pelvis and thigh

Question 1

acetabulum

Answer 1

the socket of the hip joint

Question 2

iliac crest

Answer 2

the upper edge of the ilium

Question 3

iliac fossa

Answer 3

the bowl-shaped part of the anterior surface of the ilium

Question 4

ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine)

Answer 4

the point of the iliac crest in front

Question 5

PSIS (posterior superior iliac spine)

Answer 5

the point of the iliac crest in back

Question 6

AIIS (anterior inferior iliac spine)

Answer 6

a bony projection on the ilium below the ASIS

Question 7

anterior gluteal line

Answer 7

the higher, arched, bony line on the lateral ilium

Question 8

posterior gluteal line

Answer 8

the lower, arched, bony line on the lateral ilium

Question 9

greater sciatic notch

Answer 9

a large notch on the inferior ilium through which the sciatic nerve passes

Question 10

ischial tuberosity

Answer 10

the roughened projection on the base of the ischium

Question 11

ramus of the ischium

Answer 11

the branch of bone on the ischium

Question 12

inferior ramus of the pubis

Answer 12

the lower branch of bone on the pubis

Question 13

superior ramus of the pubis

Answer 13

the upper branch of bone on the pubis

Question 14

pubic symphysis

Answer 14

the cartilaginous disk between the two pubic bones

Question 15

pubic rami

Answer 15

the superior and inferior branches of bone on the pubis

Question 16

pubic crest

Answer 16

the bony ridge at the front of the pubis

Question 17

head of the femur

Answer 17

the ball of the hip joint

Question 18

neck of the femur

Answer 18

the tapered area of the femur just below its head

Question 19

shaft of the femur

Answer 19

the long, slender body of the femur

Question 20

lateral condyle of the femur

Answer 20

the rounded bump on the end of the distal femur on the outward side

Question 21

medial condyle of the femur

Answer 21

the rounded bump on the end of the distal femur on the inward side

Question 22

patellar surface

Answer 22

the smooth, anterior surface at the end of the distal femur that articulates with the kneecap

Question 23

lateral epicondyle

Answer 23

the flared-out area of bone on the femur just above its lateral condyle

Question 24

medial epicondyle

Answer 24

the flared-out area of bone on the femur just above its medial condyle

Question 25

greater trochanter

Answer 25

the large bump at the top of the femur on the side of the upper thigh

Question 26

lesser trochanter

Answer 26

the bony process that projects from just below the neck of the femur

Question 27

linea aspera

Answer 27

a vertical ridge along the posterior surface of the femur

Question 28

gluteal tuberosity

Answer 28

a short ridge beneath the greater trochanter on the back of the femur

Question 29

menisci

Answer 29

the two fibrocartilaginous disks inside the knee joint

Question 30

medial condyle of the tibia

Answer 30

the concave bump on the inward side of the end of the proximal tibia

Question 31

lateral condyle of the tibia

Answer 31

the concave bump on the outward side of the end of the proximal tibia

Question 32

tibial tuberosity

Answer 32

the roughened protuberance on the anterior surface of the proximal tibia

Question 33

shaft of the tibia

Answer 33

the long, solid body of the tibia

Question 34

head of the fibula

Answer 34

the enlarged, proximal end of the fibula

Question 35

neck of the fibula

Answer 35

the narrow portion of the fibula just below the head

Question 36

shaft of the fibula

Answer 36

the long, slender body of the fibula

Question 37

coxal joint

Answer 37

the hip joint

Question 38

SI (sacroiliac) joint

Answer 38

the joint between the sacrum and the ilium

Question 39

knee (tibiofemoral) joint

Answer 39

the joint between the femur and tibia

Question 40

iliopsoas

Answer 40

the iliacus and psoas muscles

Question 41

ITT (iliotibial tract)

Answer 41

a broad, superficial layer of fascia that runs along the side of the thigh from the iliac crest to the tibia

Question 42

gluteus maximus

Answer 42

the largest and most superficial of the posterior hip muscles

Question 43

gluteus medius

Answer 43

the middle-sized posterior hip muscle

Question 44

gluteus minimus

Answer 44

the deeper, smaller posterior hip muscle

Question 45

piriformis

Answer 45

the muscle closest to the sciatic nerve

Question 46

TFL (tensor fascia lata)

Answer 46

small, important muscle on the lateral side of the hip

Question 47

pectineus

Answer 47

highest hip adductor muscle

Question 48

adductor brevis

Answer 48

shortest hip adductor muscle

Question 49

adductor longus

Answer 49

middle-sized hip adductor muscle

Question 50

adductor magnus

Answer 50

largest hip adductor muscle

Question 51

gracilis

Answer 51

longest hip adductor muscle

Question 52

sartorius

Answer 52

longest muscle in the body, extending from the thigh to below the knee

Question 53

quadriceps

Answer 53

the four-headed muscle of the anterior thigh

Question 54

rectus femoris

Answer 54

the most superficial quadriceps muscle, spanning the front of the femur vertically

Question 55

vastus lateralis

Answer 55

the outer muscle of the quadriceps

Question 55

vastus intermedius

Answer 55

the deepest muscle of the quadriceps

Question 56

vastus medialis

Answer 56

the medial muscle of the quadriceps

Question 57

hamstrings

Answer 57

the muscles of the back of the thigh

Question 58

biceps femoris

Answer 58

the lateral, two-headed hamstring muscle

Question 59

semitendinosus

Answer 59

the longer medial hamstring muscle

Question 60

semimembranosus

Answer 60

the shorter medial hamstring muscle