Femur

Question 1

Lower Extremity or Lower Limb is also called?

Answer 1

Inferior or Distal Extremity

Question 2

Parts of the Femur bones.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Is the upper, expanded rounded end that articulate with the acetabulum to form the “hip joint”.

Answer 3

Head of Femur

Question 4

Is the constricted part connecting the head to the rest of the bone.

Answer 4

Neck of Femur

Question 5

Is a much smaller rounded process that lies at a lower level than the greater trochanter extending in medially from the upper border of the shaft.

Answer 5

Lesser Trochanter

Question 6

Is the large prominence on the outer (lateral) border of the upper femur.

Answer 6

Greater Trochanter

Question 7

Is a ridge of bone that passes obliquely across the back of the upper femur between the two trochanters.

Answer 7

Intertrochanteric Crest

Question 8

Is a long and rounded bone that becomes larger as it approaches the knee.

Answer 8

Shaft of Femur

Question 9

Is a rounded knob-like process forming the medial half of the lower end of the femur.

Answer 9

Medial Condyle

Question 10

Is a further rounded prominence on the outer (lateral) half of the lower end of the femur.

Answer 10

Lateral Condyle

Question 11

Is a deep notch between the medial and lateral condyles of the femur.

Answer 11

Intercondyloid Fossa/Notch

Question 12

Is a large prominence on the inner (medial) surface of the lower femur just above the medial condyle.

Answer 12

Medial Epicondyle

Question 13

Is a small rounded prominence on the outer (lateral) surface of the lower femur above the lateral condyle.

Answer 13

Lateral Epicondyle

Question 14

Is the smooth anterior surface on the front of the lower femur above the intercondyloid fossa.

Answer 14

Patellar Surface