Femur

Question 1

Shaft is smoothly rounded except for?

Answer 1

Prominent double- edged ridge on posterior aspect, linea aspera, which diverges inferiorly

Question 2

Proximal end of femur consists of?

Answer 2

Head, neck, greater and lesser trochanters

Question 3

Head of the femur is covered with?

Except for medially placed depression or pit called?

Answer 3

Articular cartilage

Fovea for the ligament of the head.

Question 4

Shape of the neck of the femur?

The narrow end supports? Broader base continuous with?

Answer 4

Trapezoidal, supports head, base continuous with shaft.

Question 5

Parts of femur?

Answer 5

Shaft( body), superior or proximal and inferior or distal ends.

Question 6

trochanters?

Answer 6

Greater, lesser, intertrochanteric line, intertrochanteric crest.

Question 7

Distal end of the femur ends in? Articulate with tibial condyles to form?

Answer 7

Femoral condyles (medial and lateral), articulate with tibial condyles to form knee joint