lowerlimbs_quiz primo

Question 1

the lower extremity/ lower limb is also called?

Answer 1

“Inferior or Distal Extremity”

Question 2

expanded rounded end that articulate with the acetabulum to form
the “hip joint”

Answer 2

head of femur

Question 3

constricted part connecting the head to the rest of the bone

Answer 3

neck of femur

Question 4

large prominence on the outer(lateral) border of the upper
femur

Answer 4

greater trochanter

Question 5

much smaller rounded process lies a lower level than greater trochanter
and extending in medially from the upper border of the shaft

Answer 5

lesser trochanter

Question 6

ridge of bone passes obliquely across back of the
upper femur between two trochanters

Answer 6

intertrochanteric crest

Question 7

becomes larger as it approaches the knee

Answer 7

shaft/body of femur

Question 8

rounded knob-like process forming the medial half
of the lower end of femur

Answer 8

medial condyle

Question 9

rounded prominence on the outer(lateral) half of the
lower end of femur

Answer 9

lateral condyle

Question 10

deep notch between the medial and lateral condyle of femur

Answer 10

intercondyloid fossa/notch

Question 11

surface of lower femur just above the medial condyle

Answer 11

medial epicondyle

Question 12

surface of the lower femur above the lateral condyle

Answer 12

lateral epicondyle

Question 13

smooth anterior surface on the front of the lower femur
above the intercondyloid fossa

Answer 13

patellar surface

Question 14

is a sesamoid bone(cartilaginous tissue) within the tendon of the long muscle

Answer 14

patella/knee cap/pan

Question 15

what are the two parts of patella?

Answer 15

Base~ broad upper border Apex~ it’s lower pointed end

Question 16

another sesamoid bone in lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle located on
POPLITEAL SURFACE of femur

Answer 16

fabella

Question 17

it has two bones each extending from the knee to the ankle

Answer 17

LEG

Question 18

what are the two bones of leg?

Answer 18

tibia fibula

Question 19

other term for tibia?

Answer 19

shin bone- lies on the inner(medial) side of fibula

Question 20

small double pointed prominence that articulate the tibia about its midpoint

Answer 20

intercondyloid/ intercondylar eminence

Question 21

anterior(front) surface of the upper tibia below the condyles

Answer 21

tibial tuberosity

Question 22

it accommodates the medial border of the head of the fibula forming?

Answer 22

“proximal Tibio-fibular” joint

Question 23

smooth pit on the outer or lateral condyle
of the tibia

Answer 23

articular facet

Question 24

its in mid point portion but its flattened enlarged at its lower end

Answer 24

shaft/body/diaphysis (tibia)

Question 25

-project down from the medial border of the distal end of the tibia.
-visible and palpable

Answer 25

medial malleolus (little hammer)

Question 26

four-sided(quadrilateral) smooth surface of lower end of the tibia
-articulate with the trochlear surface of the talus

Answer 26

distal articular surface

Question 27

it articulate with the adjacent lower fibula and helps to form the?

Answer 27

“distal tibio-fibular” joint

Question 28

small depression on the lateral border of the tibia just above the ankle joint

Answer 28

fibular notch

Question 29

long slender bone lying lateral to and parallel with the tibia

Answer 29

fibula/calf bone

Question 30

this bone does not reach the knee joint but forms a small part of the ankle

Answer 30

fibula/ calf bone

Question 31

it articulate with the articular facet of the tibia

Answer 31

“proximal tibio fibular” joint

Question 32

lower expanded end of the fibula

Answer 32

lateral malleolus

Question 33

it, along with the medial malleolus of the tibia foms

Answer 33

“ankle mortise”

Question 34

it forms the heel of the foot and also expanded posterior posterior end

Answer 34

calcaneus/heel bone/os calcis

Question 35

ps to form the ankle joint, bears the body weight and has a body, neck and trochlea

Answer 35

talus/astragalus

Question 36

a boat shape bone lies between talus behind the 3 cuneiform in front

Answer 36

navicular/scaphoid

Question 37

bones that lies side by side in front of the navicular bone and behind the
3 medial metatarsal

Answer 37

3 cuneiform bones

Question 38

cube shape bone that lies on the outer border of the foot.

Answer 38

cuboid bone

Question 39

other term for big toe

Answer 39

hallux

Question 40

the 24 vertebrae remain separates bones during life and called?

Answer 40

true vertebrae

Question 41

its a solid anterior part shape like cylinder with the flat posterior surface.

Answer 41

body of vertebra/ centrum

Question 42

are thick rounded extensions passing back,

Answer 42

pedicles or root

Question 43

two flattened plates of the bone passing toward the midline from the posterior end of each pedicle

Answer 43

two laminae or plates

Question 44

opening behind the body, enclosed by the arch it form a canal for the spinal cord

Answer 44

vertebral foramen

Question 45

a similar curved of the pedicle above or below complete-an opening called

Answer 45

intervertebral foramen

Question 46

formed by the curved upper and lower border of the pedicles

Answer 46

vertebral notches

Question 47

two bones one on each side extending-laterally from the junction of the pedicle lamina

Answer 47

transverse processes

Question 48

project upwards towards the head from the bases of the transverse processes

Answer 48

superior articular processes

Question 49

project downward from the bases of the transverse processes

Answer 49

inferior articular processes

Question 50

extend posteriorly of the vertebral arch at the junction of the two laminae

Answer 50

spinous process

Question 51

par for short located between the inferior and superior articular processes
-imaginary line that represent the neck of the “scotty dog” sign

Answer 51

pars intraarticularis

Question 52

first two cervical vertebrae

Answer 52

atlas ad axis

Question 53

has no body but has a ring of bone with hollow center and 2 lateral masses

Answer 53

c1 or atlas

Question 54

has a process shaped like a large tooth projecting upward from its body called “odontoid process/
dens odontoid”

Answer 54

c2/axis/epistropheus

Question 55

has a long spinous process which extends back beyond the spinous processes

Answer 55

seventh cervical/ vertebra prominens

Question 56

referred to as t1 through t12

Answer 56

thoracic vertebrae (dorsal vertebrae)