II. Thigh (The Pelvic Limb)

Question 1

Bone of the thigh

Answer 1

Femur

Question 2

Heaviest bone in the skeleton

Answer 2

Femur

Question 3

In well proportioned breeds, the FEMUR is slightly shorter than the ___ and __, but is about one fifth longer than the ___

Answer 3

tibia
ulna
humerus

Question 4

Femur is Divided into (3)

Answer 4

proximal end
body/shaft
distal end

Question 5

 Head
 Fovea capitis femoris
 Greater trochanter
 Trochanter fossa
 Lesser trochanter
 Intertrochanteric crest
 Third trochanter

Answer 5

Proximal end of the femur

Question 6

serves as attachment of the round ligament of the hip joint

Answer 6

Fovea capitis femoris

Question 7

largest tuber of the proximal extremity of the femur

Answer 7

Greater trochanter

Question 8

insertion of m. gluteus superficialis

Answer 8

Third trochanter

Question 9

 Medial and lateral lips
 Rough surface = facies aspera / linea aspera
 Covering almost the entire cranial surface is the large quadriceps femoris muscle

Answer 9

Body/Shaft

Question 10

 Trochlea
 Patella
 Medial and lateral condyles
 Intercondylar fossa
 Medial and lateral epicondyles
 Medial and lateral supracondylar tuberosities

Answer 10

Distal End

Question 11

where gastrocnemius muscle arises

Answer 11

Medial and lateral
supracondylar
tuberosities

Question 12

sesamoid of the stifle joints (2)

Answer 12

Patella/knee cap and fabellae

Question 13

largest sesamoid bone in the body

Answer 13

Patella/knee cap

Question 14

Protects the tendon of the quadriceps femoris and it provides a great bearing surface for the tendon to play on the trochlea of the femur than would be possible without it

Answer 14

Patella/knee cap

Question 15

has 3 sesamoid bones
◦ 2 are located in the heads of the gastrocnemius muscle [medial and lateral (biggest)]
◦ 1 is located in the tendon of origin of the popliteus muscle [smallest]

Answer 15

Fabellae