Lower body

Question 1

What does the lower appendage consist of?

Answer 1

Upper leg, knee, lower leg, and foot

Question 2

Upper leg

Answer 2

Single bone, femur, joins with the lower leg bones at knee, femur is longest and strongest bone in body, can be deadly, fractures and dislocations

Question 3

Knee

Answer 3

Hinge joint, upper and lower leg meet, knee cap (patella), sits in front of the joint for protection and a point of attachment for your leg muscles

Question 4

Lower leg

Answer 4

Tibia and Fibula, joins with lower leg bones at knee

Question 5

Tibia

Answer 5

Thicker, frontal lower leg bone, (shin bone/medial ankle bump)

Question 6

Fibula

Answer 6

Thinner, lateral lower leg bone, (lateral ankle bump)

Question 7

Lower leg injuries

Answer 7

Stress fractures, fractures, and broken ankle

Question 8

Foot

Answer 8

Made of tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges

Question 9

Tarsals

Answer 9

7 bones that form the foot part of the ankle joint

Question 10

Metatarsals

Answer 10

5 foot bones that make up the middle part of your foot

Question 11

Phalanges

Answer 11

14 bones that make up your toes