19

the rough prominences on the outermost tip of the medial and lateral condyles of the femur

Answer 19

medial and lateral epicondyles

Question 20

the patellar surface has two other names. what are they?

Answer 20

troclear groove and intercondylar surface

Question 21

dorsiflextion

Answer 21

brings the toes back towards the head

Question 22

plantar flexion

Answer 22

points the toes downwards

Question 23

inversion

Answer 23

rolled the ankle inward

Question 24

eversion

Answer 24

rolled the ankle outward

Question 25

inversion another name

Answer 25

varus

Question 26

eversion another name

Answer 26

valgus