Lower Limbs Flashcards

1
Q

The proximal segment of the lower limb is the?

A

Thigh

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2
Q

The distal segment of the lower limb is the?

A

Leg

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3
Q

T/F

Hip is the joint between the thigh and the pelvis.

A

True

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4
Q

What is the joint between the thigh and the leg?

A

Knee (popliteal region)

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5
Q

What bone makes up the pelvic girdle?

A

Coxal bone

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6
Q

What bone makes up the thigh?

A

Femur

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7
Q

What bones make up the leg?

A

Tibia and fibula

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8
Q

T/F

The fibula is medial.

A

False. The fibula is lateral.

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9
Q

The ankle bones are called?

A

Tarsals

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10
Q

Name the parts of the coxal bone.

A

Ilium, pubis, ischium

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11
Q

Function of the coxal bone is to?

A

Connect lower limb to axial skeleton

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12
Q

Pelvic girdle is made of

A

Coxal bone, coccyx, and sacrum

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13
Q

T/F

The female pelvis is wider than the males.

A

True

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14
Q

The head of the femur attaches to the?

A

Acetabulum

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15
Q

What are the regions of the lower limbs?

A
Hip
Thigh
Knee
Leg
Ankle
Foot
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16
Q

Tibia connecting with the condyles form what?

A

Form the knee joint

17
Q

T/F

Trochanter is found on the femur.

18
Q

T/F

Tibia is the medial and fattest bones compared to the fibula.

19
Q

T/F

You can pronate the tibia and fibula.

20
Q

T/F

Both the tibia and fibula articulate with the femur.

A

False. Only the tibia articulates with the femur.

21
Q

Medial/lateral tibial condyles articulate with what?

22
Q

T/F

The patella is a sesamoid bone.

23
Q

There are how many tarsals?

24
Q

Name the 7 tarsals.

A
Calcaneus
Navicular
Talus
Cuboid
3 cuneiforms
25
What's the hallux?
The big toe
26
How many middle phalanges are there?
4
27
How many metatarsal bones are there?
5
28
Sacroiliac joint
Connects the sacrum and ilium
29
Tendons
Attach muscle to bone
30
Ligaments
Attach bone to bone
31
Sesamoid bones under hallux
Reduce friction from tendon to first metatarsal