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EXAM 3: Lower Limb Flashcards

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Pelvic Girdle Function

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  • Supports organs in pelvis
  • Connects axial and appendicular skeleton
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Pelvic Girdle Bones

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Os Coxae (Hip bone)
1. Illium
2. Ishium
3. Pubis/Pubis bone
Sacrum

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Acetabulum

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  • Point of Fusion
  • Where head of femur connects
  • On Os coxae bone
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Ilium

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  • Part of Pelvic Girdle
  • Has Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)
  • Where aorta splits
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Ischium

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  • Part of the Pelvic Girdle
  • Has Ischial Tuberosity (sit spine)
  • Most inferior
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Movements of the Hip

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  1. Circumduction
  2. Adduction
  3. Abduction
  4. Hyperextend
  5. Extend
    Flex
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Ligaments in the hip joint

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  1. Iliofemoral
  2. Ischiofemoral
  3. Pubofemoral
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What does the Iliofemoral ligament connect and its location?

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Ilium to femur
anterior and superior

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What does the Ischiofemoral ligament connect and its location?

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Ischium to femur
Posterior

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What does the Pubofemoral ligament connect and its location?

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Pubis to femur
Anterior Inferior

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The acetabulum is the what of the hip?

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Glenoid Cavity

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Proximal Structures of the femur

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Head
Greater Trochanter
Lesser Trochanter
Gluteal Tuberosity

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Distal structures of the femur

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  • Medial/Lateral condyles (posterior, joint forming)
  • Medial/Lateral epicondyles (lig/tendon attatchment)
  • Patellar Surface
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Nerves of the Lower Limb

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Femoral
Obturator
Sciatic
Tibial
Common Fibular
Inferior Gluteal

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15
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What part is the “leg”

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between ankle and knee (Calf/shin)

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Proximal Tibia Structures and functions

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-Medial and Lateral Condyles (articulates with femur–> Knee Joint)
- Tibial Tuberosity (Articulates with head of fibula)

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Distal Tibia Structures and function

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  • Medial Malleolus (Articulates with fibula and talus)
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18
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Where is the weight when standing?

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On tibia and then into the ankle

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19
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Does the fibula articulate with the femur?

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Nope!

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Proximal Fibular Structures and functions

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Head of Fibula (articulates with tibia)

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Distal Fibular Structures and function

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Lateral malleolus (articulates with tibia and tallus)

22
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What are the bony connections of the knee joint?

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  • Medial and Lateral Condyles of Femur
  • Medial and Lateral Condyles of Tibia
23
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What is the functions of mensici?

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  1. Absorbs shock
  2. Prevents side to side movements when walking
  3. Allows for flexion and extension
24
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Anterior Knee Joint Ligament

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Patellar Ligament- Continuation of quads tendon

25
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What directional term describes the patellar ligament?

26
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Medial and lateral knee joint ligaments and functions

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Medial: Tibial Collateral Ligament
Lateral: Fibular Collateral Ligament
Function: Prevents adduction/abduction

27
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What directional term describes the Fibular Collateral ligament?

28
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What directional term describes the Tibial Collateral ligament?

29
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Posterior Knee joint ligament and function

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  • Arcuate Popliteal
  • Oblique Popliteal
    Function: Prevent hyperextension
30
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What directional term describes the Arcuate popliteal ligament?

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What directional term describes the Oblique Popliteal ligament?

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Deep Knee Ligament and function

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  • Anterior Cruciate ligament
  • Posterior Cruciate ligament
    Function: Prevent anterior/posterior movement
33
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What directional term Anterior Cruciate ligament describes the ligament?

34
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What directional term Posterior Cruciate ligament describes the ligament?

35
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Which side of the knee is more vulnerable to horizontal blows?

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Lateral side because it is less protected

36
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What is the unhappy triad?

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Lateral Blow to the knee where a specific three structures are hurt.
1. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (weaker then PCL)
2. Tibial Collateral Ligament
3. Medial Menisicus

37
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What are the names of the tarsals?

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  • Calcaneus
  • Talus
  • Navicular
  • Cuboid
  • Cuneiform: Medial, Lateral and intermediate
38
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What are the movments of the ankle

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Eversion (Away)
Inversion( Towards)
Plantarflexion
Dorsiflexion

39
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What cutaneous spot does the Femoral Nerve let you feel?

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Anterior thigh

40
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What cutaneous spot does the Obturator Nerve let you feel?

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Medial Thigh

41
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What cutaneous spot does the Tibial Nerve let you feel?

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Plantar surface of foot

42
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What cutaneous spot does the Common Fibular Nerve let you feel?

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Dorsal surface of foot

43
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Cutaneous: Anterior Thigh
Nerve?

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Femoral Nerve

44
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Cutaneous: Medial Thigh
Nerve?

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Obturator Nerve

45
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Cutaneous: Planter surface of foot
Nerve?

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Tibial Nerve

46
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Cutaneous: Dorsal surface of foot
Nerve?

A

Common Fibular Nerve

47
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Similarities and Differences between Pelvic and Pectoral Girdle

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Sim:
Connects axial to app skeleton
Diff:
Pelvic supports organs in pelvis

48
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Similarities and Differences between Hip/Shoulder

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Sim:
Flex, extend, hyperextend, adduct, abduct, circumduction

Diff:
GH: Mobile, can elevate and depress
Hip: Stable, three strong ligaments, head locks to acetabulum

49
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Similarities and Differences between Elbow and Knee

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Sim:
Flex and extend
Ligaments (colateral) prevents add/abd
Diff:
UL: can’t hyper extend bc the bones
LL: can’t hyper extend bc posterior ligament

50
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Similarities and Differences between Proximal Humerus and Femur

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Sim:
Head
Tuberosity
Greater/Lesser
- Tubercule
- Trochanter

Diff:
Femur head is more prominant

51
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Similarities and Differences between Distal Humerus and Femur

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Sim:
Medial and Lateral Epicondyles
Condyles:
- LL: Medial and Lateral condyles
- UL: Trochlea and Capitulum

52
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Similarities and Differences between ankle and Wrist

A

Sim:
Phanalges (14)
Metatarsals and carpals
Short bones

Diff:
Carpals (8)
Tarsals (7)

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