Lower extremity osteo & joints

Question 1

what region of the lower extremity includes part of the bony pelvis and extends from the iliac crest to the gluteal gold

Answer 1

gluteal region

Question 2

what region of the lower extremity includes the tarsal bones, metatarsals, phalanges

Answer 2

foot

Question 3

what region of the lower extremity includes the femur

Answer 3

thigh

Question 4

what region of the lower extremity includes tibia and fibula

Answer 4

leg

Question 5

what bones are part of the knee region

Answer 5

femur
tibia
patella

Question 6

what region of the lower extremity includes pelvis, proximal femur

Answer 6

hip

Question 7

what region of the lower extremity includes distal tibia and fibula
proximal talus

Answer 7

ankle

Question 8

where do the hip bones of the pelvis unite anteriorly? posteriorly at what bone with what joint?

Answer 8

pubic symphysis

sacrum at the sacroiliac joint

Question 9

hip bone is made of what bones

Answer 9

ilium
ischium
pubis

Question 10

where do the bones of the hip bone unite

Answer 10

acetabulum

Question 11

where does the femoral head articulate with hip joint

Answer 11

acetabulum

Question 12

t/f: acetabulum of child and adult look the same

Answer 12

false: child’s isn’t fused

Question 13

sacrum is comprised of how many fused bones in the adult

Answer 13

5

Question 14

joint where sacrum and ilium articulate

Answer 14

sacroiliac joint

Question 15

where on the femur is a frequent site of fracture

Answer 15

femoral neck

Question 16

large lateral bony prominence at the junction of femoral neck and shaft

Answer 16

greater trochanter

Question 17

MEDIAL bony prominence at junction of the femoral and

Answer 17

Lesser trochanter

Question 18

area anterior where the femoral neck meets the femoral shaft

Answer 18

intertrochanteric line

Question 19

attachment site of ligement of the head of femur known as ligamentum teres

Answer 19

fovea

Question 20

area posterior where the femoral neck and shaft meet

Answer 20

intertrochanteric crest

Question 21

ridge of bone bn greater trochanter and linea aspera

Answer 21

gluteal tuberosity

Question 22

ridge of bone bn lesser trochanter and linea aspera

Answer 22

pectineal line

Question 23

vertical ride of bone along posterior shaft of femur

Answer 23

linea aspera

Question 24

inferior from the linea aspera come what 2 lines

Answer 24

medial and lateral supracondylar line

Question 25

at the distal end of the femur there are 2 expanded regions called

Answer 25

medial and lateral femoral condyles

Question 26

lenggth of the femur distal to the trochanters and proximal to the femoral condyles

Answer 26

femoral shaft

Question 27

what receives the medial and lateral femoral condyles

Answer 27

medial and lateral tibial condyles

Question 28

flat superior surface of tibia

Answer 28

tibial plateau

Question 29

on the anterior aspect of the proximal tibia, where the medial and lateral tibial condyles unite is called the

Answer 29

tibial tuberosity

Question 30

medial projection of distal tibial shaft

Answer 30

medial malleolus

Question 31

where on the tibia, if fractured is slow to heal

Answer 31

tibial plateau

Question 32

proximal expanded region of fibula - w articular surface to articulate w tibia

Answer 32

head of fibula

Question 33

what joint(s) does the fibula contribute to?

Answer 33

ankle ONLY

Question 34

distal expanded region of fibula

Answer 34

lateral malleolus

Question 35

membrane bn the shaft of tibia and fibula

Answer 35

interosseous membrane

Question 36

what on the patella articulate w the femoral condyles

Answer 36

medial and lateral articular facet

Question 37

how many tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

Answer 37

7 tarsals
5 metatarsals
14 phalanges

Question 38

what are the 7 tarsal bones

Answer 38

talus
calcaneus 
navicular 
cuboid 
med cuneiform 
intermed cuni
lateral cuni