intro to the lower limb Flashcards
what is another name for the hip bone?
innominate
what is the bone that connects to the hip at the thigh?
femur
what are the 2 bones that compose the leg?
tibia and fibula
what type of bone is the patella?
sesamoid bone
what are the 3 sets of bones that make up the foot?
tarsals
metatarsals
phalanges
how should the pelvis be positionned in lab to evaluate if it is tilted?
ASIS and tubic tubercle should be aligned along a piece of paper and it should be help up with an anterior tilt when doing so
in what directions can the pelvis be tilted?
- posterior pelvic tilt
- anterior pelvic tilt
how can the support space be increased?
by increasing the distance between in our feet in our standing stance
in the sagittal view, how should the center of gravity be distributed?
it should be found in front of the knee and pass through the center of the foot
what are the bones that make up the pelvic girdle?
- hip bones
- sacrum
- coccyx
what region comprises the true pelvis?
it is the space between the inlet and the outlet
what organs can be found in the true pelvis?
bladder, prostate, rectum
where is the false pelvis located?
right above the true pelvis, it is composed of the angled part of the pelvic girdle
what is the other name given to the pelvic inlet?
pelvic brim
how do the shapes of the inlet and outlet differ?
in: more circular
out: triangular shape
what are some feature unique to female pelvis?
- wide oval inlet
- wide and shallow
- round outlet
- subpubic angle of around 90-100 degrees
- coccyx is straighter
what are some feature unique to male pelvis?
- wide and deep
- het shaped inlet
- narrow, oblong outlet (triangle)
- subpubic angle is around 70 degrees
- more prominent primary curvature of the coccyx
what are the joints that form the pelvic girdle?
- lumbosacral
- sacroiliac joint
- hip joint
- sacrococcygeal
- public symphysis
what type of joint in the lumbosacral joint?
solid symphysis joint
what is being articulated in the lumbosacral joint?
L5 and S1
what is being articulated in the sacroiliac joint?
sacrum and illiac
what type of joint in the sacroiliac joint?
anterior: synovial joint (plane and gliding
posterior: syndesmosis
what type of joint in the hip joint?
synovial ball and socket
what is being articulated in the hip joint?
femus and hip bone
what is being articulated in the pubic symphysis??
it joins the pubis of the each side of the hip bone
what type of joint in the pubic symphysis?
solid symphysis
what holds together the pubic symphysis?
superior and inferior public ligaments
what type of joint in the sacrococcygeal joint?
solid symphysis