Joints Of Lower Extremity

Question 1

The inguinal ligament attaches to what aspect of the pubic bone?

Answer 1

pubic tubercle

Question 2

What is the strongest ligament of the hip and probably body

Answer 2

iliofemoral

Question 3

The iliofemoral ligament is also called?

Answer 3

y ligament of Bigelow

Question 4

Ligament of head of femur function?

Answer 4

Carry blood to head of fur via branches of lateral circumflex, medial circumflex, foveal

Question 5

medial meniscus does what kind of motion?

Answer 5

gliding

Question 6

biggest sesamoid bone in body?

Answer 6

patella

Question 7

The most sprained ligament in body

Answer 7

anterior talofibular ligament

Question 8

Meniscus function

Answer 8

cushion and shock absorb

prevent femur from sliding on tibia

Question 9

LCL doesn’t connect to to the meniscus and goes between

Answer 9

LCL and lateral meniscus

Question 10

What bursae is usually inflamed in prepatellar bursitis ( house-maids knee)

Answer 10

prepatellar bursae

Question 11

ACL prevents tibia from movingly anteriorly while the PCL prevents the tibia from moving

Answer 11

posteriorly

Question 12

Inversion and eversion take place at which joint

Answer 12

subtalar

Question 13

What 4 ligaments make up deltoid ligament

Answer 13

posterior tibiotalar
tibiocalcaneal
tibionavicular
anterior tibiotalar

Question 14

In closed chain pronation, the navicular moves toward?

Answer 14

the ground

Question 15

Closed chain supination has the navicular move ___

Answer 15

superiorly

Question 16

Popliteus ____ rotates femur and unlocks the screw home mechanism

Answer 16

laterally

Question 17

In the screw home mechanism, in closed chain, the femur internally rotates on femur, in open, the tibia externally rotates on femur

Answer 17

yep