Introduction to the Lower Limb

Question 1

What are the 6 key areas of the lower limb?

Answer 1

1) Ankle/Foot
2) Tibia
3) Fibula
4) Patella
5) Femur
6) Hip

Question 2

The area between the greater trochanter and the iliac crest.

Answer 2

Hip

Question 3

The area between the greater trochanter and the knee.

Answer 3

Thigh

Question 4

The segment of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle.

Answer 4

Leg

Question 5

How many bones are in the foot?

Answer 5

26

Question 6

What are the 3 sections of the foot?

Answer 6

1) Tarsal Bones
2) Metatarsal Bones
3) Phalanges

Question 7

How many tarsal bones are there?

Answer 7

7

Question 8

How many metatarsal bones are there?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

How many phalanges are there?

Answer 9

14

Question 10

The top of the foot where your shoe laces are.

Answer 10

Dorsal Surface (aka. Posterior)

Question 11

The sole of the foot or the part you walk on.

Answer 11

Plantar Surface (aka. Anterior)

Question 12

The most proximal bone of the foot.

Answer 12

Talus

Question 13

The top of the talus known as the “dome of the talus.” Slightly convex from anterior to posterior.

Answer 13

Trochlea

Question 14

The medial aspect of the talus is the facet for the ______ malleolus.

Answer 14

Medial

Question 15

The lateral aspect of the talus is the facet for the _______ malleolus.

Answer 15

Lateral

Question 16

The ____ of the talus is the posterior portion of the bone.

Answer 16

Body

Question 17

The ____ of the talus is the most anterior portion of the bone.

Answer 17

Head

Question 18

The ____ of the talus is the narrowing between the body and the head.

Answer 18

Neck

Question 19

The largest and strongest of the foot bones known as the “heel bone.”

Answer 19

Calcaneus

Question 20

The __________ of the calcaneus is the part that contacts the ground.

Answer 20

Tuberosity

Question 21

The calcaneus has medial and lateral _________.

Answer 21

Tubercles (aka. Processes)

Question 22

A medial projecting “shelf” of the calcaneus that supports part of the talus (only the back part of the head).

Answer 22

Sustentaculum Tali

Question 23

A small tubercle anterior and inferior to the tip of the lateral malleolus.

Answer 23

Fibular Trochlea (aka. Peroneal Tubercle)

Question 24

A hollow on the lateral aspect of the foot formed by the groove of the talus and the groove of the calcaneus.

Answer 24

Sinus Tarsi (aka. Tarsal Sinus)