Lower Limbs Flashcards
Pelvis down=
Lower limb
What 3 thing does the Lower limb do?
- Support body weigh t
- Walk/motion
- Center of gravity
Where is the center of gravity?
Anterior to S2 vertebrae.
Putting your foot down when walking (heel)
Dorsi-flexion
Stepping off the middle and front of your foot when walking (toes)
Planta-flexion
An area of transition Located in the hip and femur area
Femoral triangle.
An area of transition Located in the back of the kneee
Popliteal fossa
An area of transition Located I on the foot medial to the ankle
Tarsal Tunel
Top part of the hip
Ilium
Middle of hip
Ischium
Central part of hip
Pubic
Part of hip where head of femur sits
Acetabulum
Large boen in upper thigh
Femur
Biggest sesamoid bone
Patella
Bone in “leg” that runs for the medial side, supports majority of leg weight
Tibia
Bone in leg that is lateral, much skinnier, smaller
Fibula
Bones in ankle
Tarsals
Bones in center of foot
Metatarsals
Toes
Phalagnes
Extensors of hip, rotation, abduction
Gluteal muscles
Thigh anterior?
extensors of knee (quadriceps)
Thigh medial?
Adductor
Thigh posterior?
Flexors of knee (hamstrings)
Leg Lateral muscle function
Eversion; sole of foot laterally
Leg Anterior?
Foot dosiflexion
Leg posterior?
Toe, plantar flexion + help flex knee
Boundary of the femoral triangle is the ?
Inguinal ligament
Contains the femoral vein & artery, within triangle
Femoral canal
neuromuscular bundle containing femoral artery, vein, nerve.
Femoral triangle/sheath
Superficial vein that runs down leg, drains skin and other superficial fascia
Great saphenous vein
Posterior thigh muscle?
Hamstring
Posterior thigh nerve?
Sciatic nerve
Artery of foot that is goof for taking pulse of lower limb
Dorsalis pedis artery
