Pelvic Girdle - Thigh, Leg and Foot

Question 1

Head of the Femur

Answer 1

Rounded end of the femur (Hip Bone)

Question 2

Neck of Femur

Answer 2

Connects the head to shaft of bone.

Question 3

Greater Trochanter

Answer 3

Bony prominence where the neck and shaft meet.

Question 4

Lesser Trochanter

Answer 4

Attachment point for the muscles that flex the hip.

Question 5

Gluteal Tuberosity

Answer 5

Point of attachment for gluteus maximus + adductor Magnus muscle.

Question 6

Linea Aspera

Answer 6

Longitudinal ridge (rough patch) on back of femur.

Question 7

Patellar Surface

Answer 7

Covers medial and lateral condyle.

Question 8

Medial Epicondyle

Answer 8

Most prominent point on medial condyle (distal).

Question 9

Lateral Epicondyle

Answer 9

Rounded bump on lateral condyle (one of the bones that make the knee joint)

Question 10

Medial Condyle

Answer 10

Lower end that is more rounded + convex on medial side.

Question 11

Patella

Answer 11

The kneecap; an example of a sesamoid bone.

Question 12

Medial Condyle

Answer 12

Medial, proximal end.

Question 13

Lateral Condyle

Answer 13

Outer portion of proximal tibia.

Question 14

Intercondylar Eminence

Answer 14

Elevated region at the center of the intercondylar area.

Question 15

Head of the Fibula

Answer 15

The upper end of the fibula.

Question 16

Lateral Malleolus

Answer 16

Bone on the outside of the ankle joint.