Osteology of leg

Question 1

What are the structures to locate on your femur?

Answer 1

condyles, 
epicondyles, 
intercondylar fossa,
 patellar articular surface,
 adductor tubercle

Question 2

What are the structures to locate on your tibia?

Answer 2

condyles,
 intercondylar eminence, 
tibial tuberosity, 
facet for fibular head, soleal line, 
interosseus membrane attachment, 
fibular notch, 
medial malleolus

Question 3

What are structure to locate on your fibular?

Answer 3

head,
shaft,
lateral malleolus,
interosseus membrane attachment

Question 4

What is the proximal tibia-fibular joint?

Answer 4

synovial and allows limited rotation of fibula around long axis

Question 5

What is the function of the interosseus membrane?

Answer 5

unites tibia and fibula along most of their length,

Question 6

What does the inerosseus membrane have?

Answer 6

hiatuses proximal and distal for transmission of vessels

Question 7

What is the distal tibiofibular joint?

Answer 7

fibrous, essentially a thickening of the interosseus membrane, and allows some limited rotation of the fibula

Question 8

What is the talk-crural joint?

Answer 8

talus is morticed between distal tibia and fibula, weight bearing exclusively through tibia. Movements principally dorsi/plantar flexion, with small amount of abduction/adduction possible

Question 9

Where is the weight bearing in the talo-crural joint?

Answer 9

weight bearing exclusively through tibia.

Question 10

What are the principal movements in the talk-crural joints?

Answer 10

Movements principally dorsi/plantar flexion, with small amount of abduction/adduction possible