Lower Extremities Osteology

Question 1

what attaches to the anterior superior iliac spine?

Answer 1

lateral attachment of inguinal ligament

Question 2

what originates at anterior inferior iliac spine?

Answer 2

origin of straight head of rectus femoris

Question 3

what attaches at iliac crest?

Answer 3

anterolateral abdominal mm

Question 4

what joint does auricular surface make and how?

Answer 4

meets auricular surface of sacrum to form synovial portion of the sacroiliac joint.

Question 5

what does arcuate line separate?

Answer 5

separates ilium from ischium

Question 6

what is iliac fossa origin of?

Answer 6

iliacus m.

Question 7

what ligaments go through the greater sciatic notch?

Answer 7

ischiosacral and sacrotuberous ligaments

Question 8

what does greater sciatic foramen transmit?

Answer 8

piriformis, superior and inferior gluteal nerves and arteries, the pudendal nerve and the internal pudendal artery into the perineum

Question 9

what ligaments go through the lesser sciatic notch?

Answer 9

ischiosacral and sacrotuberous ligaments

Question 10

what does lesser sciatic foramen transmit?

Answer 10

pudendal nerve, nternal pudendal artery into the perineum

Question 11

what is ischial spine attachment of ?

Answer 11

ischosacral and sacrotuberous ligaments

Question 12

what is ischial tuberosity the attachment of ?

Answer 12

sacrotuberous ligaments

Question 13

whatligament attaches at public tubercle?

Answer 13

medial side of inguinal ligament

Question 14

what does femur articulate with superiorly? inferiorly?

Answer 14

superiorly: os coxa at hip joint

inferiorly with patella and tibia at knee joint

Question 15

what attaches at fovea capitis femoris?

Answer 15

ligamentum teres of femur, which conveys a small artery to the head of the femur important during early growth but not a major blood supply in the adult

Question 16

what attaches at greater tochanter of femur?

Answer 16

gluteus minimus and medius, piriformis, obturatur internus and externus, gemelli and quadratus femoris mm

Question 17

what attaches at lesser trochanter of femur?

Answer 17

illiopsoas m

Question 18

what attaches at intertrochanteric line

Answer 18

at anterior aspect, lateral-most attachment of the hip joint capsule

Question 19

what attaches at gluteal tuberosity of femur?

Answer 19

gluteus maximus

Question 20

what inserts at adductor tubercle of medial epicondyle of femur?

Answer 20

adductur magnus m.

Question 21

What kind of bone is the patella? where is it located?

Answer 21

a sesamoid bone in the tendons of the quadriceps femoris muscloe

Question 22

what attaches to superior base of patella?

Answer 22

quadriceps m.

Question 23

what attaches at apex of patella?

Answer 23

patellar tendon

Question 24

what attaches at the tibial tuberosity?

Answer 24

the patellar ligament, anterior what

Question 25

what is medial malleolar sulcus posterior border for?

Answer 25

flexor digitorum longus and tibialis posterior

Question 26

what attaches at the styloid process of the fibula?

Answer 26

fibular collateral ligament

Question 27

what does distal extremity of fibula articulate with?

Answer 27

tibia, tibiobibular articulation and tibiofibular syndesmosis and inferiorly with talus, ankle joint

Question 28

what is a synonym for talus?

Answer 28

astragalus