lower limb bones

Question 1

Name the foot bones

Answer 1

Talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms (intermediate, medial, lateral), phalanges (proximal, middle, distal)

Question 2

Name the tibia bony points

Answer 2

tibial plateau, intercondylar eminence, medial & lateral condyle, tibial tuberosity, medial malleolus

Question 3

Name the fibula bony points

Answer 3

fibula head, neck of fibula, lateral malleolus, lateral malleolar fossa

Question 4

what’s the tibial tuberosity

Answer 4

the pronounced bump at the top of the anterior surface of the tibia

Question 5

what are the tibias medial and lateral condyles

Answer 5

the two large bumps at the superior end of the tibia

Question 6

what’s the medial and lateral tibial plateau

Answer 6

the flat surfaces on top of the medial and lateral condyles that house the femoral condyles

Question 7

what’s the intercondylar eminence

Answer 7

the raised lip between the medial and lateral tibial plateau

Question 8

what’s the medial malleolus

Answer 8

the distal end of the tibia facing the midline

Question 9

what’s the fovea capitis

Answer 9

the central depression in the head of the femur

Question 10

name the proximal femur bony points

Answer 10

fovea capitis, grater trochanter, lesser trochanter, intertrochanteric crest, intertrochanteric line, quadrate tubercle

Question 11

name the femur shaft bony points

Answer 11

pectineal line, gluteal tuberosity, linea aspera, popliteal fossa, medial and lateral supracondylar ridges, adductor tubercle

Question 12

name the distal femur bony points

Answer 12

medial and lateral condyles, medial and lateral epicondyles, trochlear groove, intercondylar fossa

Question 13

what’s the intertrochanteric line

Answer 13

the anterior line between the greater and lesser trochanter

Question 14

what’s the intertrochanteric crest

Answer 14

the posterior crest between the greater and lesser trochanter

Question 15

what’s the quadrate tubercle

Answer 15

the small bump 2/3 of the way up the intertrochanteric crest, for the quadratus femoris

Question 16

what’s the greater trochanter

Question 17

what’s the lesser trochanter

Question 18

what’s the pectineal line

Answer 18

the attachment point for the pectineus muscle on the posterior surface

Question 19

what’s the gluteal tuberosity

Answer 19

the attachment point for the gluteus Maximus muscle on the posterior surface

Question 20

what’s the linea aspera

Answer 20

the pectineal line and gluteal tuberosity converge to form a ridge that runs down the posterior aspect of the femur, and is one of the attachment sites of the hamstring muscles

Question 21

what’s the popliteal fossa

Answer 21

the linea aspera widens out to form the floor of the popliteal fossa, where the popliteus muscle is

Question 22

what are the medial and lateral supracondylar ridges

Answer 22

the linea aspera widens out to form two ridges to the sides of the popliteal fossa

Question 23

what’s the adductor tubercle

Answer 23

the bump where the medial supra condylar ridge stops, is the attachment point for adductor Magnus

Question 24

what are the femurs medial and lateral condyles

Answer 24

they sit on top of the tibia to form the tibiofemoral joint and are covered in hyaline cartilage

Question 25

what are the femurs medial and lateral epicondyles

Answer 25

they are two smaller knuckles slightly above the medial and lateral condyles

Question 26

what is the trochlear groove

Answer 26

a groove on the anterior aspect of the knee which the patella runs in

Question 27

what is the intercondylar fossa

Answer 27

a depression between the two femoral condyles, which provides the attachment points for the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments

Question 28

proximal foot bones

Answer 28

talus, calcaneus

Question 29

distal foot bones

Answer 29

cuneiform bones (medial, intermediate, lateral), cuboid

Question 30

what separates the proximal and distal foot bones

Answer 30

navicular